Palestine

The Agonists: Shin Bet vets ponder the Israeli state they've protected

Mizzou Student Surprised to Find Herself the Face of Webster University

The face of Webster University's MBA program appears so happy and self-assured in the ads displayed at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. There she is, smiling confidently at the camera, her arms crossed boldly in front of her. Her gleaming image almost makes you want to join her and the other ... More >>

Veolia Water Contract Officially "On Hold" Says Mayor Francis Slay

Ahead of a day of action at City Hall this afternoon, Mayor Francis Slay's office has just released a statement formally declaring the consulting contract with Veolia "on hold." The contract between Veolia, the largest water service provider in the world, and the city's water division was destined ... More >>

Hosed: A plan to overhaul the St. Louis Water Division leaves the Slay administration all wet

Sundance 2013: Sex with James Franco, Sultry Scarlett Johansson, Daniel Radcliffe's Jew-Fro, and a Great Film From Jordan

Veolia Water Contract Sent Back to Committee Over Concerns About Company's Reputation

Seemingly overnight, the fortunes of a lucrative contract between the City of St. Louis and Veolia Water have been reversed. Earlier this month, Daily RFT broke the news that the city's Water Division recently completed the bidding process for a consulting contract aimed at cutting spending at the ... More >>

Bonnaroo 2012: Big Ass Water Slide, Illicit Koozies and Bands

Bonnaroo is an entirely different world, one where the air always smells of weed and the people you encounter share any kind of resources they have, the way we were taught as children but adults seldom practice. People were kind. Musicians were gracious. Deep-fried oreos were a reality.

St. Louis Woman's Deportation From Israel Raises Diplomacy Questions

A St. Louis area woman is making waves internationally following her deportation from Israel two weeks ago.Sandra Tamari, a Glen Carbon mother of two, had just touched down May 21 in the Tel Aviv airport when she says she was detained by Israeli security. A Quaker Christian of Palestinian descent, T ... More >>

Saint Louis International Film Festival: Films from Week 2

A Missive from the Master

Lupe Fiasco At The Chaifetz Arena, 9/29/11: Review, Photos, Setlist

Lupe Fiasco | New Boyz Chaifetz Arena September 29, 2011 The world is going mad as Lupe Fiasco leaps onto the stage, flying in from somewhere behind the black curtain to take his pulpit behind the microphone stand. "I really think the war on terror is a bunch of bull shit..." He is rapping "Wo ... More >>

Angry Wash. U. Students Protest Ad in Student Newspaper, Calling it Racist

WikipediaHorowitz​The United Nations isn't the only place where Jewish-Muslim tensions have escalated this week. On the campus of Washington University, a small imbroglio over an advertisement placed in the student newspaper has generated quite a buzz. The dust-up began Monday, when the prin ... More >>

Pro-Palestine Group Accuses Congressman Russ Carnahan of Refusing to Meet

Russ Carnahan​For more than a month, members of the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee have been angling for face time with Democratic Congressman Russ Carnahan. But they say his staffers have been blowing off their calls and emails -- and ignored a deadline they set for getting a meeting on ... More >>

Style, but little substance in Miral, Schnabel's Palestine plea

Comment of the Day: Hip Hop Will Not Bring Peace to the Middle East

Today's comment comes in response to a post Wednesday in which we revealed how several members of a hip-hop event at Washington University were expelled from the program for having strong ties to Israel and Palestine. Ironically, the hip-hop conference was supposed to bring together Middle Eastern a ... More >>

Adam Gnau of Acero Restaurant, Part 2

This is part two of Holly Fann's Chef's Choice profile of Adam Gnau of Acero restaurant in Maplewood. Part one can be found here. Look for part three, a recipe from Gnau, tomorrow. Holly FannAdam Gnau of Acero​Did your family cook when you were a child? Yes, but not well. I'm not doggin' my m ... More >>

Pro-Palestinian Flash Mob Hits St. Louis Best Buy, AT&T

You've undoubtedly seen the flash mob bursting into the familiar chords of Handel's Messiah at a mall food court. You've probably seen the one singing Do-Re-Mi at a train station. But unless you happened to be shopping at the Best Buy and AT&T stores in suburban Brentwoo ... More >>

My Name Is Rachel Corrie is a polemic. Got a problem with that?

Dark days: Readers ponder the death of a Cahokia teen and living off the grid

A Word About Helen Thomas and the Danger of Staying Too Long

After 67 years as a UPI White House correspondent and then columnist, Helen Thomas at last wore out her welcome.​Fame and notoriety has its perils. Often, when it lasts too long, one grows lazy, sloppy -- at the least, complacent. Then, judgment wanes. Foolishness is exposed. ... More >>

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

Oy, Young Love

10 Things to Do for $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, March 26-28, 2010

This weekend's cheap cost-effective distractions include free wine tasting, improv comedy, rap music from the Holy Land and an LGBTQ film festival, all for $10 or less.Cloud Nine at Webster University (Friday)Fans of provocative and innovative theater will find much to their liking in Caryl Churchil ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: May 8 to 10

Friday, May 8*Mac Lethal/Soulcrate Music, Firebird*Thao and the Get Down Stay Down/Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers/Sister Suvi, Off Broadway*Yonder Mountain String Band, Pageant*Earth Crisis/Walls of Jericho, Fubar*Nightwish/Volbeat, Pop's*KRISTEENYOUNG, Vintage Vinyl (8 p.m.)*Benjamin Del S ... More >>

Ask a Mexican!: Loco for Lebanon: Do Mexicans have genetic ties to the Middle East?

Film's Rolling: The St. Louis International Film Festival celebrates its seventeenth year

Meet our first MasterMinds: The RFT rewards four outstanding young St. Louis-based artists in the categories of film/video, visual arts, literary arts and performing arts

Is Resistance Futile?

Growing up in Palestine

The Show Goes On

Dennis gazes back admiringly at St. Louis theater's year that was.

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They Futzed with Anne Frank!

Wendy Kesselman's updated Diary of Anne Frank script is no longer new.

Finkelstein Doesn't Disappoint

Hard Road

In Via Dolorosa, New Jewish Theatre presents an eye-opening production.

Film Openings

Week of January 19, 2006

Return of the King

Elvis Costello comes back to claim America's throne

Comics From the Front

How Joe Sacco learned to stop worrying and love war

War on War Songs

Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

Series/Festivals

Week of February 12, 2003

Last Rites

Ghouls and grief along the Columbia debris trail

Beating Swords Into Cameras

Webster University hosts the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Letters

Week of October 24, 2001

All God's Children

When terrorists breed hatred among us, they've already won the war

Fly Away Home

Henry Marganski's pigeons fly the coop all the time. Some race back, and some don't.

Architect of Form and Spirit: Eric Mendelsohn

Center of Contemporary Arts, through March 10

TO THE MAX

Beckmann in Paris takes "Best of Show"

THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

BIG-SCREEN EPIC

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

Festival of Light

Fourth annual Jewish Film Festival

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