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The Hobbit gets neither there nor back again

The Rise of Found-Footage Horror: Why the new scary movies don't look like movies at all

VIDEO: The TV Ad Dave Spence Doesn't Want You to See

Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Spence has sent a cease-and-desist letter to television stations around the state warning them they could face legal action if they continue to run what his attorney calls a "defamatory" ad. The television commercial in question paints Spence as a St. Louis ... More >>

Which Song will FOX Ruin During the MLB Playoffs This Year?

The MLB postseason began again over the weekend--you might have noticed your sports-agnostic fans living and dying with the Cardinals' Wild Card play-in game win on Friday. You might even have noticed, in yourself, a newfound interest in the vagaries of the infield fly rule. If you noticed those thi ... More >>

Jay Leno Lampoons Alicia Binford & Shelly Lewis, Ladies Accused of Indecent Golfing

When Daily RFT learned that two ladies were arrested for exposing their booby-boobs on a golf course in Alton, the first thing we thought was: Jay Leno will make a dumb joke about this. Guess what? It's at the 1:09 mark.

Tennis

9:30 p.m. Friday, May 11. Plush, 3224 Locust Street.

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From May 7 to May 13

This week's Most Triumphant Beard of the Week award goes unequivocally to Map's and Atlases' Dave Davison, whose facial hair would be worthy of IFC's cut-throat Whisker Wars competitions -- if that show is still a thing, anyway (I sure hope so, but doubt it). Jack Passion would be proud. Maps and At ... More >>

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

Washington University professor Paul Shaw is cracking the mysteries of sleep

The Peabody reopens in a new St. Louis Music market

Peabody Opening Gala, 10/1/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

Peabody Opening Gala Aretha Franklin | Jay Leno October 1, 2011 After closing its doors twenty years ago, the Peabody Opera House (formerly Kiel Opera House) officially re-opened Saturday night and hosted a posh gala featuring the inimitable Aretha Franklin and comedic heavyweight Jay Leno. From ... More >>

RIP Doritos Inventor Arch West Eight Discontinued Doritos Flavors

As Ian reported yesterday, Arch West, the 97-year-old Texan who blessed the world with Doritos in 1966, passed away last week. His family plans to sprinkle Doritos into his final resting place. While we wish no disrespect to West or his mourning family, we hope they won't be burying these beloved, ... More >>

Aretha Franklin, Dead Prez Lead This Week's Show Announcements

​Yowza! Aretha Franklin is re-opening the Peabody Opera House with a little known feller named Jay Leno on October 1. The living legend and infamous chin are headlining a night called "An Encore 77 Years in the Making," once the $78.7 million dollar restoration of the historic opera house is c ... More >>

Wilco at the Peabody: Ticket Presale and Other Show Information

​You can start buying Wilco tickets on Thursday, and we're guessing you'll want to act quickly. For those of you just tuning in, Wilco is playing at the Peabody Opera House on October 4th in support of its new album, The Whole Love. That comes out on September 27th, so you'll have plenty of ti ... More >>

Bill to Repeal Missouri's Child Labor Law is "Dead"

Jane Cunningham​State Senator Jane Cunningham has dropped her controversial bill to repeal Missouri's child labor laws. The Republican from west St. Louis County garnered national attention last month -- even appearing in a Jay Leno monologue -- when she proposed changes that would eliminate restr ... More >>

Missouri Child Labor Bill Takes it on the Chin from Leno

Ha, ha, you Missouri brats! Go get a job!​Oh, that Jay Leno. Always quick with the zing.As we reported yesterday, state Sen. Jane Cunningham (R-West County) thinks that a more Dickensian youth would really get Missouri kids to straighten up and fly right. She's proposed a bill (SB 222) that would ... More >>

Sucky Cardinals Season Just Gets Worse: KSDK Will Air Season 'Highlights' Instead of 'Community'

​Take a good hard look at the image to the right, tonight's local NBC affiliate KSDK schedule of delightful television programming. Is there anything there that shouldn't be? No, we're not talking about Jay Leno -- though may we take this opportunity to add: Booooo, Team Coco forever! -- the ... More >>

Recount, please! Readers quibble with of our Best of St. Louis picks.

Dirt Cheap Commercial Named One of Leno's "Bad Ads"

The big news on last night's airing of the Jay Leno Show was that the comic would be returning to his old gig and timeslot at the Tonight Show on March 1 after the Olympics. Well, that's the big news for fans of Leno. There's a St. Louis connection to the news-making episode as well.Dirt Cheap on Le ... More >>

Has Republican State Rep. Mike Cunningham Proposed a Bill to Save Christmas?

house.mo.gov/gallery/010203-142.jpgThe Missouri House of Representatives in Jefferson City​Missouri formally recognizes only four public holidays. Martin Luther King Day and Columbus Day, you're already familiar with. Jefferson Day (April 13) or Lincoln Day (February 12), perhaps not. And that's i ... More >>

FoodWire: Spudmaster Chip Founder Busted for Pot

​ In a story seemingly tailor-made for the Jay Leno-brand of late-night humor, Edward and Juli Pilla have been busted for growing marijuana -- lots and lots of marijuana -- inside their Warrenton home. According to a KSDK report, "The processed marijuana had an estimated street value of over $30,0 ... More >>

Readers mull Monsanto and Mexico

Interview: Lisa Lampanelli Comes Clean

Lisa Lamenelli will likely insult entire races, generations, genders and religions on February 20.Equal-opportunity offender Lisa Lampanelli may be best known for destroying the dais on the Roasts of Chevy Chase, Denis Leary, Pamela Anderson, Flava Flav, Jeff Foxworthy, William Shatner and more. Or ... More >>

Abracadabra: St. Louis has become a flourishing place for magicians

Striker's Guilt

Chesterfield's Paul Guyot feels isolated from his fellow picketers in Hollywood.

Buck Wild

Unreal dresses up for Halloween, ponders getting electrocuted and entertains a bizarre fantasy about Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.

Sammy Hagar's 60th Birthday Party Was Way Better than Any of Your Birthday Parties. Ever.

Fly me to the moon: The Polish brothers dare to dream.

The Astronaut Farmer

A True Horror Classic

When the Levees Broke

Impossibly Passable

Who's your favorite rapper, Joe?

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Bob Hope's Laughing with the Presidents (1997)

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Just One Hitch

Will Smith helps others find love, though probably not with this movie

Branford Marsalis

Friday, August 6; Gateway Arch Stage on the St. Louis Riverfront

Serenade in the Sand

Dromedaries bond over string music in a refreshing new docudrama

Bobcat at Rest

Content, but still funny

Farrelly Mediocre

The idiots what brung you Dumb and Dumber ain't funny no more

Crack Up

How to gain success and notoriety in the crack trade

Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

Bird Call

With a diverse following and a stand-alone attitude, Nelly Furtado hit it big by being herself. But how long can it last?

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

Back to School

Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks grow up, more or less, and move to a dorm

Best Cartoonist

Bob Staake

Best St. Louisan of 2000

Nelly

Christmas in August, a Louisville Slugger Next to the Bed

Can Jennifer Joyce parlay a healthy campaign war chest and family connections into a Democratic nomination for St. Louis circuit attorney?

He Writes a Book, He Broadcasts Games, He Raises Money for Charity, He Changes Lyrics

That Bob Costas guy really gets around

News-Telegraph Dies, Victim of Drug Overdose

The major news outlet for St. Louis' gay and lesbian community folds; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles

Russian Unorthodox

He has been an advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. He's renowned internationally as a journalist and scholar. And he has been a highly popular visiting professor at Webster University. So why is Nikolai Zlobin looking for a job?

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