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Kevin Bacon's Band to Play Beggin' Strip Pet Parade, Dogs Everywhere Confused

Kevin Bacon's band, the Bacon Brothers, is headlining the Beggin' Strips-sponsored Soulard Pet Parade this year. As fans of music, fun word play and general hilariousness, we jumped at the chance to look deeper into this symbiotic event.The pet parade is a Mardi Gras staple and a must-see for both a ... More >>

Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending October 14, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books and Subterranean Books. Sometimes the bestseller list contains random, unexplainabl ... More >>

Webster University Breaks Guinness World Record for Longest Ice Cream Dessert

On Wednesday, April 11, Webster University (470 East Lockwood Avenue; 314-968-7128) broke the Guinness World Record for the "Longest Ice Cream Dessert." You might not have known there was a record to break, but up until Wednesday, the record was 152.2 feet. Webster blew that sad little junior sundae ... More >>

St. Louisans Attempt to Set the Guinness World Record for "Largest Bacon Explosion"

Courtesy of Matthew WillerBacon Awareness​A bacon explosion is not a pack of bacon hooked up to M-80s, although eating one might make you feel a bit, er, eruptive. A traditional bacon explosion is two pounds of bacon weaved around two pounds of Italian sausage, covered in barbecue sauce and se ... More >>

Musicians, venue owners and organizers found new ways to make people care this year

Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

​Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending October 16, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books, Subterranean Books and Sue's News. Hey, look, it's Freedom! Back again, in it ... More >>

"Killer" Curry Contest Sends Two to Hospital

​The eating-challenge carnage continues. Last month, we heard of a Ukrainian man who won a dumpling-eating contest and then immediately dropped dead. Now from Scotland comes news that a curry-eating contest sent two contestants to the hospital.Kismot, an Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant in Edinbu ... More >>

Kids These Days: The Six Least Impressive Music Careers Of Respected Musicians' Children

​By now you've probably heard about Pablo Dylan, Bob Dylan's grandson's aspiring rap career, which, if you're like us, probably made you cringe, especially if you've listened to any tracks from his mixtape, 10 Minutes. After we wiped the blood from our ears, we started to think about other o ... More >>

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Wash. U. Students Set Guinness World Record for Biggest Nerf Gun Battle

image viaWash. U. students shoot for a new world record.​Let it not be said that students at Washington University are not overachievers. Over the weekend, recent graduate Priya Sury was named a Rhodes Scholar. Also, 468 current students shot at each other with Nerf guns to set a Guinness worl ... More >>

On Guinness World Record Day, Tallest Living Man Still Doesn't Measure Up to Alton Giant

Sultan Kosen stands 8'1" compared to Robert Wadlow's 8'11". ​For the record, yesterday was Guinness World Record Day. Thousands of record-setters and fans of the almanac of bizarre feats showed up in London to celebrate the occasion -- including Sultan Kosen of Turkey.

SLIFF brings Icelandic improv, French rom-com, a Civil War spoof and more through November 21

It's the World's Most Transparent Viral Ad for GourmetGiftBaskets.com Largest Cup of Coffee!

Via Eater comes word of some outfit called GourmetGiftBaskets.com garnering a lot of free advertising* for itself by setting the Guinness world record for the largest cup of coffee.The cup contains 2,010 gallons of coffee, or approximately as much coffee as is consumed at Gut Check International Hea ... More >>

Little Farms Benefit From Massive Egg Recall

Small egg farmers benefit from massive recall. CNBC reports that an Amish farmer in Kansas can't keep up with demand with her 100 hens as consumers turn to small producers in light of August's recalls from egg factory farms. Other small farmers are growing crops they'll never consume. According to ... More >>

No More Cheap, Abundant Food?

In Mark Bittman's New York Times blog, he declares that "the era of cheap, abundant food is over" in his review of The Coming Famine. But is it? The Atlantic Wire explores whether he's right or not, looking at overcrowding, the economy, food safety, and a taste for expensive protein. Like goat che ... More >>

Wash U. Senior Class Breaks Guinness World Record for Massage Chain

A massage chain in the U.K. with just 430 people.​As if you need further proof that Wash U. graduates really can do anything they set their minds to, consider this: On Sunday the 2010 senior class accomplished its goal of breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest human massage chain. A to ... More >>

Wash. U. Seniors Attempt to Set Guinness World Record

Graduation is a bittersweet time for college seniors. The Washington University senior class council is trying to ease the pain this year by bringing the Class of 2010 together this Sunday, May 16, to set a Guinness World Record: the world's longest massage chain. The previous record, 617 people, w ... More >>

Attempt to Break Record for World's Largest Bikini Parade Fails in Forest Park

The Tan CompanyBraving angry skies, these bikini-clad gals (and guys) wanted to break a world record. They did not.​We're a bit late getting to this story, but the facts are these: Fact #1: The Guinness World Record for "Largest Bikini Parade" was set last November in Johannesburg, South Africa. N ... More >>

Heavy Duty: Back-weary St. Louis EMTs struggle to transport more portly patients than ever before

Wash. U. Student Nick Yozamp Doesn't Know Biblical Kings, but Still Wins $100,000 on Jeopardy!

Nick Yozamp on television Friday afternoon. He won $100,000 during the college week for Jeopardy!​It will be quite awhile before Nick Yozamp is ever in jeopardy of missing a rent payment.The 20-year-old biology major at Washington University has just won the 2010 Jeopardy! College Championship and ... More >>

Sikeston Citizens to Learn Thriller Dance, Possibly Shatter World Record

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wetwebwork/ / CC BY-SA 2.0​Back in April 2002, about 200,000 grade school kids across Canada simultaneously danced the Hokey Pokey. Thus was set the Guinness World Record for the Largest Simultaneous Dance. That record could be in danger, though, and folks from Sikesto ... More >>

This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

Tom Lampe​Really, any week that begins with the world's largest BLT sandwich is going to be a good week: That's Iron Barley Tom Coghill at left, on Sunday, as part of the popular restaurant's attempt to break the Guinness world record for BLT size. Our pictures from photographer Tom Lampe prompted ... More >>

Go! The St. Louis Weekend Calendar, May 23-25, 2008:

The Morning Brew: Friday, 4.4

Guinness writes the book on gaming, but doesn't shatter any records

Book 'Em

Unreal relishes being among the nation's most literate and and gets close with the NuttyBuddy.

Thrill-Seekers Wanted

Buckin’ Backhoes

Unreal does the "Thriller" dance, sips Starbucks with a fellow ex-barista and ponders the logistics of a backhoe rodeo.

Ruffed Up

Unreal thinks that dogs are incredible, sizes matter and carp cakes are good eatin'. Plus, an artist has some colorful words for ArtDimensions Village.

Penis Envy

Unreal discovers libido-enhancing Sorrelex and finds a local blogger who watched The Exorcist in the creepiest place possible. Plus, Todd Lewis suggests that perhaps we should get off our ass.

Anybody There?

Unreal takes a shine to cricket-spittin', chats with a virtual conventioneer and finds the ultimate crappy exercise machine. Plus, a local blog pounds the pavement.

Stoopers

Unreal stands up for stooping and encounters a local blogger who only has eyes for the Tampon Fairy. Plus, in a shocking move not seen since the Mesozoic era, the Mississippi River leaves St. Louis!

News to Muse

The Year in Review: A Quiz

Twista

Friday, August 20; America's Center

Ron Jeremy in Rug Burn!

Porn star's spoof of local TV ad rubs "Queen of Carpets" the wrong way

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Cowboy Him

A hometown boy's skills on the open range could win him $25K, Mariano Favazza offers a money-back guarantee, and Unreal gets to the seat of the issue at the new ballpark; plus, won't someone from the STL break the marathon-bowling record?

The Wide-Ruled Stuff

Is the Wright stuff

Wandering Jew

Adam Brodsky's 50 days of shpilkes

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The Bug

Pressure (Tiger Beat 6)

Buffet

Old Country Buffet

Paul Oakenfold

Bunkka (Maverick)

Skate or Die

In the 1970s, the Z-Boys were hell on wheels. Today, they're shredding the big screen.

Paper Tiger

Ken Blackburn knows when to hold 'em, knows when to fold 'em

Shots in the Dark

A Soulard bar aims for the Guinness book with 200 shots of tequila

Kind Buzz

The Big Wu put their money where their smile is

Children of the Corn

Brett Herbst's creations give new meaning to the phrase "growth industry"

The Great St. Louis Casino War

Published the week of July 5-11, 2000

Playing With a Full Deck

An appreciation of the artistry of Ricky Jay