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St. Louis Chef to Dana Loesch Fans: "Use Your Easily Purchased Firearm on Yourself"

File under: "If you can't stand the heat." Last night St. Louis' vociferous conservative talker/tweeter Dana Loesch called out the chef de cuisine of Clayton's Little Country Gentleman after he took to Twitter to take a shot at fans of her radio show. Won't be eating at @lcgentleman since it seems ... More >>

Gun Policy: Roy Blunt Open to Background Checks, Says "Bans on Things" Don't Work

Questioned about gun control this weekend, Republican Senator Roy Blunt said that there have been "bans on things" for a long time in this country that don't "make any difference at all" -- but he's not entirely opposed to better background check systems for gun sales. In an interview with Fox New ... More >>

Gateway Pundit Says Westboro Baptist Church is "Left-Wing." So What Are His Views On Gays?

Over the past week, St. Louis-based political blogger Jim Hoft, a.k.a. Gateway Pundit, has caused a bit of an Internet stir by referring to Fred Phelps and his batshit-insane Westboro Baptist Church as a "left-wing cult."Left-wing? How could you possibly label a gay-bashing, abortion-hating, Obama-l ... More >>

Muslim Hunting: David Horowitz has made taunting college students a spectator sport. Sometimes he's actually right.

Suzanne Venker Will Be on ABC's The View This Friday

St. Louis-based author and gender traditionalist Suzanne Venker will be on ABC's The View this Friday morning, her publicist has confirmed. Venker is the niece of conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, and in many ways, her intellectual heir. (We profiled Venker in a May 2011 feature) The occasion for ... More >>

Country Club Sopranos: American banks are on a massive crime spree. Obama and Romney hope you won't notice.

Lindsay Lohan and Aide to Illinois Congressman Tussle in NYC Hotel; Charges Dropped

A D.C.-based aid to Illinois representative John Shimkus has been released by police with dropped charges after actress/mess Lindsay Lohan accused him of assaulting her in a swank New York hotel over the weekend, according to about a thousand media reports. Lohan had been tripping the night fantasti ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: Why do Mexicans boycott Columbus Day?

Isaac Rain Forces Cancellation of Midwest WingFest

The organizers of Midwest WingFest, slated to be held this weekend in Fairview Heights, Illinois, have canceled the event due to the remnants of Hurricane Isaac forecast to drench the region Friday through Sunday. (A tip of the cap to George Mahe of St. Louis Magazine for the news.) The organizers ... More >>

Tea Party Princess: Victoria Jackson went from the big leagues of comedy to the rabid right of modern politics

RFT Music Presents the Worst Christmas Song of All Time

Linda Bennett with Ricky Nelson on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet in 1960, fifteen years before the atrocity that is "An Old Fashioned Christmas (Daddy's Home)."​Yesterday Jezebel anointed "The Christmas Shoes" the worst Christmas song of all time. We at RFT Music agree that this maudlin ... More >>

Smart Girls Invade St. Louis -- Teaching Conservatives to "Fight Like a Girl"

Jennifer DeJournett conducts the VOICES of Conservative Women's Presidential straw poll, won by Michele Bachmann.​Sarah Palin was not present at the third annual Smart Girl Summit, which took place last Friday and Saturday at the Crowne Plaza downtown (not, as was reported by The Daily Beast, ... More >>

Battle Restaurant Brawl Locales: IHOP vs. McDonald's

What the hell is wrong with people these days? Stories of violence and fights in restaurants have splattered the news like so many teeth being knocked out of some dude who was just waiting for his hot syrup. Last Friday a New York City security guard was stabbed when he tried to stop a fight at a ... More >>

Rams' Draft 2011: Wonderlic'd

Vince Young holds one of the most famous low Wonderlic scores in recent history, prompting plenty in the NFL to question whether he had the acumen to make it as a quarterback in the pros. ​In case you've never heard of the Wonderlic test, here's the gist of it: it's a test designed to measure the ... More >>

Glenn Beck Talks About - and to - Cupcakes

Rumors of the death of the cupcake fad have swirled for months. With five minutes of video, Glenn Beck kills them dead. In an attempt to explain inflation and treasury bonds on his Fox News show last night, Beck substituted flag-studded cupcakes for gold so that us simple folk might understand. ... More >>

Ten Best Tweets from Fake Dana Loesch

If you haven't heard by now, someone last week created a fake Twitter account for Dana Loesch, St. Louis' most hated and/or adored political pundit depending on your leanings.  ​The fake account (@fake_dloesch) closely resembles Loesch's real account (@dloesch), except for the comments -- int ... More >>

CNN Adds Dana Loesch In Effort to Become More Political, Save Ratings

Dana Loesch: Does she have the right (wing) stuff to save CNN?​The original cable news network (a.k.a. CNN) announced yesterday that it has hired St. Louis Tea Party co-founder Dana Loesch for its 2012 election coverage. The contract is the latest coup for Loesch, who -- in just a few years' time ... More >>

Monsanto to Glenn Beck: We Are Not Evil and Sinister and Manipulative, Unlike You

MonsantoGlenn, it may look like something else, but really, sometimes corn is just corn.​As Ian noted over on Gut Check, Senate Bill 510, the food safety bill, passed yesterday morning with a vote of 72 to 25. This, despite the best efforts of Glenn Beck. Beck took to the airwaves Monday night in ... More >>

Roy Blunt Dubbed "Senator Earmark" By The Wall Street Journal

"Did somebody say earmark?"​Robin Carnahan tried for months to convince Missouri voters that Roy Blunt is a "Washington insider" whose long and cozy history with lobbyists for big tobacco, big oil and other big bad industries made him unfit for office.The strategy, of course, failed miserably. Blu ... More >>

Five Unexpected Places That Electric Six's Music Has Appeared in 2010

​Despite releasing seven albums and amassing a cult of fans through relentless touring -- its appearance at the Firebird this Sunday is their third St. Louis show in twelve months -- Electric Six is still known to most people for two songs: "Danger! High Voltage" and "Gay Bar." So while the ti ... More >>

Roy Blunt Disses Fox Television Reporter

"Aw, shucks. I thought she was with CNN."​Senate hopeful Roy Blunt seems to have forgotten that Fox television is his friend. After all, Fox News is suing his Democratic challenger Robin Carnahan over a commercial that ties Blunt to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and questions Blunt's romance wi ... More >>

Ass Clown of the Week: Stupid Criminals and Rupert Murdoch

​That time of the week again! Time to vote for this week's local Ass Clown. And the nominees...1. Scott Schwartz: The St. Charles man who chased two dumpster-divers from his apartment complex with a Ninja sword and stabbed the dashboard of their pickup truck as they tried to drive away. 2. Hunks: ... More >>

Pujols, La Russa to Attend Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" Rally

​I don't know who's going to be there, who's going to accept it. But the gist of the day is not political. I think it's a really good concept, actually. -- Tony La Russa to stltoday.com.So, let's get this straight, TLR. You know next to nothing about conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck's "Resto ... More >>

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St. Louis-Based Nestle Purina Latest Company to Pull Ads from Glenn Beck

A website devoted to financially crippling controversial Fox News host Glenn Beck has scored another victory. This time with a St. Louis-based multinational advertiser. Yesterday Nestle Purina Petcare said it was an "error" that advertisements for its Cat Chow brand pet food that ran on Beck's show ... More >>

An Exclusive Excerpt of Steve Almond's Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life, Part Two

Jimmy BruchBob Schneider, rocker, object of Steve Almond's drooling fandom.​Austin singer-songwriter/musician Bob Schneider is performing at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room on Wednesday, March 24. To go along with this appearance, we're going to run an exclusive excerpt from author Steve Almond's n ... More >>

Tiger Woods Follows McGwire, Hires Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Who's got a softball question? You, with Fox News. ​Tiger Woods is preparing his return to golf following his self-imposed exile to deal with, um, domestic issues. ESPN is reporting that Woods has hired PR maven Ari Fleischer (George W. Bush's former press secretary) to help smooth his return to t ... More >>

Ten Situations to Avoid This Thanksgiving

If you're not going home for Thanksgiving tomorrow, you have a lot to be thankful for. Go find that perfect holiday dive bar and count your blessings. For the rest of you: Thanksgiving can be an extremely uncomfortable time spent with family and old friends. Here, in no specific order, are ten of th ... More >>

Have You Made Any Twitter Lists Yet?

Twitter added a new list feature in the last week or so. Twitter lists (if you haven't explored them yet) allow you to group Twitter users into categories of your own creation.​For instance, I have created four lists:STL for local peoplePeople I know IRL for people I have actually met in personA l ... More >>

Measured Thoughts on Obama's Health Care Speech

cnn.com​Did you watch President Barack Obama's speech last night to Congress? If not, you can view the entire 48-minute address here. Overall, I thought the president's plan seemed to make sense as well as address some of the sticking points conservatives have with the bill. But then, what do I kn ... More >>

William Chignoli resigns from Acción Social Comunitaria, and Thomasina Clarke aims to stop saggin' with Bagg'ns

Acción Social "On Hold" After Founder and Executive Director William Chignoli Resigns

photo by Jennifer SilverbergWilliam Chignoli on the steps of ASC's clinic on South GrandJust two months ago, the low-cost immigrant healthcare center La Clinica closed its doors owing to lack of funding. Now Acción Social Comunitaria, a local nonprofit that offers a broad array of social servi ... More >>

Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

How Green Is Your Building?

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"Without the Nights, the musical landscape of St. Louis would be drastically different."

Week of February 15, 2007

Oh, Susannah

Hungry Hombre

Step up to the plate at Albert Pujols' new restaurant.

Cleveland's Rocks

Parker Posey and Paul Rudd get their OH faces on.

Letters

Week of January 5, 2005

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of August 25, 2004

The Whole Truth?

Inside Al-Jazeera, journalists tell a familiar story unfamiliarly

Film Openings

Week of February 4, 2004

Letters

Week of January 21, 2004

Good Enough; Smart Enough; Liberals Like Him

Al Franken speaks

Draught-Dodger

Week of May 14, 2003

Snoozie Q.

Its heart is in the right place, but John Q. is too clumsy to make us care

Wacky Warriors

St. Louis plays host to a strange and unusual national gathering

Short Cuts

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