New Hampshire

I Regularly Open My Home to Axe-Wielding Maniacs and Other Strangers... Why?

The sheriff department's officer was standing on my doorstep, still trembling with excitement. The red and blue lights from the patrol car flashed over his face, which was incredulous at the site of the person who opened the door at three in the morning - me, a middle-aged, gray-haired man in Nick & ... More >>

Wait List: Tina Fey's great, but Admission doesn't have the marks

Photos: Senator Roy Blunt Promotes Mental Health Plan, Irritated By Gun Control Questions

Late Friday afternoon, Senator Roy Blunt held a press conference at the Betty Jean Kerr People's Health Center in St. Louis to promote his plan to improve mental health treatment across the country. The time is right, he told reporters, since people want concrete actions taken in response to the ... More >>

The Queers

7 p.m. Sunday, January 6. Fubar, 3108 Locust Street.

No MO Money For a Former Bellwether

Once upon a time, Missouri was the bellwether of the Presidential elections. You could always count on us to pick the winner. Remember 2008 when Barack Obama rallied beneath the Arch and even John McCain paid a few visits here? Oh, those glorious days. But then, by just .1 percent of the popular vot ... More >>

Queer As Film

Teen Birth Rates Decline in St. Louis City, and Across the Country

The St. Louis Department of Health is proudly touting its steady decrease in teen pregnancies, a trend that mirrors the national decrease in teen pregnancies since 1991. In fact, the national rate of teen pregnancies dropped 44 percent in the past 20 years. Locally, that drop reflects a change from ... More >>

Senate to Vote on Roy Blunt's Opt-Out Bill for Contraception Coverage

It's nearly March, just six months before the G.O.P. convention, which sounds like a perfect time to celebrate our quadrennial political tradition: culture wars. In Michigan, Republican presidential nominee Rick Santorum is telling folks there shouldn't necessarily be a complete separation of churc ... More >>

Missouri's 2012 Primary Election Would Be Very Telling If It Weren't Officially Meaningless

​A couple of weeks ago, Huffington Post blogger Will Bower wrote, "This February 7th, 2012, I'll be paying closer attention to Missouri's primary results and asking myself 'What if Missourians had been able to go first this time 'round?'" Bower, an outspoken crusader for election reform, proposed ... More >>

Prison Reform Would Save Missouri Taxpayers Millions, Bipartisan Report Says

​Since 1990, Missouri's spending on inmates has tripled to more than $660 million, and the state's prison population has doubled. While the state's overall general fund has grown by 14 percent over the last decade, the Department of Corrections' budget has grown by 39 percent. For all the spendi ... More >>

Survey: Tips in Missouri "About Average"

​Marketplace, NPR's business and finance program, commissioned a survey of tipping habits across the country.The state-by-state results place Missouri more or less in the middle of the pack, with an average tip of 19.4% on a $20 dinner bill. Most states fell into the 18%-21% range, with New Hampsh ... More >>

Mississippi River Flooding Could Create Dead Zone in Gulf the Size of New Hampshire

This year's dead zone from Mississippi River flooding could exceed the 2002 record shown here.​We know it's just a coincidence that the motto for New Hampshire is "Live Free or Die." Still, we couldn't help but see some gallows humor in that slogan when the U.S. Geological Survey announced today t ... More >>

Bad Nuts! Peanut Butter and Hazelnuts Recalled

Wikimedia Commons​ Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't, because you're too busy suffering the effects of salmonella or E. coli. Unilever has issued a voluntary recall on Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread wit ... More >>

Ten Best Non-Mardi Gras Things To Do This Weekend in St. Louis: March 4 to 6

​This weekend kicks off the drunkest time of the year in St. Louis -- yes, it's Mardi Gras, the precursor to the days-long St. Patrick's Day celebration. All of the Mardi Gras listings and action is here. Some of the shows coming to town are here. And below, ten more events at which you won't ... More >>

The Pretty Reckless, and its lead singer St. Louis native Taylor Momsen, defy actress-fronting-band stereotypes

Dennis Price: De Soto Man Killed in Home Robbery in Affton, Three Charged with Murder

St. Louis County prosecutors yesterday charged three Jefferson County residents with a home robbery turned murder Friday night in Affton. Sandra Medert, Kenneth Medert and Matthew Angle-Marshall​According to police, Sandra A. Medert, 33, of Arnold; her brother Kenneth Medert, 29, of Barnhart; and ... More >>

Just Say No to...Nutmeg

​Hot on the heels of this week's recall of Whole Foods-labeled nutmeg over salmonella fears, a TV station in New Hampshire reports that some wise-acre kids in Oklahoma are Beavising it up by smoking nutmeg, posting videos of it on YouTube, vomiting and discussing how awesome it is. The newsf ... More >>

Missouri Ranked 47th in Protecting Kids From Smoking

​Twelve years after the tobacco industry agreed to a multi-billion-dollar settlement with the attorneys general of 46 states, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is out with a new report examining how -- if at all -- those funds are being used to prevent youth from smoking.  The study isn't ki ... More >>

Dream On

Nation's Oldest Family Farm For Sale After Eleven Generations.

After 378 years, the country's oldest family-run farm is for sale. The Boston Globe reports that New Hampshire farmer Will Tuttle has cited lagging demand for the farm's goods. "This is a different business now,'' Tuttle said. "Farming at any level is a labor of love, but now the future is so uncert ... More >>

Bonus Music: Tunes from Javier Mendoza, R. Scott Bryan and Amy Petty, Courtesy of the St. Louis-Based Label, Red Pill Entertainment

​In last week's paper, Jeff Giles profiled Red Pill Entertainment, a St. Louis-based label that's not hesitating to evolve along with the music industry. Business partners Jacob Detering and Laura Markow are working with local musicians Javier Mendoza, R. Scott Bryan and Caleb Travers, and New Ham ... More >>

St. Louis-based label Red Pill Entertainment embraces music industry innovation

Matt Pond PA hunkers down to release The Dark Leaves and tour with Ben Folds

St. Louis Men Have No Reason to Be Ashamed of Their Penis Size

Image sourceMen of St. Louis, it's time to take pride in your accomplishments!​Condomania, the venerable online condom store, has done our nation a great public service. After an exhaustive survey of 27,000 of its male customers, the largest such survey since the heady days of the Kinsey Repor ... More >>

R.I.P. Author J.D. Salinger

Author J.D. Salinger, the patron saint to misunderstood teens and clever troublemakers everywhere, died in New Hampshire. He was 91. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is an adolescent reading-list staple, thanks to its casual (but incisive) dialog and the smart-aleck nature of the protagonist, Holde ... More >>

Saturday: The Punk and Hardcore Scenes Gather for a Benefit/Celebration

​ On Saturday, the Fox Hole at Atomic Cowboy will be hosting a benefit-cum-celebration for two supporters of the local hardcore/punk scene: Brad Cassidy and Nick Mardanes. The former, a Chicago native and a member of bands such as Saw Is Family, Episiotomy and Eating Rats, passed away last yea ... More >>

Local Punks the Humanoids, God Fodder, Suburban Smash Leavin' for Tours

Photo: Nick SchnelleThe Humanoids perform at the Halo Bar during the RFT music showcase back in June. Things may be a little quieter on the local punk scene in the next few weeks as the Humanoids, Suburban Smash and God Fodder all depart Saturday for tours. Suburban Smash and God Fodder pile in ... More >>

She Was His Wife, But She Wasn't his "Bud" ... The August Busch IV Divorce Files

Busch IV: Married? Really? Me!? Where?As I mentioned earlier today, August Busch IV officially divorced his wife of 2.5 years on Wednesday. I just returned from the St. Louis County Court where I took a look at the divorce file. Given the Busch clan's predilection for privacy, it's not surprising th ... More >>

Warming Trend: Why do Mexicans heat up their cars for so damn long?

Take Three: This week brings a tempting trio of limited runs

Malcolm asks the question of the day: What goes down smoother than a campaign promise?

Paper Tiger

When is a recount not a recount?

Missouri Senators Bring Home the Bacon

Attention Must Be Paid

Muddy Waters mounts a classic on a shoestring. The Rep...doesn't.

Top Ramen (Chicken Vegetable Flavor)

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The Queers

Tuesday, May 2, at 7 p.m. Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)

Cars Can Be Blue

Wednesday, November 30; Frederick's Music Lounge (4454 Chippewa Street)

Hard Times Ahead

Unreal gets all hot and bothered over some very special plants (and a rather steamy billboard) and finds the key to St. Louis' revival. Plus, a local blogger is driven mad by public breastfeeding.

Film Openings

Week of November 3, 2004

Play That Funky Music?

Across the country, historical minstrelsy is re-emerging to the shock of many

Merry X-mas, Mr. Abhorrence

If you like Jackass, get yourself to Pop's on Friday

Dead Weight

Kathryn Bigelow gets Water-logged with too many plots

Battery and Flattery

Tribute band Battery gets the ultimate thumbs-up from its inspiration

Classic Collection

The dècor is nothing to write home about, but Luciano's sure-handed take on Italian favorites ensures that you won't care

Town Crier

(Mostly) Harmless Theatre addresses intolerance and fear in The Laramie Project

Show Me E.T.

UFO ballot initiative has Carnahan aide calling for Ashcroft's abduction

RANDOM HEARTS

Directed by Sydney Pollack

NEEM THE THING

The Neem offer up 29 songs on their self-titled debut

Short Cuts

Radio Free St. Louis Goes to Jail; Ald Bauer, Get Your Ass Out of Town; The Crotchety Senator from Crystal City

Town Without Pity