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Rage Against the Machinima: As YouTube becomes increasingly wealthy, its stars and the networks who contract with them battle for money and creative control

Breaking News: Columbia is a Way, Way Smarter City Than StL

Our good friends at the Daily Beast have decided to torment us with another set of rankings, this time a list of the 25 smartest cities in this fine nation of ours. Last time they did this, St. Louis came in 32nd. But this time, instead of using statistics, they're relying on science! Stats can be c ... More >>

Ruthlessly honest and unblinking, the poems in Jazzy Danziger's debut collection, Darkroom, shimmer on the page

Jazzy Danziger Demonstrates the Fine Art of Reading Poetry

It's been observed that the only way to really understand a poem is to hear it read aloud by its author. It's also been observed, mostly by people who have spent a lot of time listening to poetry read aloud, that poets tend to assume a "poet voice," majestic and mystical, as though they were reveali ... More >>

Washington University professor Paul Shaw is cracking the mysteries of sleep

St. Louis Chefs Are an Educated Lot

Chrissy WilmesChris Williams of Franco studied at the Culinary Institute of America in New York.​Last week Eater asked chefs if they thought culinary school was worth the time and expense for aspiring chefs. The answer was a resounding "probably not." The discussion made us wonder how well-e ... More >>

Five Questions with Zola Jesus

Judy Miller​Zola Jesus, aka Nika Roza Danilova, isn't an easy woman to track down. The Russian American singer celebrated her birthday earlier this week, and in between touring, recording and finishing her degrees in French and Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, she managed to find a f ... More >>

Recap: Bob Dylan Conference at UMSL, March 19 -- All Along the Ivory Tower

Image via​On Saturday, March 19, about 30 people - a mix of middle-aged-and-older Dylanheads, Hellenic Studies and Classics scholars, and a couple of students - gathered at the University of Missouri-St. Louis for a conference exploring connections between Bob Dylan and ancient Greece. Titled ... More >>

Southern Graphics Conference Highlights St. Louis Art Openings This Weekend

Martin MazorraFor Real, another affordable piece of art from Cannonball Press.​The Southern Graphics Council International Conference (Wednesday, March 16, through Saturday, March 19), is a series of seminars and panel discussions on the artistry and business of fine-art printing. The SGC is a ... More >>

Break the Ice

Beckie Jacobs of Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream, Q&A

This is part three of Robin Wheeler's Chef's Choice profile of Beckie Jacobs of Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream. Part one is available here, and part two, a recipe, is here. Robin WheelerBeckie Jacobs, owner of Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream​Did your family cook when you were a child? If so, what m ... More >>

Beckie Jacobs of Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream

Robin WheelerBeckie Jacobs, owner of Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream, with her son, Jason​"I always liked ice cream. I wouldn't say I was passionate about it. I was passionate about baked potatoes," says Beckie Jacobs, owner of Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream, over bagels and coffee across the stree ... More >>

We Had Sneakers, They Had Guns: Remembering Freedom Summer, Mississippi, 1964

In the summer of 1964, hundreds of young northerners descended upon Mississippi to register black voters and teach in "Freedom Schools." Among them were Charles McLaurin, Chris Hexter and Tracy Sugarman, who were all based in the town of Ruleville in Sunflower County. McLaurin was the project direct ... More >>

St. Louis City Fails at Health, St. Charles Remains Healthy, Yet Boring

Photo SourceSt. Louis City is the least healthy part of Missouri, according to the County Health Rankings statistics.​Fat, lazy and stupid. Those character traits make for great cartoons (think Homer Simpson). But according to a new report that ranks health factors in all U.S. counties, the City o ... More >>

To Preserve and Protect: Esley Hamilton has a boundless passion for St. Louis' architectural past

Real Men of Genius: Mizzou Chancellor Kindly Requests A-B to Quit Selling Bud Light in Black and Gold Cans

budlight.com​ Add Mizzou to the list of schools that fail to see the "genius" of the Bud Light Fan Can. Chancellor Brady Deaton has officially registered his disapproval.As Chad reported last week, Fan Cans,  A-B's latest ad campaign for the fall, involves selling cans of Bud-Light decorated ... More >>

Jersey Boys writer Marshall Brickman is no career counselor— but he's a great interview

John Ray used to own a tavern in Benton Park. Now he lives in Quincy and dabbles in conspiracy theory.

St. Louis Art Capsules

Malcolm Gay encapsulates the St. Louis art scene

St. Louis Art Capsules

Malcolm Gay encapsulates the St. Louis art scene.

St. Louis Art Capsules

Malcolm Gay encapsulates the St. Louis art scene.

St. Louis Art Capsules

Malcolm Gay encapsulates the local art scene.

St. Louis Art Capsules

Malcolm Gay encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene.

On the Wall

Malcolm Gay encapsulates the St. Louis art scene.

Rack & Roll

The metro east is the corner pocket for some of the nation's top pool sharks. Bring it on, ESPN!

Where Do Wolf Babies Come From?

Sometimes Mother Nature can use a little human intervention

Flower Power

Nearly 900 botanists are working to chronicle our biological heritage. And boy are they a wacky bunch.

Seasoned to Taste

Steven Woolf dishes on the Rep's repertoire

They Lost It at the Movies

Classroom films have come a long way from those cheesy old duck-and-cover flicks. Or have they?

Best Coach

Brad Soderberg
St. Louis University

Are You Confused About Anything?

Week of August 21, 2002

The Loss Within

Before stunning defeat, Wash. U.'s Robin Lahargoue blew out a knee, ending solitary sacrifice for a team that defines gender difference in athletics

Talkin' Tolkien

Who has the right to write about the lord of the Ring's fictional tongues?

Windy City Blues

Environmental historian William Cronon explains how Chicago passed St. Louis by and changed America

WHY BE NORML?

How a respected economist became St. Louis' No. 1 advocate for legalizing pot

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