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Crotching Whiskey at the Justin Bieber Concert and Getting Thrown Out: A Review

Justin Bieber was genetically engineered in a secret government laboratory to be the Ultimate Teen Heartthrob. Millions of dollars are spent every year to ensure that the Earth's population worships the Bieb; the number of powerful men in suits whose job it is to ensure that "Operation: Hot Bieber" ... More >>

Boot camp makes men of deadbeat dads

Days After Firing, Rams Equipment Manager Sits Down with RFT to Reflect

​ Last Friday, Rams equipment manager Todd Hewitt arrived to the team's Earth City complex at 5:50 a.m. -- 20 minutes late by his standards. It'd been a long week. The previous Sunday the Rams had dropped their season-ending game to the Seahawks, losing their bid to the playoffs. Hewitt had s ... More >>

The Big Bloody: East St. Louis Teen Murdered After Argument Over Nike Air Jordans

The body of 15-year-old Leonard Hollis was found early Wednesday morning in a home at 1109 N. 44th Street in East St. Louis. Hollis had been shot in the back and was pronounced dead at 12:42 a.m. yesterday just a few doors down from his family's house in the 1200 block of 44th street. Bing MapsThe h ... More >>

President Obama to Throw Out First Pitch at All-Star Game

strictlyfitteds.comWe know who President Obama will be pulling for -- the American League. This just in from Major League Baseball: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAMEObama to Become the Fourth U.S. President to Throw Out First Pitch at MLB All-Star ... More >>

Battle Lines

Gangs keep their murderous hold on the streets of St. Louis. And kids like Lil' Robert Walker pay the price.

Irons in the Fire

Critical audits zero in on Vashon's storied basketball program

Rack & Roll

The metro east is the corner pocket for some of the nation's top pool sharks. Bring it on, ESPN!

Alley Cat

Somebody forgot to tell Emil Williams Jr. that bowling is for fat, beer-guzzling honkies

They Lost It at the Movies

Classroom films have come a long way from those cheesy old duck-and-cover flicks. Or have they?

Class War

Marty Rochester wages war against the dumbing-down of public education -- even in the best of schools

The 2001 RFT Slammies

Homeboy superstar Nelly tops the list of readers' favorite local musicians

Best St. Louisan of 2000

Nelly

Murder, They Advertised

Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon speaks out against Benetton's "We, on Death Row" ad supplement featuring Missouri inmates; plus, other St. Louis follies and foibles

GOTTA GO BACK TO WORK

a return to reality after the decadence and delirium of Atlanta

THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

BIG-SCREEN EPIC

Comprehensive coverage of the Eighth Annual St. Louis International Film Festival

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

Christian rock combines the Lord's message with the devil's beat. Sometimes the result is exhilaration. Sometimes it's god-awful confusion.