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Did Rapper Tim Dog Fake His Own Death? Arrest Warrant Says "Yes"

As long as there have been celebrity deaths, there have been celebrity death sightings. A quick Internet search will turn up allegations from of people spotting Elvis Presley in the steamy Memphis heat, or Jim Morrison in a Parisian cafe. There are those who would swear on a stack of polygraph mac ... More >>

Gorge on This Year's Oscar-Nominated Short Films

Three Keys to Victory: Rams at Bills, 9th December 2012

The Rams travel to the frozen tundra of Buffalo today to take on the Bills of Chan Gailey and Ryan Fitzpatrick, along with their patented Doomsday Running Game. Hmm. Okay, that isn't working. I was trying to go for an NFL Films kind of feel there, but I'm not sure even Harry Kalas (bless that m ... More >>

The 10 Dumbest "Sports" of the Summer Olympics

This week thousands of international athletes will descend upon London to compete in 2012 Summer Olympic games. Some of the dozens of contests that make up the games are as old as ancient Greece; others are relative newcomers; and others are so incredibly inane that the International Olympic Committ ... More >>

First Look: Orbit Pinball Lounge

Orbit Pinball Lounge (7401 Hazel Avenue; 314-769-9954) opened its doors to the public in mid-May, providing a new hangout with plenty of nostalgia to boot for the Maplewood neighborhood. At night, the darkened bar's warm glow and open door can be seen from the street. Inside, a "Welcome" sign hand ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From June 25 to July 1

Little-known fact: According to our style guide (the big book of grammatical do's and don'ts that provide the RFT with its immutable styyyyyyle), all band names are to be treated as singular, not plural nouns. For example, when referencing a band such as "The Beatles," we'd write "The Beatles is com ... More >>

Unfunny Ashton Kutcher Popchips Ad Offends, Gets Pulled

Popchips, the snack food that you notice but never actually buy, has found itself in the middle of a media firestorm thanks to an ad starring Ashton Kutcher. In the ad, Kutcher plays several different men purporting to be clients of an online dating service, including "Raj," a "Bollywood producer" w ... More >>

Official First-Ballot Inductees to the Simpsons' Music Hall of Fame: I Bent My Wookie

The sheer longevity of The Simpsons would be impressive if it wasn't so frightening. Consider: A person born on the day of the first non-Tracey Ullman Show episode is now 22 years old. And if characters from the show actually aged, Bart Simpson would be three years away from being able to assume the ... More >>

Shamus Aid: Chris Ward Creates Benefit Album to Revive Fallen Wizard Entertainment CEO

Gareb Shamus was a colossus among men, founding Wizard Entertainment and turning it into the go-to source for news and views on collectables. For years he was on top of his fantastical world, running a company that produced widely-read publications such as Wizard Magazine and Toyfare Magazine. Yet ... More >>

Chuck Berry's Only Number One Hit - "My Ding-a-Ling" - Was Recorded 40 Years Ago Today

What can be said about Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling" that hasn't already been said? It's a naughty crowd-pleaser that contains more double entendres than there are silver bells on a Christmas tree. But the song holds some intriguing designations, besides that fact that it was utilized brilliantly ... More >>

Newspaper to Readers: Sorry We Mistook Voltron for Optimus Prime

Image via @iatetheinternet​Extra! Extra! The people running the St. Louis community weekly, West End Word, do not know the distinction between their animated Japanese robot warriors! As the paper admitted in a November 16 correction: The character Voltron was misidentified in the Nov. 4 issue ... More >>

The Simpsons Tackle the Food World

​I was in sixth grade when The Simpsons aired its first episode, so I can't say I've always longed for an episode about out our culture's current obsession with food and food-related TV. But for a long time I've awaited the day I could write this: The Simpsons are starting a food blog.This wee ... More >>

Joe Edwards on the Value of Collecting, Conversation and Chuck Berry

Photo by Jon Scorfina​Many St. Louisans know Joe Edwards as the man behind the revitalization of the Delmar Loop. His imagination has spawned Blueberry Hill, the rehabilitated Tivoli theatre, the Pageant, the Moonrise Hotel, and most recently the Chuck Berry statue. His joyous projects have at ... More >>

Red and White Blues

Are you brave enough to stare down the barrel of the culinary assault rifle that is "St. Louis Italian"?

El Moro

Chocolate Bar, 1915 Park Avenue, 314-421-2626