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Missouri Congressman Wants to Kill Funding for Climate Change

Luetkemeyer: Insert tinfoil hat above.​Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-9th District) is proud of his view that global warming is a myth. So proud, in fact, that last weekend he attached a provision onto a budget bill that would ban the United States from funding the Intergovernmental Panel on Cl ... More >>

Reports: St. Louis-based Wings of Hope Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Will local angels earn their wings?​Yesterday's news was dominated by reports that WikiLeaks mastermind Julian Assange has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. Now comes word that Mr. Assange faces some local competition with Wings of Hope, located in west St. Louis County, also named as ... More >>

Pro-Immigrant-Rights Rally Featuring Gigantic Puppets Planned for Saturday

Image viaPuppetistas takin' people power to the streets​It was originally planned by the United Methodist Women as a general "public faith-based vigil for immigrant, civil and human rights." But ever since the Arizona legislature passed their controversial immigration law last week, and Missouri s ... More >>

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu to Speak at Wash. U. Commencement

Image sourceU.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. Does this look like a face that could launch a thousand student protests?​Remember when Washington University gave Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree? Remember those heady days of anger and protest? College commencements are, by their nature, d ... More >>

No Justice: We've bailed out the banks. When do we go after the crooks behind our financial collapse?

Image sourceU.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. Does this look like a face that could launch a thousand student protests?​Remember when Washington University gave Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree? Remember those heady days of anger and protest? College commencements are, by their nature, d ... More >>

By the Boards: Dennis Brown on the STL Theater Scene October 22-25

It used to be that a rite of passage for every theater company was to stage Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Times have changed. Now that rite of passage seems to have passed on to The Rocky Horror Show. This week the NonProphet Theater Company takes its best shot. Consider yourself alerted. Or warned, a ... More >>

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

​Socialist. Nazi. Fascist. President Barack Obama has another title to add to his resume: Nobel Peace Prize winner. Yes, this morning the Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway, announced the selection of Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between p ... More >>

WTF? Obama Wins NHL's Lady Byng Trophy, Too?

flickr.com/photos/brj_bringin_the_shit_up_in_here_bitchesThe Lady Byng Memorial Trophy would look swell on Unreal's desk, n'est-ce pas?​Unreal thinks we are just as worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize as President Obama. We have just as frequently expressed our support for world peace, though it's tru ... More >>

Why CNN.com Headlines Continue to Confound, Befuddle, Amuse

flickr.com/photos/brj_bringin_the_shit_up_in_here_bitchesThe Lady Byng Memorial Trophy would look swell on Unreal's desk, n'est-ce pas?​Unreal thinks we are just as worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize as President Obama. We have just as frequently expressed our support for world peace, though it's tru ... More >>

Best Hair on a Local TV Personality (Female)

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