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NASA on the End of the Mayan Calendar: Everything's Fine, You People Are Nuts

Do you fear that tomorrow is the last day ever? It's certainly the end of the long-count calendar used by the ancient Mayans (whose descendants don't actually believe that we all die tomorrow). But does that mean it's curtains for our planet?No, says NASA. With a giant, exhausted, empirical sigh. Pl ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From December 17 to 23

Plenty of excellent shows this week; particularly as we enter the weekend -- local releases galore. We'll get into that in more detail on the weekend post though. Supposedly, the world is ending this weekend as well. I know what you are thinking, and I don't really buy it either, but then again the ... More >>

Superheroes bump superegos in Joss Whedon's all-star Avengers. Things go boom.

Astronaut Andre Kuipers Should Be Your Twitter Friend

Andre Kuipers is part of the 31st permanent crew on the International Space Station, and only the second Dutch astronaut to make it to space. In addition to being a doctor, a scientist and teacher, Kuipers is also a photographer. His bilingual Twitter feed is a daily treasure trove of scientific won ... More >>

One Nation, Under Tacos: How Mexican food conquered America

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

Black Moth Super Rainbow At Off Broadway, 9/12/11: Review

​Black Moth Super Rainbow | Marshmallow Ghosts | Dosh Off Broadway September 12, 2011 Sometimes it's hard to remember that these people making these sounds are just people. Get them in front of you, mostly maskless, wearing their every day human faces and clothes made out of fabric and threa ... More >>

Come See Mars

NASA: Ocean Cells Blamed for Heat Dome of 2011

nasa.govNASA data showed unusually warm air over the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans this summer.​Scientists at NASA believe they have an explanation for the "heat dome" of 2011 that contributed to the persistently hot temperatures throughout the South and Midwest this summer. Data from the N ... More >>

Crime Cameras Begin Operation in North St. Louis' 21st Ward

Photos: Chad GarrisonNeighborhood liaison officer Quiana Dickerson monitors the video streams from fourteen cameras in the 21st Ward.​It looks a bit like NASA's Mission Control inside a new St. Louis police substation still under construction on Natural Bridge Road. Sitting in front of three gigan ... More >>

The Last Space Shuttle Launch And Obsolete Music-Delivery Systems

​Friday morning's scheduled space shuttle launch, the last of 135 missions flown by the orbiters, marks the exact moment at which a space-travel technology from 1981 finally becomes obsolete. That's right: If you'd just overbuilt your music collection like NASA did with Atlantis, you could s ... More >>

Rockwell Knuckles' "Silly Human" is NPR's Song of the Day

Jennifer Silverberg​Rockwell Knuckles steady takeover got a boost today from NPR, which has his "Silly Human" as its track of the day. The blurb was written by Ben Westhoff, a former RFT staffer and recently named the new music editor at our sister paper, LA Weekly. The subhead on the article ... More >>

Moon Dust Stolen from NASA Recovered in St. Louis

www.regencystamps.comThe "speck" in question. Click photo for a full-size view of the moon dust.​A speck of moon dust believed to have been smuggled out of NASA years ago has returned to the space agency after spending time in both Germany and St. Louis. The dust was supposed to be placed up for a ... More >>

It's Life, Jim, But Not As We Know It

​Space geeks have been crapping their pants since news hit the Interwebs Monday that NASA was holding a press conference "to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life." The announcement further defined astrobiology as "the study of the origin ... More >>

Gut Check's Week in Tweets

​Don't you know? Gut Check has a Twitter account. You can follow us @gutcheckstl.Here's some of what you missed on the Twitter feed this week: RT @RuthBourdain: Wow. NASA has discovered a completely new life form. Two questions: How the fuck does it taste? And, can you sous vide it? Kakao Choc ... More >>

The Over the Shoulder Wine/Coffee/Lo Mein/Beer/Wheatgrass Holder

image via​This week the foodernet was abuzz about the ultimate wine rack, the Wine Rack. That's right: a bra that holds 25 ounces of every girl's favorite beverage, wine! With a polyurethane panel built into the bra cups and a drinking tube snaked from the one on the right, it's a a convenient ... More >>

Space Is Deep

The Cover of the March 11 Print Edition

Wash U. Aims for the Moon by 2019

Wikimedia CommonsThat dark area on the lower left is the South Pole-Aitken Basin, where Wash. U. researchers hope to send a probe sometime this decade.​MoonRise, a project developed by Washington University researchers, has been named a finalist for NASA's next space science venture, scheduled for ... More >>

December 15 Last Day To Buy Intergalactic Property Before Christmas!

Stew Smith​Attention Earthlings: Is there really any better way to let your loved ones know how much you care than by buying them a piece of intergalactic property? The Lunar Embassy is currently selling one-acre parcels of land on the moon with prime Earth views, for the super-low price of $19.99 ... More >>

Now Hear This

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 8.18

​NASA's busy in the kitchen, improving food for the International Space Station and developing meals for Mars. (Los Angeles Times, USA Today)Soda and juice linked to fatty liver. Beer linked to better bone density. And we're still not sure about how coffee and headaches work. (The Telegraph, B ... More >>

Moonshot

Ever wonder how far the NASA astronauts traveled when they were hoofing it around the moon? How about the amount of ground they covered relative to the size and shape of the average Major League Baseball diamond? No? Didn't think so.Nevertheless, as part of the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA pr ... More >>

Tuesday, March 24: Calendar Pimp Suggests

  Alan Chinchar/NASA Do you realize, we're floating in space?The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a long, long way off, and the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is not a drink to be trifled with. But if you're looking for a friendly place and a friendly face, well, you can do worse t ... More >>

Come Fly With Me

In space, no one can hear you buzz

Earl Mullins has liftoff. Years in the making, his space museum in Bonne Terre has taken flight.

Chafing Dishes: No Reservations now available on DVD

Homesick?

Just Plane Facts

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

The Astronaut Farmer

Gems

Truly outrageous

History-Making Flight

The X Prize is back on the map

Making Traks

Sham Daugherty and Alonzo Lee Jr., the Trak Starz, aim to make St. Louis the center of the hip-hop universe

Uncommonly Playful

You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a theater offering

Hey, Mr. Spaceman

Unreal wants proof of this whole "Mars" thing; plus, Rochell Moore readies her arsenal of biblical curses (again), and we unveil the Official Unreal Wardrobe Malfunction Nipple Shield™ (just in time for Mardi Gras!)

What Are Your Predictions for 2004?

Week of January 14, 2004

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of December 31, 2003

Best Reading Series

Left Bank Books

Film Openings

Week of April 30, 2003

Sports Bar

Hotshots Sports Bar & Grill

The Bleeding Edge

A decade ago, Vertigo started a revolution by making comics for adults

Star Trek Starts Here

Over the moon for the International Space Station

16 Deluxe

The local-music compilation Suite 16 has womanly charms to please almost any listener

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

Written and directed by Koki Mitani

LUNAR ECLIPSE

An ambitious new book chronicles the glorious sights of the Apollo missions

MASKS: FACES OF CULTURE

St. Louis Art Museum

Arianna's Comet

Well, it was almost her comet. Turned out to be a galaxy instead. But "there's still more space to search."

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