Subject: Halloween

• Zombie Road

  October 10, 2007

• Local Punks the Humanoids, God Fodder, Suburban Smash Leavin' for Tours

  Photo: Nick SchnelleThe Humanoids perform at the Halo Bar during the RFT music showcase back in June. Things may be a little quieter on the local punk scene in the next few weeks as the Humanoids, Suburban Smash and God Fodder all depart Saturday for tours. Suburban Smash and God Fodder pile into a van (the last report was more than 10 people), while the Humanoids go it alone out East. The two groups meet up randomly on the first date of their respective tours, on Saturday in Indianapolis.T

  July 24, 2009

• Immigration Activists Can't Take Joke; Protest "Illegal Alien" Halloween Costume

  ​I subscribe to an email list-serve for immigration issues. The email thread can -- at times -- be helpful for discovering news bits on legislative concerns, law enforcement initiatives and social matters important to the foreign-born community. So when the following email showed up four times in my inbox today, I figured it must be of great urgency and import. That is, until I read the subject line "Illegal Alien" Halloween costume is offensive" and saw the picture (right) attached to th

  October 19, 2009

• Bark or Treat

  October 21, 2009

• Nevermore

  October 21, 2009

• Martial Arts Academy Presents Halloween Safety Tips Noticeably Void of "Karate Chops"

  One kid not afraid of Halloween.​Received a list of Halloween safety tips today from Midwest Martial Art's Academy and its instructor, eighth-degree black belt Charlie Foxman. The advice includes warning children to trick-or-treat only at "friendly houses" that leave their lights on and taping reflective tape onto the kiddos costumes to keep them safe from cars. Sadly, though, the press release contains absolutely no mention of having children "karate chop" or "sweep the leg" if they get into

  October 21, 2009

• The Novice Foodie's Deadline Trick? A Candy Corn Treat

  Kelli Best-Oliver​Much like deadlines, Halloween is a holiday that often sneaks up on me. I always have grand ideas for costumes (or columns), I lose track of time, and then I've got to throw something together. (Except for last year, when I planned my costume a year in advance.) This Halloween, I still don't know what my costume will be, and my column this week was thrown together at the last second.What to do when a deadline looms? Recreate a classic. In this case, the ubiquitous fall sweet

  October 27, 2009

• Let's Have A Ball

  October 28, 2009

• Do You Believe in Magic?

  October 28, 2009

• Normal or Paranormal? You Make the Call!

  October 28, 2009

• St. Louis Halloween Shows: Get Spooked

  Halloween falls on a Saturday this year -- which means that the ooky-spooky celebrating (and, let's be real, debauchery) begins on Friday night. In light of this, here's a rundown of all the shows going on so far. Did we miss any? Chime in below. Wikimedia Commons​ October 30 Binge and Purge: Halloween covers set, with bands as The Germs, The Wipers, X Atomic Cowboy: Halloween Funk Jam featuring Steddy P & DJ-MAHF, Spark1duh, DJ-Who Black Bear Bakery: May Day Orchestra debuts new folk ope

  October 28, 2009

• Five Easy Food Costume Ideas for Halloween

  Kevin Dooley, Wikimedia Commons​I don't like Halloween. It's an adult holiday now, what with all the sexy nurses and sexy pirates and -- I'm going to go out on a limb and hazard a guess here -- this year way too many Michael Jackson-inspired costumes of questionable propriety.At any rate, even before declaring war on Halloween, I found choosing a costume stressful. True story: The last time I went to a Halloween party, I waited until the last minute before buying a cheap rubber alien mask from

  October 28, 2009

• The Morning Brew: Thursday, 10.29

  ​ Author thrives on a candy-filled diet. (The New York Times)Halloween wines: trick or treat? (San Antonio Express-News)How to throw a dinner party. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)University of Illinois gets a nod for being vegetarian-friendly. (Daily Illini)Septuagenarian lobster spared in NYC restaurant. (New York Daily News)

  October 29, 2009

• Follow My Costume Advice, Get a Free Burrito

  User "tacvbo," Wikimedia Commons​Yesterday, I humbly suggested a few easy food-related costume ideas for Halloween. One of those ideas? A burrito. Now comes word that if you dress up like a burrito* and visit a Chipotle from 6 p.m. until closing on Halloween this Saturday, you'll receive a free burrito. Tell 'em I sent you.*** - Or any other Chipotle menu item. ** - Don't actually tell 'em I sent you.

  October 29, 2009

• This Week In Gut Check, Regurgitated

  Kelli Best-Oliver​Did Gut Check have Halloween covered this week? Of course, we did! I suggest some cheap and easy food-related costumes, the Sneak helped you plan for the zombie apocalypse, the Novice Foodie showed you how to make your own candy corn, and Farmers' Market Share made a terrifyingly purple cauliflower soup.What else did we do this week?Throwback of the House bridged the generations with poke cake.The Beertender honored Henry Herbst and St. Louis brewing history.Drink of the Week

  October 30, 2009

• Show Review Setlist: Kelly Clarkson at the Family Arena, Saturday, October 31

  Dear Ms. Clarkson, After finally getting a chance to attend one of your concerts last night at the Family Arena in St. Charles, I finally understand why I think you're such a fantastic pop songstress and performer. From the first slow-burning, disco-infused chorus of "All I Ever Wanted," your voice held the sparse but appreciative Halloween night audience in a state of hypnotic wonder at how such an everyday, girl next door could somehow possess the ability to shake the arena rafters with such

  November 1, 2009

• Over the Weekend: John Oates at the 'Stache Bash, Kelly Clarkson, Our Lady Peace and Plethora of Halloween Costumes

  After a week where we rarely saw the sun, the weekend's weather seemed to make up for the days of gray. Besides Halloween, there was a lot going on and here's a recap of our weekend coverage.John Oates at the 'Stache BashPhoto: Chad GarrisonJohn Oates at the 'Stash Bash on Friday night.​You might have read about Oates receiving a proclamation from St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay earlier in the day, but on Friday night, the second-half of Hall & Oates did what he does best at the 2009 'Stache

  November 2, 2009

• Three Best Halloween Jokes As Told by Trick-or-Treaters Age 8 and Under

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/abennett96/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Trick-FOR-Treaters​Halloween in St. Louis is somewhat unique in that we require trick-or-treaters to tell us jokes in exchange for candy. Yes, somewhere along the way St. Louisan's interpreted trick-or-treat as trick-FOR-treat, implying that costumed tykes should entertain us with a trick (or joke) before receiving a sweet. This, by the way, is in contrast to the more agreed-upon version of trick-or-treating in which kids will play a tr

  November 2, 2009

• Photos: Best 2009 Halloween Costumes in the USA

  Our sister paper, the Village Voice, has compiled nearly 50 of the best Halloween costumes in the country, comprised of photos shot and published in cities from New York to Seattle, Dallas to Minneapolis. They've been nice enough to share this costume compilation, and you'll find that a few St. Louis costumes made the cut. See photos here.Photo: Calibree PhotographyAt the Exotic Erotic Ball in San Francisco. See more of the best Halloween costumes spotted around the U.S. ​There are horse-fucke

  November 2, 2009

• Rob Zombie

  November 12, 2009

• Creole Belle: Molly's in Soulard branches out with a bistro

  November 12, 2009

• Girldrive Author Nona Willis Aronowitz Visits St. Louis This Weekend to Plug Book at Left Bank

  In the fall of 2006, shortly after the death of her mother, the feminist writer and critic Ellen Willis, Nona Willis Aronowitz met up with her friend Emma Bee Bernstein for brunch."I'd been bombarded with my mom's colleagues, friends and students, people who had been influenced by her," Aronowitz remembers. "I had feminism on my mind. Emma had wanderlust. Both of us were stuck in this New York bubble. We wanted to find out what issues were important to women all across the country."courtesy Nona

  November 20, 2009