Melissa Meinzer

Webster University was right, readers say, but they're still arguing about gay marriage

Gay marriage and Jamilah Nasheed get readers talking

South City BDSM Club Faces More Obstacles to Opening

photo by Melissa MeinzerJoe Kriegesmann: "Satan's Master" in his office at The Faciliy​Joe Kriegesmann, a genial fellow despite his nom-de-scene, "Satan's Master," says he just wants to follow the rules. He says he's been trying -- trying to figure out which rules apply to him and how to follow th ... More >>

LGBT History? Readers have lots to say about "Gay Old Times"

photo by Melissa MeinzerJoe Kriegesmann: "Satan's Master" in his office at The Faciliy​Joe Kriegesmann, a genial fellow despite his nom-de-scene, "Satan's Master," says he just wants to follow the rules. He says he's been trying -- trying to figure out which rules apply to him and how to follow th ... More >>

Readers are still talking about Suzanne Venker

photo by Melissa MeinzerJoe Kriegesmann: "Satan's Master" in his office at The Faciliy​Joe Kriegesmann, a genial fellow despite his nom-de-scene, "Satan's Master," says he just wants to follow the rules. He says he's been trying -- trying to figure out which rules apply to him and how to follow th ... More >>

Blowback: Special Child-Rearing Edition: Readers discuss Suzanne Venker and baby spittle

photo by Melissa MeinzerJoe Kriegesmann: "Satan's Master" in his office at The Faciliy​Joe Kriegesmann, a genial fellow despite his nom-de-scene, "Satan's Master," says he just wants to follow the rules. He says he's been trying -- trying to figure out which rules apply to him and how to follow th ... More >>

BDSM Club "The Facility" Now Open in South City

photo by Melissa MeinzerCages at The Facility​If you were to visit one of the newest businesses licensed to operate in St. Louis, you wouldn't see people having sex. Not that. But you might see a person getting florentined: They'd be cuffed standing, facing a wall, with a person behind the ... More >>

First Look: Bocci Bar

Melissa Meinzer​From the folks who brought you BARcelona Tapas Restaurant in Clayton comes Bocci Bar just down the street, a neighborhood Italian joint with plenty of creative offerings.Gut Check attended a soft opening and had a great time. The night was family-style, with teams of servers droppi ... More >>

Possibly Swoon-worthy Leftovers from Southern Graphics Council

This weekend, in case you somehow missed it, St. Louis played host to the Southern Graphics Council International Conference, with an offshoot event on Cherokee Street as well as edgier programming by Tom Huck's Evil Prints. Brooklyn-based muralist Swoon was in town, putting up a mural on the side o ... More >>

Big Week for Print Nerds in St. Louis

Melissa MeinzerEvil prints of original artwork -- the perfect thing to go under your beer.​If you're into printmaking, your schedule next week is going to be packed. On Wednesday, the Southern Graphics International Conference comes to town, which is sponsored by Washington University and includes ... More >>

Readers blather about bondage and critique the Kevin Klines

Melissa MeinzerEvil prints of original artwork -- the perfect thing to go under your beer.​If you're into printmaking, your schedule next week is going to be packed. On Wednesday, the Southern Graphics International Conference comes to town, which is sponsored by Washington University and includes ... More >>

Readers make much ado about the Kevin Kline Awards

Melissa MeinzerEvil prints of original artwork -- the perfect thing to go under your beer.​If you're into printmaking, your schedule next week is going to be packed. On Wednesday, the Southern Graphics International Conference comes to town, which is sponsored by Washington University and includes ... More >>

Mo' Money, Mo' Ethics? Missouri Senate Committee Says Yes

Melissa MeinzerWhat? We thought Missouri had no increased funding for anything!​Stop the presses.We actually have good news coming out of Jefferson City!Even though the state of Missouri is broke, the Senate Appropriations Committee has resisted Governor Jay Nixon's suggestion to scale back fundin ... More >>

Readers take on CNN's Dana Loesch hire and all those drugs at Camp Zoe

Melissa MeinzerWhat? We thought Missouri had no increased funding for anything!​Stop the presses.We actually have good news coming out of Jefferson City!Even though the state of Missouri is broke, the Senate Appropriations Committee has resisted Governor Jay Nixon's suggestion to scale back fundin ... More >>

Oh deer: Readers sound off about hunting, illegal immigrants and drugged-up grinches

Melissa MeinzerWhat? We thought Missouri had no increased funding for anything!​Stop the presses.We actually have good news coming out of Jefferson City!Even though the state of Missouri is broke, the Senate Appropriations Committee has resisted Governor Jay Nixon's suggestion to scale back fundin ... More >>

Readers argue whether gays deserve the right to divorce

Melissa MeinzerWhat? We thought Missouri had no increased funding for anything!​Stop the presses.We actually have good news coming out of Jefferson City!Even though the state of Missouri is broke, the Senate Appropriations Committee has resisted Governor Jay Nixon's suggestion to scale back fundin ... More >>

Readers argue about dogs, hair of the dog and shocking the junkie

Melissa MeinzerWhat? We thought Missouri had no increased funding for anything!​Stop the presses.We actually have good news coming out of Jefferson City!Even though the state of Missouri is broke, the Senate Appropriations Committee has resisted Governor Jay Nixon's suggestion to scale back fundin ... More >>

Swing Vote: Readers weigh in on candidate Ed Martin's past and the Beautiful Kind's sexcapades

Melissa MeinzerWhat? We thought Missouri had no increased funding for anything!​Stop the presses.We actually have good news coming out of Jefferson City!Even though the state of Missouri is broke, the Senate Appropriations Committee has resisted Governor Jay Nixon's suggestion to scale back fundin ... More >>

Sex Type Thing: Readers dispute whether the Beautiful Kind is helping anyone but herself

Melissa MeinzerWhat? We thought Missouri had no increased funding for anything!​Stop the presses.We actually have good news coming out of Jefferson City!Even though the state of Missouri is broke, the Senate Appropriations Committee has resisted Governor Jay Nixon's suggestion to scale back fundin ... More >>

Top Ten 90s Fashion WTFs

What in the name of Ian Ziering's mullet were we smoking?​When a wise man concluded that there's nothing new under the sun, he had to have been mulling American fashion. We've been recycling the same trends, give or take an accessory or two, for nearly 70 years. Hence the all-too-predictable 1980s ... More >>

Gay Marriage Supporters Outnumber Foes, Big Time

Photo: Melissa MeinzerThe Rev. Kimberly Banks-Brown stands for marriage equality​ Same-sex marriage supporters outnumbered the antis by four-to-one -- even more, by some counts -- at last night's National Organization for Marriage rally and Show Me No Hate counter-action in Clayton. The rallies c ... More >>