United Nations

More culture-clash yuks than comedy revolution in Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator

New Release Highlights for March 22: The Strokes, Panic! at the Disco, Jennifer Hudson and More

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Acid House Kings' Music Sounds Better With You​*Acid House Kings, Music Sounds Better With You TheLineofBestFit reviewed Music Sounds Better With You: "This ... More >>

Food Safety Law Leads to Food Tracking Frenzy

Now that the federal food safety law is in effect, the Washington Post looks at what food producers are doing to meet new criteria for food traceability. The law requires all parts of the food distribution chain to be able to quickly trace where food items came from through electronic records to ... More >>

New Album Release Highlights: Tuesday, July 27

(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Nightmare​*Avenged Sevenfold, Nightmare Listen to A7X's new album and check out videos here. *Charlotte, Medusa Groove Charlotte, according to hardrockhide ... More >>

St. Louis Man's Home Becomes Epicenter of Haiti Earthquake Correspondence

Photo: Emily GoodBob Corbett​When Bob Corbett woke up at 4 a.m. Wednesday he had no clue what kind of day was ahead of him.

The St. Louis native and retired Webster University professor operates a Haiti email discussion list with thousands of subscribers, and at one point, owned the largest p ... More >>

Not Bad for Government Work: Spoofing the runup to war, In the Loop is political satire done right

Photo: Emily GoodBob Corbett​When Bob Corbett woke up at 4 a.m. Wednesday he had no clue what kind of day was ahead of him.

The St. Louis native and retired Webster University professor operates a Haiti email discussion list with thousands of subscribers, and at one point, owned the largest p ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 7.1

The people of North Korea face critical shortages of food, a new U.N. report warns. (AFP)The thriving business of shipping horses to Canada and Mexico for slaughter. (Salon)Speaking of controversial meat: Canadian restaurants are serving more seal. (New York Times)

The Morning Brew: Friday, 6.19

A new U.N. reports finds the number of hungry people has reached an all-time high: 1.02 billion. (Times of India)The future of food and wine...in outer space. (Bloomberg)Yet another reason not to eat shark meat: It might be hiding cocaine! (Monsters and Critics)

The Morning Brew: Friday, 6.12

A new report finds that chicken is the leading source for food poisoning in the U.S. (New York Times)The U.N. looks at how to tackle the food and climate crises together. (Reuters)Too busy -- or lazy -- to walk from your cubicle to the office kitchen? You need the new desktop microwave. (CNet)

The Morning Flu: Tuesday, 4.28

News of the swine flu -- or, as last night's Daily Show brilliantly dubbed it, Snoutbreak -- is coming fast and furious:Neighbors of a Smithfield Foods factory hog farm in Mexico think it could be the swine flu's ground zero. (AP)Smithfield strongly denies any connection. (Daily Press)The United Nat ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Monday, 3.30

A U.N. official warns that tightened credit markets could lead to another spike food costs. (Wall Street Journal)American chefs are going ga-ga over the Mangalitsa, a Hungarian breed of pig. (New York Times)A Smithsonian conference on seafood sustainability urges consuemrs to eat less tuna, salmon a ... More >>

The Sneak: The International vs. Jay International

Fernando de Sousa, Wikimedia Commons Dara Strickland is a leading expert on sneaking food and drink into the movies. She reports on her exploits for Gut Check (from an undisclosed location) every Monday.Show: The International, an anemic thriller/travel porn about the laughably transparent evilness ... More >>

The Morning Brew: Friday, 12.19

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 11.6

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Boo: Friday, 10.31

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 10.7

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 9.18

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Monday, 9.8

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Friday, 9.5

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Friday, 6.6

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 6.5

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 6.4

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 6.3

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Monday, 6.2

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Friday, 5.30

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Thursday, 5.22

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 5.13

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Friday, 5.9

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 4.29

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Monday, 4.28

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Friday, 4.4

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 3.19

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Friday, 3.7

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 2.26

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Morning Brew: Monday, 2.25

In today's news: more countries need food aid, Mexico protests U.S. labeling laws, eating cats in china and brewing beer in space.

The Great Rivers Biennial is back. And bigger.

Three diverse artists make for one tremendous show.

An Unreal Thanksgiving Message

Three diverse artists make for one tremendous show.

Various Artists

Anti-Disco League Vol. 1 (Templecombe/TKO)

Think Globally Locally

Anti-Disco League Vol. 1 (Templecombe/TKO)

Meal Ticket

Downtown Restaurant Week is so yummy, you'll want to dine out six nights in a row

Blade Runners

Hotel Rwanda finds hope amid the horrors of tribal genocide

People Like Us + Kenny G

Nothing Special (Mess Media/Soleilmoon)

S.T.U.N.

Wednesday, December 3; the Gargoyle at Washington University

Robinson's Crusade

"Naming and shaming," the former Irish president and UN commissioner speaks out for the oppressed

Series/Festivals

Week of February 19, 2003

Beating Swords Into Cameras

Webster University hosts the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

Film Openings

Week of February 20, 2002

Flaming Wreck

Owen Wilson goes down Behind Enemy Lines and lands in familiar terrain

Wacky Warriors

St. Louis plays host to a strange and unusual national gathering

News Real

St. Louis plays host to a strange and unusual national gathering