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Walmart Missed Connections: Top Seven Missouri Craigslist Posts

Recently, Psychology Today put out an intriguing little infographic charting the most common places a Craigslist "missed connection" occurs by state. The most lovesick locale in Missouri? Walmart. Some people might call this the end of romance or a signal of the decline of Western society as a whol ... More >>

Will Ferrell's Guerrilla Old Milwaukee Ad Campaign Strikes Again

For the second consecutive Super Bowl, residents of a very, very, very select number of far-flung towns across America saw a surreal, low-budget commercial for Old Milwaukee beer starring Will Ferrell. It was even more surreal than last year's -- and, yes, even more surreal than the Old Milwaukee ad ... More >>

St. Louis Homicide No. 2: Man Shot to Death Over Candybar Theft

Prosecutors have charged Kenneth Payne, a 33-year-old from the 3400 block of Montana, with the double shooting in South City last night that left one man dead after an argument over candy bar theft. It happened at Sam's Beauty Supply on the 3900 block of South Grand, and was caught on surveillance t ... More >>

Missourians File Petition With White House to Secede From Union

Missouri has joined a growing list of states petitioning the federal government for secession in the wake of President Obama's reelection. Residents in at least 20 states have posted petitions on the White House's "We the People" website. "We the People" allows anyone to suggest a policy initiativ ... More >>

Are You a Missourian Who Wants God Out of Government? Meet Your Fellows

The Secular Coalition of America -- an umbrella group comprised of non-theists, believers in the separation of church and state, freethinkers, and others going straight to Hell -- is trying to open a chapter in Missouri. They're based in D.C., but they're now launching the second of five phases to g ... More >>

Before Computers, Giant Model of Mississippi River Determined Flood Risks

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via PlacesThe Mississippi River model during its last days of use in the early 1970s.​This spring, computer models helped the Army Corps of Engineers determine the exact outcome of flooding when the agency made the controversial decision to blast the Birds Point Levee ... More >>

Federal Funds for Food Pathogen Screening in Danger

Wikimedia CommonsSprouts of doom.​ Despite growing concerns about E. coli outbreaks in food supplies, the Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that the federal government might eliminate the screening test for the form of E. coli that recently sickened more than 4,000 people and killed more than ... More >>

Great Harvest Bakery to Finally Reopen Under New Ownership

Ettie Berneking​It's amazing what a little elbow grease; 3,600 pounds of whole wheat and 650 pounds of honey will get you. In this case, it got Tom and Judy Honigfort a new business, two new careers and a start to another chapter of their lives. It hasn't been that long since Great Harvest Br ... More >>

Kickstart Some Art, Help Fund Free Easter Photos at Cherokee Photobooth

Courtesy Cherokee PhotoboothCute Easter kids from last year.​Looking for something adorable to put in Grandma's Easter basket? Hop on over to Cherokee Photobooth for their second free Easter photo session and get a portrait taken in front of a chalk mural by local artist Ryan Frank.You may recall ... More >>

Mountain Lion Spotted in Southern Missouri; Sixth Sighting Since November

The cat was seen March 9 in Oregon County (red).​The Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed the sixth sighting of a mountain lion in the state in the past five months. The cougar was seen March 9 in Oregon County in south-central Missouri. A driver near the small town of Rover saw the a ... More >>

Eat Your Veggies. Just Not These.

Wikimedia CommonsThese beets won't kill you. Yet. ​Beets are so often maligned that it's hard to imagine that they're pickled and processed in 105-ounce cans. Who knew there was such a pickled beet demand? Well, that demand's going to go unmet for a bit. Lakeside Foods Inc. of Manitowoc, Wis ... More >>

English-Only Driver's License Tests in Missouri? House Committee Says Yes

Image via​A committee of the Missouri House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring that driver's license testing be conducted in English -- and only in English -- sending the measure on to the full House for its vote.The House Transportation Committee yesterday voted 8-3 for the bill, fo ... More >>

Nelly on Blizzard Music Tour with 3OH!3, Sick Puppies and Cali Swag District

Image viaDreaming of warmer weather, no doubt...​Even the city's cuddle-thug is being swept up in the snowmageddon, it seems: Nelly is part of the Blizzard Music Tour, which kicks off March 1 in South Dakota. The lineup for the trek is interesting and very diverse: Besides Nelly, the show feat ... More >>

Wrote Free

Scientists Find Likely Cause of Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder [Updated with Dissenting Opinion!]

Image via​The New York Times reports that scientists from the University of Montana and the U.S. Army have identified the likely cause of colony collapse disorder, which is blamed for destroying as much as 40% of the country's honeybee population since 2006.A fungus tag-teaming with a virus have a ... More >>

In Case of Disaster, Missouri's Kids Are Screwed

Pop quiz: What do Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Montana and Wyoming all have in common? According to a new report by Save the Children, kids in all these states are probably out of luck in case of an emergency.

Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of November 9-15

Euclid Records 1. Sting - If On A Winter's Night... 2. Beatles - Revolver 3. Monsters Of Folk - Monsters Of Folk 4. Nirvana - Live At Reading 5. REM - Live At The Olympia 6. Tegan & Sara - Sainthood* 7. Flight Of The Conchords - I Told You I Was F ... More >>

Sneak of the Dead

​Pay attention: In the event of a zombie apocalypse, the information I'm about to give you may be the difference between having your cranium cracked open like the sugar crust on a crème brûlée and parlaying a considerable stash of vodka and ammo into living the good life with a harem somewhere ... More >>

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

Java Enabled: This One's Just Right

Cups are a superstitious part of any coffee drinker's routine. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a regular coffee drinker that didn't have a preferred vessel for enjoying their dark drink. There's always that one cup or mug -- for some inexplicable reason, it just makes the coffee taste better. ... More >>

Weird Animal Abundance in Missouri

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hvargas/ / CC BY-SA 2.0Mother Nature has been oddly generous to Missouri outdoorsmen this year, and here's one more example.  First we had that huge bumpercrop of paddlefish. Then our state's fishermen started breaking way more records than usual. Now the Missouri D ... More >>

Does Missouri Love Porn as Much as Other Red States?

Wikimedia CommonsA study by a Harvard professor that was published last week in the Journal of Economic Perspectives found that traditionally conservative states consume the most online pornography. The study, a pdf of which can be found here, looked at the zip codes from credit cards ... More >>

This Band Could Be Your Life, Part II: So Many Dynamos Tours to SXSW

High on Fire, Sunday, February 17 at the Creepy Crawl Bonus Slayer Reference!

Punk's Not Dead

Against Me! Plays anarchist punk rock for the masses.

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.

Rocky Votolato at Off Broadway, Last Night's Show

The Road to Ravioli

The latest stop on Ian’s Illinois vacation hits close to home.

Putting the “We” in “Zimbabwe”

The Gaslights / Casey Reid / Dirty 30s

9 p.m. Thursday, February 15. Off Broadway (3509 Lemp Avenue).

Welcome to Hooters

Jimmy Buffett inexplicably leads a kid movie to the big screen

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

Grand Grand Center

Another gallery opens its doors

Meet the RFT Staff!

Letters

Week of August 24, 2005

Film Openings

Week of March 2, 2005

Praying Mantis Kung-Fu with Master Bob Klein (1989)

Bow to your sensei!

The Misfits

The fantastic, the majestic...the Decemberists

Capsule Reviews

Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Film Openings

Week of July 30, 2003

Founding Father

Find Found's Davy Rothbart at Mad Art Gallery

Various Artists

The Slaughter Rule: Original Soundtrack (Bloodshot Records)

United We Slam

GOP attacks Carnahan in the name of togetherness

Best Bi-State Bus Route

No. 70 Grand

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