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Kenya

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 9.5 - 9.11

    ​Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. Family Style Food: Karen made hibiscus-lime popsicles. Rhubarb and Honey: Kimberly shared her recipe for "in a JIFFY" corn casserole. Iron Stef: Stef got nostalgic and made some Chef Boyardee pizzas.

  • Culture

    May 26, 2011

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Royal Wedding Paaaaartay Begins at London Tea Room at 4 a.m. Sharp

    image viaWhat proud American could fail to be excited about getting up at 4 a.m. to watch the British royal wedding?​Gut Check would like to propose that a true, red-blooded American like yourself would feel a lot less silly watching the Royal Wedding tomorrow morning if you weren't sitting al ... More >>

  • Film

    April 21, 2011

    Kings of the jungle get the March of the Penguins treatment in African Cats

    image viaWhat proud American could fail to be excited about getting up at 4 a.m. to watch the British royal wedding?​Gut Check would like to propose that a true, red-blooded American like yourself would feel a lot less silly watching the Royal Wedding tomorrow morning if you weren't sitting al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Wanna Be on the Presidential Ballot in Missouri? We Need to See Your Birth Certificate, Please

    Can we just lay the rumors to rest that Barack Obama is not an American citizen? He was born in Hawaii in 1961 -- two years after it became a state. Not Kenya. Hawaii. Even Glenn Beck has shut up about this, maybe because the claims are so ridiculous the Supreme Court doesn't want to waste its time. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Danielle Nierenberg: Former Resident of Defiance Reports on State of the World from Africa

    image viaDanielle Nierenberg in Arusha, Tanzania.​Danielle Nierenberg, a former resident of Defiance, Missouri, now a project manager at the Worldwatch Institute, a think tank in Washington, DC, spent the past year and a half traveling through sub-Saharan Africa as part of a project called Nou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Wikileaks Reveals Venezuela's Food Secret

    Wikileaks has a tasty cable from Venezuela. The Atlantic has the cable about Arepera Socialista, a government-owned restaurant opened by Hugo Chavez a year ago. The food's cheap and tasty, and the workers and diners happy.In Chicago, food trucks are on the lam. The Wall Street Journal covers the cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Mohamud Abdi Yusuf: St. Louis Taxi Driver Accused of Funding Somali Terrorists

    Yusuf and his accomplices were believed to be in contact with Aden Hashi Ayrow (above), the leader of al-Shabaab until his death in May 2008 from a missle attack.​A man who immigrated to St. Louis from Somalia and worked as a driver for Express Airport Cab has been charged with funding a terrorist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Wash. U. Finally Gives an African-American Woman Tenure

    image viaParikh (center) and research subjects in Uganda.​Washington University's College of Arts and Sciences has granted tenure to Shanti Parikh, a professor of anthropology, making her the first African-American woman in the college's history to achieve that honor. How nice to know that it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Tea Party Night at Busch Stadium: Socialist or Capitalistic Endeavor?

    They're not called the REDbirds for nothing.​So, a little (red) birdie informs us that this coming Tuesday is Tea Party Night at Busch Stadium. As such, St. Louis members of the political movement have secured $30 tickets to the game for $20. Which begs the question: Is that socialism? Here we hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    The Morning Brew: 4.20

    The air travel catastrophe caused by Iceland's volcano can teach some important lessons about eating locally in the U.K. The Guardian detailed how the huge ash cloud is preventing Kenyan produce imports from reaching western Europe. Tons of fruits and vegetables have already been dumped because the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Is Irredeemable Swill

    Ian FroebThe irredeemable swill​The opening of the first St. Louis-area Dunkin' Donuts in several years has caused a great deal of excitement around these parts. A post by my colleague Annie Zaleski tracking the progress of the store's construction has gathered 68 comments as of this writing, almo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    Great New Blog: Shut Up, Foodie

    ​Who says we can't laugh at ourselves? Because a new blog called Shut Up, Foodie has Gut Check in stitches this afternoon. (We found it thanks to the folks at Eater.) The blog takes the piss out of everything foodie, from macaroons ("the new cupcake," apparently) to, yes, bacon.I don't get it. Why ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    News from the Far Right: Taitz Tells Patriots to Take Up Arms; Davis Might Run for Senate

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewaliferis/ / CC BY-ND 2.0​Voila a couple of quick political tidbits during this no-one-gives-a-sh$t week. 1) First, the always-responsible Dr. Orly Taitz -- a California attorney who believes President Obama is not really a U.S. citizen -- posted a literal call to ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2009

    Readers think the Boss, birther bashing and anvil shooting is a blast

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewaliferis/ / CC BY-ND 2.0​Voila a couple of quick political tidbits during this no-one-gives-a-sh$t week. 1) First, the always-responsible Dr. Orly Taitz -- a California attorney who believes President Obama is not really a U.S. citizen -- posted a literal call to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Lawsuit Brought by Missouri "Birthers" Hinges on Kenyan Newspaper Article

    A lawsuit brought on by Missouri state representatives Cynthia Davis (R-O'Fallon), Tim Jones (R-Eureka) and other "birthers" who believe President Barrack Obama was born overseas, hinges on an obscure Kenyan news report from 2004. As Fired Up! Missouri recounts today, the article appeared online in ... More >>

  • News

    July 15, 2009

    Unreal's down with bovine intervention and sweaty sayings

    A lawsuit brought on by Missouri state representatives Cynthia Davis (R-O'Fallon), Tim Jones (R-Eureka) and other "birthers" who believe President Barrack Obama was born overseas, hinges on an obscure Kenyan news report from 2004. As Fired Up! Missouri recounts today, the article appeared online in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Motivational Towels Soak Up Perspiration, Provide Inspiration

    www.inperspire.comInperspire Motivational Fitness Towels started as so many things do: as a random inspiration at the gym. Darla Dale, an assistant dean at Washington University "approaching 50", was trudging along on the treadmill somewhat less energetically than usual when she noticed that everyon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Java Enabled's Day at the Roasters

    "It smells sweet, like candy," my friend said as I extended my wrist to his nose. My skin had absorbed the caramel flavors that had been wafting around me all day like a welcome second-hand smoke. It was the smell of coffee roasting.It was a bad day to hang out near a coffee roaster -- much less two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Java Enabled: Dedicated to Coffee and Free for All

    "If you look out that window, you can still see the original smokestack that they put in when they started roasting coffee here," said Mike Marquard, a barista trainer for Kaldi's Coffee Roasting Company.We were sitting in the back room of the roaster's DeMun café. Sure enough, tucked away behind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Kenyan Women Call for Sex Ban

    flickr.com/photos/etherealgoddessAs a prophylactic measure against possible violence between supporters of Kenya's president Mwai Kibaki and prime minister Raila Odinga, several Kenyan women's groups have called for a week-long sex strike.Kibaki and Odinga teamed up to form a coalition government ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2009

    The Morning Brew: Thursday, 4.9

    The American cargo ship attacked by pirates yesterday is carrying food aid to Somalia, Kenya and Uganda. (Voice of America)Chimps trade meat for sex. (National Geographic)Flatulence leads to a stabbing in Texas. (AP)

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2009

    The Story of Father John Kaiser, Revisited

    Ten years ago this month, an American-born priest named John Kaiser traveled from his parish in Lolgorien, Kenya, to Nairobi, the capitol, to testify before the Akiwumi Commission, a tribunal established by then-President Daniel arap Moi to investigate the causes of the tribal violence that was tear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Necaxa defeats C.D. Honduras in Amateur St. Louis Soccer Championship

    Ten years ago this month, an American-born priest named John Kaiser traveled from his parish in Lolgorien, Kenya, to Nairobi, the capitol, to testify before the Akiwumi Commission, a tribunal established by then-President Daniel arap Moi to investigate the causes of the tribal violence that was tear ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    End of the Journey

    Life in Africa during wartime

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2008

    Go! The St. Louis Weekend Calendar, August 29-31, 2008

    Life in Africa during wartime

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2008

    The Morning Brew: Monday, 6.2

    Life in Africa during wartime

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2007

    Bookplates: Starbucked

    Life in Africa during wartime

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2007

    This Week's Issue

    Life in Africa during wartime

  • News

    October 24, 2007

    The Death of Father Kaiser

    Was it a Kenyan assassin who killed the St. Louis missionary -- or was it madness? Seven years later, the verdict is in.

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2007

    Water Water Everywhere

    Was it a Kenyan assassin who killed the St. Louis missionary -- or was it madness? Seven years later, the verdict is in.

  • Film

    August 16, 2006

    Snakes on a Rein

    We slither up to one of the world's best snake-handlers.

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Snake Penis Envy

    Unreal uncovers the sexy side of snakes, digs for dirt on Pauly Shore and meets a local blogger who almost bowled a perfect game. Almost.

  • Calendar

    March 22, 2006

    World Beat

    Unreal uncovers the sexy side of snakes, digs for dirt on Pauly Shore and meets a local blogger who almost bowled a perfect game. Almost.

  • Film

    March 8, 2006

    Dreams Deferred

    Inner-city black boys spend a year in Kenya. Does it change their lives?

  • Film

    February 1, 2006

    Funky Fresh

    Inner-city black boys spend a year in Kenya. Does it change their lives?

  • Film

    August 31, 2005

    Low Yield

    The Constant Gardener ripens into a distasteful thriller

  • Music

    September 29, 2004

    Best Beer Selection in a Bar

    Growlers Pub

  • Film

    August 4, 2004

    Film Openings

    Week of August 4, 2004

  • Film

    August 4, 2004

    Lost in Translation

    Sudanese refugees struggle to make their way in America

  • Film

    July 7, 2004

    Celluloid Dreams

    The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase puts local talents on the big screen

  • Film

    November 5, 2003

    Fixin' to Die

    My Life Without Me strums lively chords in the face of death

  • Film

    April 2, 2003

    Film Openings

    Week of April 2, 2003

  • Film

    April 2, 2003

    Girls With Balls

    Gurinder Chadha scores with a sporty crowd-pleaser

  • News

    January 8, 2003

    Face-Off

    Week of January 8, 2003

  • News

    August 7, 2002

    In Harm's Way

    Flying where no one is allowed to fly, bringing aid to people without hope

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Local Corporation

    Monsanto Co.

  • News

    September 12, 2001

    An Act of War, Not a Crime

    This is no time to be wringing our hands. We have to treat this as an act of war.

  • Calendar

    May 23, 2001

    Shake Your Dashiki

    The St. Louis African Arts Fair spotlights one of America's most important cultural influences

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Coffeehouse

    Shaw's Coffee Ltd.

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