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Wither the Farm: At Any Price makes good drama of bad seeds

Expand or Die: For At Any Price director Ramin Bahrani, bigger films demand bigger targets

12 St. Louis Food and Drink Deals and Freebies for Tax Day

Today is Tax Day, also known as mass chaos at the Springfield Post Office Day. Whether today finds you scrambling to get your info in order or basking in the smug satisfaction of submitting your taxes weeks ago, there is a reward: food and drink deals at restaurants across the St. Louis area. Once ... More >>

Brad Paisley Tells Country Audiences There's Nothing Wrong With White Folks Becoming the Minority

Every couple weeks, starting now, RFT Music takes a hard listen to the music in which millions of Americans soak. Brad Paisley, "Southern Comfort Zone" Current Billboard Country Singles Chart Position: 10 The Verdict: Holy shit, songs on the radio can still be important! So, here, in a shimmering ... More >>

Alanis Morissette, Lindsey Buckingham, Maserati and More in This Week's New Show Announcements

Here again: every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention, followed by embedded YouTube videos; there, you can check out some of the artists you may not be familiar with. Page two contains our complete listing of new sho ... More >>

Country Music for People who Hate Country

Cardinal fans and Cub fans. Democrats and Republicans. Those who keep up with the Kardashians and those who should be allowed to vote. Country music fans and country music haters. While no end is in sight to the strife between the first three aforementioned warring factions, there may be hope for t ... More >>

Why Mizzou Should Stay Put in the Big 12

​The University of Missouri Board of Curators emerged from a four-hour, closed-door meeting last night to announce that they'd unanimously approved a decision to allow the school to shop around for a new athletic conference. Speculation is rife that the university will now leave the Big 12 for the ... More >>

Black Angels and Best Coast at Kanrocksas

Photo by Kiernan Maletsky​The Black Angels | Best Coast Ad Astra | Stagesaurus Rex Welcome to Day Two, where I regret to inform you the heat absolutely must be the first thing mentioned. People cower in the thin lines of shade, in the few places there is shade to be had, or stand on the bri ... More >>

Kanrocksas Music Festival 2011: What to Expect, What to See and More

Courtesy of Kanrocksas​Finally, Eminem has collided with NASCAR -- with nary a cowboy hat in sight. This isn't a gone-country Darius Rucker-style conversion, but Missouri-born Marshall Mathers, not to mention 23 other popular and indie acts that normally wouldn't be caught within sight distanc ... More >>

Blood Pony to disband after June 18 farewell show at The Warehouse

​Despite making great strides in its two and a half years of existence, Blood Pony is being put out to pasture. The seven-piece orchestral indie-pop group, which released full-length Escapists this January after last year's Kissing Cities EP, is playing one last show this Saturday, June 18, at ... More >>

Rams Also Winners on Super Bowl Weekend

commons.wikimedia.orgMarshall Faulk, playing what I imagine is a digital version of himself in an XBox football game. ​So there was this game held over the weekend, called the Super Bowl, and the St. Louis Rams were, sadly, not a part of it. Shocking, I know, but them's the breaks. I would argue, ... More >>

Manly Men of St. Louis, Get Your Whiskers Trimmed at This Weekend's NASCAR Race!

Wahl! That's a sexy shave.​As Daily RFT was first to tell you earlier this week, St. Louis has been named the sixth-most manliest city in the nation. How did we earn such honor? According to the authors of the study, it has something to do with our appetite for sports (particularly the motorized k ... More >>

A guide to the things you just don't want to miss this summer

US Fidelis Files for Bankruptcy; Owners of Auto Warranty Firm Used Company Like ATM

kmov.comUS Fidelis paid the mortgage for Darian Atkinson's gaudy mansion in Lake St. Louis. ​Wentzville-based US Fidelis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday. The company that sells extended auto warranties has been under attack since last April when the Better Business Bureau announced that ... More >>

What You Should be Watching Right Now

You may not know the name Yu Darvish, but let me tell you something, you will. Darvish is a young Japanese pitching phenom, the most dominant pitcher to come along in Japan since Daisuke Matsuzaka. In fact, there are at least a few people saying that Darvish may be even better than the man we a ... More >>

How 'Bout a Name for That Proposed Pro Soccer Team? Suggest One

Is everyone out there as excited as I am to see St. Louis getting a Major League Soccer team? I can't hear you! I said, are you psyched? (Puts hand to ear, listens intently for sounds of cheering.) Huh. Well, maybe you guys are just all used up from the massive celebrations that have been going ... More >>

Playing Politics: The world might be a better place if presidents still went to the theater

Michael Haneke and his brutal home invaders return to implicate you in Funny Games

God. Country (and what a country!). BRANSON.

Join us on a guided tour of emigré comedian Yakov Smirnoff's adopted home, a veritable geezer's Shangri-La.

'Tis the Season

Wait — you actually can get laid on prom night? Unreal investigates!

Meet the New Doors, Not the Same As the Old Doors

B-Sides peeks in on a rehearsal for Riders on the Storm and finds out that the (English) Beat goes on for vocalist Dave Wakeling.

Anchor Man?

Playing against type, Will Ferrell can't quite ground this artificially whimsical romantic comedy.

Hold 'Em Tight

Unreal went to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker and all we got was this lousy story.

Crash Test Dummy

Will Ferrell's new film rides the line between on-screen storytelling and outtake antics.

Get Inside!

A round-up of summer's surefire hits (and definite duds)

East Side, Best Side

A pub crawl along the Illinois riverbanks

Our top DVD picks for the week of February 7

Heigh-ho, Silver!

More than horsin' around

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of August 17, 2005

Car Trouble

Herbie the Love Bug's back, and he bites

Excess Hollywood

In the season of sequels and Happy Meal toys, 05 may be a pleasant surprise.

Film Openings

Week of April 20, 2005

Blatant Localism

Joe Herbert documents the skate scene

Lardee's

Unreal kicks it with a 64-year-old college student, attends a Jell-O-shot-fueled party at the Tri-City Speedway and peruses a local mom's Blog o' the Week; plus, why eat a Thickburger when you can have Butter on a Stick?

Letters

Week of December 15, 2004

Proof It!

A local bottler supplies the free booze, we supply the lushes -- er, tasting panel

Crunch Time

The demolition derby is still a gas in the nooks and crannies of mid-America

Bush Strikes Out

Our commander in chief takes to the mound, Missouri gets its very own dinosaur, an Old Kid on the Block remembers when he was New, and Unreal learns a little something about love and basketball

Sporting Snooze

A leaner, splashier Sporting News struggles to find its editorial compass

The Star-Spangled Bender

Hold on to your liver! An RFT salute to the coolest local watering holes you've never heard of.

Hoosiers, Hoosiers Everywhere

Week of April 9, 2003

Sherman's March

The venerable Billy Sherman's Deli makes a move but doesn't stray too far from where it came

Closely Watched Planes

St. Louis loses one of its best make-out spots, another casualty of airport expansion

Trailer-Park King

Self-proclaimed hoosier Rosco Villa shines a rock & roll light on fucked-up lives

Bruce Robison

Thursday, Nov. 29; Off Broadway

Letters

Week of September 26, 2001

Rebel Yell

Armed with a Confederate flag, Jason Scott declared war on uptight high-school officials

Beauty Triumphs

You can get more than makeup at Neiman Marcus

Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys?

Just because you've grown up doesn't mean you have to get rid of your Hot Wheels

Of Choppers and Chiaroscuro

Masters of the thriving genre of Harley art, David Uhl and Scott Jacobs depict life high on the hog