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National Geographic Society

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Who Wants to Pay $500 to Eat the Last Meal Served Aboard the Titanic?

    Man-made disasters and tragedies range from the historic to the Darwin Award-winning, but no single event has proven to be as romanticized or lucrative an enterprise as the deaths of those 1,514 people who went down with the R.M.S. Titanic on April 15, 1912. Though it hasn't been news in 100 years, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Busch Family Member New Director of Endangered Wolf Center

    ​It seems there are two types of folks in the Busch family. The colorful ones whose dalliances, excesses and questionable behavior (Gussie and August IV come to mind) capture headlines. And everyone else. Virginia Busch falls squarely in the latter category. So obscure is this member of St. Louis' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Ronnie Smith, Sled Dogs Make National Geographic

    National GeographicThe southernmost aeronautical waypoints between Antarctica and New Zealand, renamed by Col. Ronnie Smith.​Last fall, Air Force Colonel Ronnie Smith succeeded in his campaign to rename the aeronautical waypoints between Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, the U.S. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Comment of the Day: Maybe TV Isn't Such a Bad Thing

    Today's comment comes in response to a post late yesterday about Charter's new commercial praising the merits of watching TV. This morning reader "Anon" commented:*I* thought it was a ridiculous commercial, people proud to be in darkened rooms with the boob tube instead of doing something else, gett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Our Big Mounds Get Big Photo Spread in National Geographic

    Image viaThe Mississippian culture had not yet discovered "Joe's Carpet King" in this rendering. ​National Geographic's 2,500-word feature on Cahokia Mounds, currently out in the January issue, begins on a rather embarrassing note for the St. Louis area: I'm standing at the center of what was once ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2010

    When the Water Recedes

    Image viaThe Mississippian culture had not yet discovered "Joe's Carpet King" in this rendering. ​National Geographic's 2,500-word feature on Cahokia Mounds, currently out in the January issue, begins on a rather embarrassing note for the St. Louis area: I'm standing at the center of what was once ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Happy Birthday, Madam Secretary, Have Some Pillow Cake!

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton turned 63 yesterday. She celebrated at a viewing of Inside the State Department, a National Geographic documentary about Madam Secretary's job. They even presented her with a lovely birthday cake. ForeignPolicy.comSweet dreams, Madam Secretary!​Except it loo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    Good News DISH Network Subscribers: Missouri's Attorney General Has Your Back

    Your DISH isn't broken, it's just blacked out.​Since October 1, Missouri subscribers to DISH Network have been without one of the most popular stations on the local broadcast dial: Fox Sports Midwest. DISH and FSM (which airs the St. Louis Cardinals, Blues and Missouri Tigers) have been in a pissi ... More >>

  • Culture

    August 25, 2010

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Oldest Footwear in Human History Found: Several Years Ago in MISSOURI!

    Image viaEat it, Armenia: Missouri holds record for oldest footwear ever found.​Ooh neat-o, somebody found a 5,500-year-old shoe in some Armenian cave! Um, BORING. You know what location holds the all-time record for oldest footwear ever discovered? Lil' place called Missouri. Trumpeting the recen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Chef's Choice, Part 2: Eliott Harris of Miso on Meramec

    This is part two of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Eliott Harris of Miso on Meramec. To read part one, click here. Stay tuned for part three tomorrow. Robin Wheeler​Did your family cook when you were a child? If so, what meals stand out? My mom is an awesome cook. I'd hang out i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2010

    Aarrrgghhh!

    This is part two of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice interview with Eliott Harris of Miso on Meramec. To read part one, click here. Stay tuned for part three tomorrow. Robin Wheeler​Did your family cook when you were a child? If so, what meals stand out? My mom is an awesome cook. I'd hang out i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Happy Earth Day: St. Louis Will Save Money (and the Planet) By Letting Parks Grow Au Naturale

    Image via National GeographicIs it a Missouri National Grassland or Forest Park? Maybe both, come next year.​The bad news: St. Louis is facing a $46 million budget deficit that will force layoffs, furloughs and reduced trash collection.The good news: The fiscal belt-tightening has produced an idea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Peeps Show: The Best Recipes That Feature Marshmallow Peeps!

    image credit​What started as a trend -- making fun of Peeps and using them for non-food purposes -- has become an annual rite of spring, what with the Washington Post's annual Peeps Show diorama contest and National Geographic's Peeps in Places project. Peeps have even become the focus of fier ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    The Best Video of a Meth Addict Jumping Into A Frozen Pond You'll See Today

    Image via National Geographic A suspected Madison County meth maker took a polar bear plunge while attempting to elude police​Ahhh, methamphetamine. It makes human beings do some amazing things -- amazingly dumb things.Take the case of 50-year-old Robert C. Kelly of Madison County, Illinois ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    The Land of the Midnight Sneak

    Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons I was planning on regaling you with tales of the highly appropriate rainbow-hued foods I snuck into the Pride Parade this weekend in Tower Grove Park. Alas, even Southern sneaks wilt like delicate magnolia blossoms in 100-plus degree heat, and I am no exception. ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 15, 2009

    Quack Quack: The Shaved Duck reinvented — and hotter than before

    Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons I was planning on regaling you with tales of the highly appropriate rainbow-hued foods I snuck into the Pride Parade this weekend in Tower Grove Park. Alas, even Southern sneaks wilt like delicate magnolia blossoms in 100-plus degree heat, and I am no exception. ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2008

    University of Missouri biology professor Frederick vom Saal has been sounding the alarm about bisphenol A for a decade. Has he got your attention?

    Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons I was planning on regaling you with tales of the highly appropriate rainbow-hued foods I snuck into the Pride Parade this weekend in Tower Grove Park. Alas, even Southern sneaks wilt like delicate magnolia blossoms in 100-plus degree heat, and I am no exception. ... More >>

  • News

    March 19, 2008

    An official state beer? Unreal's all over that one! Plus: We ring them bells and play CDs to our dog.

    Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons I was planning on regaling you with tales of the highly appropriate rainbow-hued foods I snuck into the Pride Parade this weekend in Tower Grove Park. Alas, even Southern sneaks wilt like delicate magnolia blossoms in 100-plus degree heat, and I am no exception. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 3, 2007

    Here There Be Monsters

    Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons I was planning on regaling you with tales of the highly appropriate rainbow-hued foods I snuck into the Pride Parade this weekend in Tower Grove Park. Alas, even Southern sneaks wilt like delicate magnolia blossoms in 100-plus degree heat, and I am no exception. ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 25, 2007

    Night Moves

    Risqué business: The Pajama Game never goes out of style.

  • News

    October 25, 2006

    Prince of Darkness

    A St. Louis company is making a killing off Halloween. Your screams are music to their ears.

  • News

    September 13, 2006

    CSI:IRAQ

    Sonny Trimble's grave undertaking: unearthing the victims of Saddam's slaughter.

  • Culture

    January 18, 2006

    Current Shows

    Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    January 11, 2006

    Current Shows

    Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    January 4, 2006

    Current Shows

    Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    December 21, 2005

    Current Shows

    Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    December 14, 2005

    Current Shows

    Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    December 7, 2005

    Current Shows

    Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Culture

    November 23, 2005

    Current Shows

    Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • News

    October 5, 2005

    Meet the RFT Staff!

    Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

  • Music

    July 6, 2005

    The Go-Betweens

    Oceans Apart (Yep Roc)

  • Music

    November 24, 2004

    Like a What?

    We check out some "important" songs, mourn ODB and read some, um, crap

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of May 5, 2004

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2004

    No Atlas Allowed

    And no help from the crowd

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of October 8, 2003

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2003

    IMAX Redux

    Science Center's Fall Film Fest

  • News

    September 3, 2003

    Breakfast of Champions

    He scaled an intellectual Everest at age twelve. What's he like at sixteen? Meet George Thampy.

  • Music

    June 25, 2003

    Dead Again

    Mickey Hart and his grateful mates are out to prove they're more than mere Other Ones

  • Culture

    May 14, 2003

    Spiritual Dearth

    Though they depict religious themes, these works are strangely ambivalent

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2002

    Who's Your Mummy?

    Bob Brier commands wrapped attention

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Empty Promises

    Missouri has been pouring millions into prisons that aren't being used. But stay tuned: If politicians have their way, there will be plenty of inmates to go around.

  • Film

    January 9, 2002

    Film Openings

    Week of January 9, 2002

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Place To Get a Regular Haircut

    Larry Evilsizor Barber Stylist

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 27, 2000

    Best Scuba Diving

    Bonne Terre Mines

  • Culture

    December 8, 1999

    MY NATURE: WORKS WITH PAPER BY KIKI SMITH

    St. Louis Art Museum

  • News

    November 3, 1999

    PETER AND THE WOLF

    Why Missouri Botanical Garden's Peter Raven, world-renowned environmentalist, courts Monsanto's favor, boosts its biotech and takes its money

  • Music

    April 7, 1999

    Listening Post

    Why Missouri Botanical Garden's Peter Raven, world-renowned environmentalist, courts Monsanto's favor, boosts its biotech and takes its money

  • Film

    February 3, 1999

    Failing Grade

    Why Missouri Botanical Garden's Peter Raven, world-renowned environmentalist, courts Monsanto's favor, boosts its biotech and takes its money

  • News

    January 6, 1999

    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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