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Metropolis

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Interview: Janelle Monae Discusses Androids, "the Other" and Making the Music That Moves You

    Andrew Zaeh​Janelle Monae has the voice of an R&B diva, the dancin' feet of a young James Brown and style so unique she puts Lady Gaga to shame. Originally hailing from Kansas City, Kansas -- an article in our sister paper, the Pitch, explains more -- Monae travelled to Atlanta by way of New ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 29, 2010

    Metropolis Rebuilt

    Andrew Zaeh​Janelle Monae has the voice of an R&B diva, the dancin' feet of a young James Brown and style so unique she puts Lady Gaga to shame. Originally hailing from Kansas City, Kansas -- an article in our sister paper, the Pitch, explains more -- Monae travelled to Atlanta by way of New ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Breaking Exclusive: Metropolis St. Louis Cancels This Year's Lot Festival

    ​Bummer news: Metropolis St. Louis announced late yesterday that it's canceled this year's edition of the Lot, an annual local music festival traditionally held in the parking lot of the Schlafly Tap Room. In a press release, Michael Tomko, one of the festival's organizers, said: "What it com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Metropolis Screening Today With Extra Footage -- And St. Louisans Can See it, Too, Maybe

    photo source​Update 1:41 pm: It works, right here! (It does help, though, if you know French.)-----------Today, February 12, is a historic day for film buffs. Valentine's Day, starring 21 semi-famous people, has arrived in theaters! Never before have so many semi-famous actors been assembled in a ... More >>

  • Film

    December 16, 2009

    Money Isn't Everything: And all that glitters — Avatar, specifically — isn't gold

    photo source​Update 1:41 pm: It works, right here! (It does help, though, if you know French.)-----------Today, February 12, is a historic day for film buffs. Valentine's Day, starring 21 semi-famous people, has arrived in theaters! Never before have so many semi-famous actors been assembled in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    This Week in Gut Check, Regurgitated

    ​As you can see in the sticky post above, Gut Check is hiring. The response so far has been impressive. I'm still sorting through the applications, so don't fret if you haven't heard anything yet. If you want to apply and still haven't...don't wait much longer!It was a busy week here at Gut Check ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Photos: The Sweet Tooth of Superman

    This week's feature story, "Isn't That Super," is a dispatch from Metropolis, Illinois, which -- according to Illinois law -- is the official home of Superman. As such, the town hosts a festival each June, and Jennifer Silverberg documented it this year with her camera. These pictures show the sugar ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2009

    Isn't That Super? A dispatch from the 31st annual Superman Celebration in — where else? — Metropolis, Illinois.

    This week's feature story, "Isn't That Super," is a dispatch from Metropolis, Illinois, which -- according to Illinois law -- is the official home of Superman. As such, the town hosts a festival each June, and Jennifer Silverberg documented it this year with her camera. These pictures show the sugar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Photos from a Superman Convention in -- Where Else? -- Metropolis, Illinois

    Everyone knows about Comic-Con, which happens every summer in San Diego. It's a glorious convention that attracts nerds from all over. But it's safe to say that less people know about the Superman Celebration, which takes place the second weekend in June and swells tiny Metropolis, Illinois to 30,00 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    Review Setlist Photos: Motorhead at the Pageant, Tuesday, September 9

    Everyone knows about Comic-Con, which happens every summer in San Diego. It's a glorious convention that attracts nerds from all over. But it's safe to say that less people know about the Superman Celebration, which takes place the second weekend in June and swells tiny Metropolis, Illinois to 30,00 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    Go! The St. Louis Weekend Calendar, August 8-10, 2008

    Everyone knows about Comic-Con, which happens every summer in San Diego. It's a glorious convention that attracts nerds from all over. But it's safe to say that less people know about the Superman Celebration, which takes place the second weekend in June and swells tiny Metropolis, Illinois to 30,00 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 4, 2008

    Gentleman Auction House Tour Diary, Day Nine: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

    Everyone knows about Comic-Con, which happens every summer in San Diego. It's a glorious convention that attracts nerds from all over. But it's safe to say that less people know about the Superman Celebration, which takes place the second weekend in June and swells tiny Metropolis, Illinois to 30,00 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2008

    Put the "U" in Ridiculous

    Friday is your playground

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2008
  • Music

    July 25, 2007

    Still Precious After All These Years

    B-Sides gets real with our favorite Pretender and theSTART's Aimee Echo.

  • Film

    October 11, 2006

    Future Imperfect

    Renaissance is black and white and a little dead all over

  • Music

    May 24, 2006

    The Church

    Uninvited, Like the Clouds (Cooking Vinyl)

  • Calendar

    August 24, 2005

    Ooh, Posters!

    Webster Film Series thins its collection

  • Calendar

    April 13, 2005

    You Little Rats!

    A year in the alleys

  • Film

    September 15, 2004

    Days of Future Passed

    Sky Captain zooms back to a tomorrow that never was

  • Film

    July 14, 2004

    Sacrificing Isaac

    I, Robot owes little to Asimov and much to prior sci-fi cinema

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    You Gotta Be There

    A dozen things you just can't miss this summer

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2004

    Role Reversal

    Theatre-in-the-round turned inside-out

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of January 28, 2004

  • News

    October 22, 2003

    Letters

    Week of October 22, 2003

  • News

    October 15, 2003

    Letters

    Week of October 15, 2003

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    Metropolistless

    Once a swashbuckling shot of civic espresso, Metropolis appears to be undergoing a midlife crisis

  • News

    August 13, 2003

    Swirl, Smack and Spit

    We're curious about Bill Roberti's intentions, Brent Feeney's exodus and Joe Edwards' alibi; plus, Missouri will taste damn good in a waffle cone

  • Calendar

    July 16, 2003

    Bet Ya Didn't Know

    Metropolis downtown walking tours illuminate

  • Calendar

    June 11, 2003

    The Hermanator

    At the theater with Paul Reubens

  • News

    May 21, 2003

    Don't Go There

    Metropolis' North St. Louis pub crawl could be just the beginning and the season's over for Coach Brady

  • Film

    December 25, 2002

    Film Openings

    Week of December 25, 2002

  • Film

    August 21, 2002

    Series/Festivals

    Week of August 21, 2002

  • Film

    August 14, 2002

    Series/Festivals

    Week of August 14, 2002

  • News

    April 17, 2002

    Mmmm, Mmmm, Good

    Holden tucks into Slay's Old Post Office recipe

  • News

    March 27, 2002

    Price of Thugdom

    Hardball tactics sully the robes of St. Francis and drown out his message

  • Culture

    October 3, 2001

    The Brave & the Bold

    On September 11, the world needed superheroes. It found them not in comic books, but in real life.

  • Culture

    May 9, 2001

    Windy City Blues

    Environmental historian William Cronon explains how Chicago passed St. Louis by and changed America

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Alderman

    Craig Schmid

  • News

    August 9, 2000

    Let's Talk About Sex

    Lake St. Louis' favorite agents provocateurs, the Wahls, are at it again

  • Music

    July 12, 2000

    Minding The Beats And Q's

    Competition in the burgeoning St. Louis rap-radio market? Bring it on, says one station manager.

  • Dining

    June 28, 2000

    Heard It Through the Grapevine

    Once Upon a Vine sends tendrils down the South Grand strip

  • Music

    February 16, 2000

    Hard Copy

    A new Web site dishes dirt -- a lot of dirt -- on the St. Louis rave scene

  • Music

    November 17, 1999

    ST.LOUIS SCENE REPORT

    Some musical possibilities for your next club-hopping excursion

  • News

    October 6, 1999

    MARKET FORCES

    After more than 150 years of operation, Soulard Market is being reinvented. But the change isn't going down easily.

  • News

    July 28, 1999

    NO PRETZEL LOGIC

    Bent out of shape over the closure of Giegerich Pretzel Co.

  • News

    June 23, 1999

    Hit Parade

    Bent out of shape over the closure of Giegerich Pretzel Co.

  • News

    June 16, 1999

    Hit Parade

    Bent out of shape over the closure of Giegerich Pretzel Co.

  • News

    June 9, 1999

    Hit Parade

    Bent out of shape over the closure of Giegerich Pretzel Co.

  • News

    April 7, 1999

    Hit Parade

    Bent out of shape over the closure of Giegerich Pretzel Co.

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