Huckleberry Finn

Tame the Mississippi: A river rat's guide to enjoying our big brown stream

Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens, From a City You Hated!

Today's your 200th birthday, and we salute you. It's true you died way back in 1870, so you're probably not aware that we are saluting you. But how amazing is it that people actually remember your birthday -- nay, make a thing of it -- even without friendly reminders from Facebook, because you're no ... More >>

Tom Sawyer scores a direct hit on your inner ten-year-old

Today's your 200th birthday, and we salute you. It's true you died way back in 1870, so you're probably not aware that we are saluting you. But how amazing is it that people actually remember your birthday -- nay, make a thing of it -- even without friendly reminders from Facebook, because you're no ... More >>

Author Bonnie Jo Campbell Talks About Hunting, Shooting and Once Upon a River

image viaBonnie Jo Campbell​Bonnie Jo Campbell will be in town tonight to help kick off this year's River Styx reading series at Duff's. (It starts at 7:30.) You should go. This may be your last chance to see Campbell up close and personal and buy her a beer before she becomes really, really f ... More >>

"You can't drink when you're dead": An interview with Steve Earle

Photo: Ted Barron​"I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" is the title of a beloved Hank Williams Sr. song. It's also the title of Steve Earle's new novel, as well as his newest album, and if it's not the motto tacked to his New York City apartment door it damn well should be. We reached Ea ... More >>

Gerald Early Weighs in on New-Style Huck Finn

image viaGerald Early speaks out.​It's been about two weeks since NewSouth Publishing announced its plans for a new version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that replaces the word "nigger" with "slave." There was outrage throughout the land, which was soon replaced by outrage over the "ne ... More >>

Huck Finn Gets 21st-Century Makeover

image viaHuck and Jim as they appeared in the first edition of Huckleberry Finn in 1884.​You all remember Huckleberry Finn, right? That 1830s Missouri urchin who finds himself adrift on the Mississippi River with a black slave named Jim and learns to appreciate Jim's fundamental humanity and, ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Let the "N" Word Stand in Huckleberry Finn

Today's comment comes in response to our post about a new whitewashed version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which an Auburn professor has removed all instances of the word "nigger" from the book. The new-and-improved edition of Huck Finn will be passed out for reading at elementary schoo ... More >>

Let's Ban Banning

Today's comment comes in response to our post about a new whitewashed version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which an Auburn professor has removed all instances of the word "nigger" from the book. The new-and-improved edition of Huck Finn will be passed out for reading at elementary schoo ... More >>

Write On: Readers point out other authors we should have included on our literary tour of the city

Today's comment comes in response to our post about a new whitewashed version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which an Auburn professor has removed all instances of the word "nigger" from the book. The new-and-improved edition of Huck Finn will be passed out for reading at elementary schoo ... More >>

Playwright and Mark Twain biographer Ron Powers celebrates a confluence of anniversaries in 2010

Today's comment comes in response to our post about a new whitewashed version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which an Auburn professor has removed all instances of the word "nigger" from the book. The new-and-improved edition of Huck Finn will be passed out for reading at elementary schoo ... More >>

From Mark Twain to Jonathan Franzen, St. Louis has been home to a surprising number of great writers

Today's comment comes in response to our post about a new whitewashed version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which an Auburn professor has removed all instances of the word "nigger" from the book. The new-and-improved edition of Huck Finn will be passed out for reading at elementary schoo ... More >>

Happy Birthday, Missouri!

image via​Today marks the 189th anniversary of Missouri's statehood. It's not really an auspicious number, so there aren't many celebrations going on. The closest one appears to be a concert at the First Missouri State Capitol Historical Site in St. Charles at 7 p.m. We were going to complain ... More >>

Huckleberry Grin

image via​Today marks the 189th anniversary of Missouri's statehood. It's not really an auspicious number, so there aren't many celebrations going on. The closest one appears to be a concert at the First Missouri State Capitol Historical Site in St. Charles at 7 p.m. We were going to complain ... More >>

River Wild

image via​Today marks the 189th anniversary of Missouri's statehood. It's not really an auspicious number, so there aren't many celebrations going on. The closest one appears to be a concert at the First Missouri State Capitol Historical Site in St. Charles at 7 p.m. We were going to complain ... More >>

A literary sampler of books that will help you forget the heat

image via​Today marks the 189th anniversary of Missouri's statehood. It's not really an auspicious number, so there aren't many celebrations going on. The closest one appears to be a concert at the First Missouri State Capitol Historical Site in St. Charles at 7 p.m. We were going to complain ... More >>

This Weekend, Play Mark Twain's Board Game!

Wikimedia CommonsMark Twain in 1877, a few years before he invented the game that would, if there were any justice, be a favorite in bars the world over. Happy deathday, sir!​In an astonishing oversight, Daily RFT neglected to mention that this past Wednesday, April 21, was the 100th anniversa ... More >>

20 Things To Do (Stoned) in St. Louis on 4/20

Dude, it's 4/20 this week, and you know what that means! (Hee, hee.) It's time to celebrate marijuana's unofficial holiday, and here to help you plan your day is Daily RFT. Behold! Our gift to you: A list of twenty great ways to spend April 20 in St. Louis -- be you baked, half-baked or, stone-cold ... More >>

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

Cross-dresser Flaunts His Twig & Berries to Entire Hannibal Shopping Center

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_bernay-roman/ / CC BY-ND 2.0"Mommy - what's THAT?"​Here's a scandalous tale from today's Hannibal Courier-Post: The lunch hour was pretty typical on Thursday at the Huck Finn Shopping Center...typical, that is, until police officers who happened to be in the vicin ... More >>

Jersey Boys more than lives up to the hype

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_bernay-roman/ / CC BY-ND 2.0"Mommy - what's THAT?"​Here's a scandalous tale from today's Hannibal Courier-Post: The lunch hour was pretty typical on Thursday at the Huck Finn Shopping Center...typical, that is, until police officers who happened to be in the vicin ... More >>

Boy Trouble

Off-Ramp muddies the waters with Shakespeare's R&J.

Opening Nights 2006-2007

The Riverfront Times' performing arts guide

Donkey Discord

Christmas in St. Charles gets a commercial sheen

Rough Magic

But for Prospero, the Shakespeare Festival's Tempest might blow

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

This Old Man

A musical in ASL? Sign us up!

Love and Theft

Or love, Oregon-style

Single Serving

Willis Alan Ramsey recorded one classic record in 1972 and hasn't followed it up ... yet

The Albatross

St. Louis has a long and tortured history with the Admiral, home of the President Casino, but the city is about to gamble another $3 million to keep it afloat. It's a risky bet.

BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS

Artist Barry Moser takes on the challenge of illustrating the Bible

Red Alert

Artist Barry Moser takes on the challenge of illustrating the Bible