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Kansas City Police Dept. Loves Footage of Officer Falling, Airs on Tonight Show (VIDEO)

Earlier this month, a Kansas City police officer trying to pull a fallen tree from the road fell to the ground in the process when a branch broke. It's some pretty classic slapstick hilarity -- see for yourself below. And officials in the department seem to think it's pretty hilarious, too! They ... More >>

Rep. Russ Carnahan Holds His Own on The Colbert Report

Rep. Russ Carnahan was in the hot seat last night on Stephen Colbert's Better Know A District series on the Colbert Report.

Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Filming at Anthonino's Taverna RIGHT NOW

Guy Fieri is in St. Louis as we speak to film segments for his hit Food Network program Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. A tipster told me last week that Anthonino's Taverna (2225 Macklind Road; 314-773-4455) would be one of the local restaurants featured. My message to the Scutaro brothers, who own An ... More >>

Tennis

9:30 p.m. Friday, May 11. Plush, 3224 Locust Street.

Comedy Central Returns to Missouri Legislature, Finds More to Ridicule

Hot on the heels of Stephen Colbert's Tuesday night bit on Missouri's destined-to-fail "Don't Say Gay" bill, Jon Stewart sent Aasif Mandvi to the Missouri House to speak with Rep. Wanda Brown (R) for a bit that ran last night. The topic? Civil rights, namely Brown's law protecting gun owners from ev ... More >>

Who's the Surprisingly Knowledgable Music Fan on Jeopardy's Writing Staff?

Now that Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt is apparently back from Samoa, one of the music world's biggest mysteries is over. This means we can turn our attention to other matters. Such as this: Just who is sneaking all the indie-rock questions into Jeopardy!? In the past month, Jeopardy! contestan ... More >>

King of Curmudgeon

Diggy Simmons

6 p.m. Sunday, January 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Nine Of The Most Unexpected Crossovers Into Kids Music

​Amidst the flash, bang, and noise of summer movies, there's "Winnie the Pooh", a quiet and relatively bombast-free film that picks up where the 1966 classic left off. The one difference: hipster queen Zooey Deschanel lends her delightful vocals to the soundtrack, including the beloved theme ... More >>

New Salmonella and E. Coli Outbreaks. Even Celebrities Aren't Immune

Wikimedia CommonsThis little E. coli bacteria continues its reign of terror.​ Although our food contamination issue might not be as bad as the E. coli outbreak gripping Germany, we're still not doing great. The Centers for Disease Control notes in its June issue of Vital Signs that salmonell ... More >>

Animal Planet's "River Monsters" Coming to the Lou

courtesy of the Discovery ChannelJeremy Wade and one of his little river buddies. Nasty!​Our rivers are teeming with monsters!That's what we fear, at least, after learning that "extreme angler" Jeremy Wade is coming here next week to shoot an episode of his Animal Planet show, "River Monsters. ... More >>

Reading Rainbow/Palace/Dubb Nubb

9 p.m. Thursday, April 14. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Glenn Beck Talks About - and to - Cupcakes

Rumors of the death of the cupcake fad have swirled for months. With five minutes of video, Glenn Beck kills them dead. In an attempt to explain inflation and treasury bonds on his Fox News show last night, Beck substituted flag-studded cupcakes for gold so that us simple folk might understand. ... More >>

Fox News, Robin Carnahan Settle Lawsuit

An excerpt from the advertisement in question.​Three months after the election and nearly five months after it was filed, Fox News and its anchor Chris Wallace have settled a suit against former U.S. Senate contender Robin Carnahan. The network filed the lawsuit in response to a Carnahan' campaign ... More >>

Fantasia/Kandi Burruss/Eric Benet

8 p.m. Saturday, January 1. The Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

The Daily Show Investigates Missouri's Anti-Puppy-Mill Propaganda

Then again, Olivia Munn has also "bared it all" for PETA.​Sure, a majority of Missourians last week voted in favor of tougher state regulations for puppy mills. But those voters clearly had no idea what they were voting for as evident in the following: A) Missouri legislators announced this week t ... More >>

Drake and Clipse Announce a Show at the Fabulous Fox

Raise your hand if you saw this one coming: Hip-hop phenom Drake, with special guests Clipse, will be at the Fabulous Fox on Tuesday, October 12. Tickets are $62.75 and $42.75 and are on sale this Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Here's Drake performing "Bedrock" with Nicki Minaj (can she please be added ... More >>

Pujols to Appear on Letterman on Monday

​Here's a reason to look forward to Monday (maybe...): Albert Pujols will be appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman. Um, OK, maybe not as big a reason as the Mad Men season premiere to hope the weekend passes quickly (that is, if you center your life around TV, but the way the weathe ... More >>

Afftonite John Goodman Talks About Weight Loss on Letterman

Goodman on Letterman. Click for larger version.​John Goodman's weight loss has become a pop culture topic of conversation as of late. Wednesday night the actor appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman where guess what? He talked about his weight loss.

Today in Too Little Too Late: Don Denkinger Says Baseball Needs Instant Replay

Image sourceHindsight is 20/20. So is instant replay.​How does Don Denkinger feel about Jim Joyce's blown call at first base last night?Is he depressed because, until Joyce cost Detroit's Armando Galarraga a perfect game, most everyone outside of Missouri had forgotten about Denkinger's own unforg ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 5.18

Not only are pesticides bad for bugs, there's more evidence showing how bad they are for humans. Reuters reports that the Harvard School of Public Health has released a study linking organophosphate pesticides to ADHD in kids. Over forty organophosphates are approved for pesticide use in the U.S. T ... More >>

Review: Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! at the Fabulous Fox, Sunday, March 21

​The music and styles of a parents' youth inevitably reappear in the music of their small children. Such is the case with Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! There's a Party in My City!. Almost two decades after rave culture's underground beginnings, it's been modified into the colorful, kid-friendly romp w ... More >>

Five Musicians We'd Like to See on Yo Gabba Gabba!

Yo Gabba Gabba! is far more than just Nickelodeon-produced kiddie fodder. It's become a venue for introducing kids to music by Devo, Chromeo, Mates of State, Of Montreal, and so many more. The show's so popular, especially with indie darlings with children, that the show's producers have a surplus o ... More >>

King Sunny Ade, Har Mar Superstar Coming to Town

Although this show slipped very casually into the clubs listings, it's a pretty big deal: King Sunny Ade and His African Beats will be performing at the Old Rock House on Tuesday, April 20. Tickets are $22.50 Advance • $25 Day of show. Ade is an extremely influential Afropop musician -- he was eve ... More >>

Kelly Clarkson

8 p.m. Saturday, October 31. Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles.

St. Louis Buycotters Featured on The Daily Show

The Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac spent some QT in Town & Country earlier this fall, hanging with the Whole Foods buycotters/teapartyers. Bill Hennessy and Gina Loudon, among others, get featured in the final cut:  The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cWhole Foods Boyco ... More >>

The God of Skeptics: Heretics, nonbelievers and doubters worship "The Amazing Randi." So what will free thinkers do when he's gone?

Answer: Weird Al Yankovic and SLU Professor Joe Webb Have This in Common

What is: They both lost on Jeopardy? Correct!!! Yes, after winning yesterday's game, Joe Webb (perhaps best known for his online advice column "Dr. Wizard") struck out today on Jeopardy.

KDHX Won't Change Talk Shows for 90 Days

At a meeting last night the programming committee at KDHX (88.1 FM) decided to postpone for 90 days any changes to the station's evening talk shows. As reported earlier this week, station management is considering the possible elimination of the evening talkers in place of music programming. KDHX ai ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 3.27

A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services finds a lack of proper record-keeping on safety issues throughout the food chain. (Reuters)NBC has canceled superstar chef Marco Pierre White's first U.S. cooking show, Chopping Block, after only three episodes. (Eater)A dairy surplus at ... More >>

Sad to say, HotCity doesn't kill with The Dead Guy

Review: KISS' stinker of a movie in theater form

Days of Wine and Pizza

Live-Blogging Iron Barley's Appearance on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Top Pinball Players Head to Vegas; Local Action Heats up April 5

Top Pinball Players Head to Vegas; Local Action Heats up April 5

Clutch

7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois

Lite Wait

The Waiting Room spools out like a good sitcom. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Grow Up, Not Old

It Has Bopped to the Top

A Few Other Tidbits from Michael Ruhlman's Class

To Cook, Perchance to Eat

Shut Up, Already

V for Vendetta

"Is This Because I'm a Lesbian?"

And other questions about law-and-order

Naked Chef

(But still wearing clothes, alas)

Kids Stewing Indoors?

You have three options

Best TV News Anchor

Kathryn Jamboretz
KPLR-TV (Channel 11)

I Summon the Iron Bartenders!

The masters of mixology flex their muscles

That '60s Show

Oliver Beene goes against fake millionaires and phony idols

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

KMOX-AM talker Charles Jaco promotes his latest project; Channel 30 anchor Patrick Emory lets St. Louis in on a little secret