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The Ag-Gag War: How undercover animal-rights activists are winning it

The Book of Mormon: You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll fumigate your nutsack

Marking the Evolution of Drawing

Boys at the Bar: New Movie Features St. Louis, Played By...Salt Lake City?

Remember Up in the Air (aka the Only Thing That Happened in St. Louis in 2009 Worth Remembering)? Remember how delightful it was to see our city on the big screen? Remember how it was even more delightful to spot George Clooney roaming through our city before it appeared in the big screen? The Boys ... More >>

Inmates More Likely to Die in Missouri Jails Than in 42* Other States

John Gotti died of throat cancer while incarcerated at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri.​The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics released a bunch of numbers yesterday offering an exhaustive demographic account of inmates who are dying in p ... More >>

Eating Roadkill's Okay. Organic Picnics Aren't.

Wikimedia CommonsRoadkill's good eats. Organic picnics aren't. ​Missouri's deer season started on Saturday, meaning the critters are on the run from the riflemen and ripe for the car-wrecking and eating. Last week NPR's food blog, The Salt, examined the laws pertaining to eating roadkill aro ... More >>

Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not

The Grease Police Blotter: A Round-Up of Recent Food Crimes

Wikimedia CommonsDo not cross. Not even if there's food on the other side. ​Oh, those crazy food criminals. They're at it again. Someone learned nothing from the guy who tried to steal ribs by shoving them down his pants. That special someone is Nathan Mark Hardy, who attempted to fill his c ... More >>

Is It Out There?

Eat Your Veggies. Just Not These.

Wikimedia CommonsThese beets won't kill you. Yet. ​Beets are so often maligned that it's hard to imagine that they're pickled and processed in 105-ounce cans. Who knew there was such a pickled beet demand? Well, that demand's going to go unmet for a bit. Lakeside Foods Inc. of Manitowoc, Wis ... More >>

English-Only Driver's License Tests in Missouri? House Committee Says Yes

Image via​A committee of the Missouri House of Representatives has approved a bill requiring that driver's license testing be conducted in English -- and only in English -- sending the measure on to the full House for its vote.The House Transportation Committee yesterday voted 8-3 for the bill, fo ... More >>

And Then There Were Eight: Missouri Loses Congressional Seat

​Question: What do Arizona, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, Tennessee and Maryland have in common? Answer: They're all states that either matched or eclipsed Missouri in electoral clout yesterday. That's right, Mizzourah. By dropping one electoral seat as a result of the new censu ... More >>

Anti-Puppy Mill Effort Raises $3.2 Million

Supporters of a Humane Society-backed initiative to crack down on puppy mills in Missouri have put their money where the dogs are -- with $3.2 million in contributions as of September 30.The anti-puppy mill effort has been raking in contributions.​The new totals were first reported by the Missouri ... More >>

Illinois Farmers Get a PR Makeover

llinois farmers are getting a public relations makeover, thanks to the effects of Food Inc. and King Corn. The Associated Press reports that a campaign funded by the Illinois Beef Association, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, and Illinois Soybean Association was announced at the Illinois State Fair as ... More >>

Neon Trees

8 p.m. Thursday, August 5. The Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

St. Louis Tea Room Closing; Everything Up for Sale Next Month

Goodbye, Tea Room sundae. It was nice knowin' ya.​It's a perfect place for grandmas or great-grandmas, and plenty of the former (and at least one of the latter) were on hand Friday afternoon at the St. Louis Tea Room in Tower Grove Park South. (The great-grandma being 97-year-old Elaine Murray Fou ... More >>

Gary Coleman Dead at 42

​Former child actor Gary Coleman died today of a brain hemorrhage in a hospital near his home in Utah. Coleman was best known for his Arnold character in the '70s-'80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. Apparently there was also a short-lived cartoon show based on Coleman's life. The following video is kno ... More >>

Kit Bond Falls Asleep During Intelligence Briefing

"Kit and I sometimes have trouble staying awake during those boring intelligence briefings."​Seems everyone is asleep at the wheel these days. Oh well, these are troubled and tiring times, after all. We could all use a good nap. Take Ken Griffey Jr., for one. The Seattle Mariner's ce ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: Special Arizona Buycott Edition

I've Been Reading: Nikki Furrer of Pudd'nhead Books

At a loss for something to read? Every week Daily RFT will ask a specially-chosen St. Louisan what they've been reading. Brilliant ideas, just waiting to be stolen! Nikki Furrer, owner, Pudd'nhead Books: courtesy Random House​Shit, I have to look. I forgot the title, but I was reading it all ... More >>

The Morning Brew: 4.5

After pressure from consumers and activist groups, Trader Joe's opts to sell only sustainable seafood. The new policy will be fully in effect by the end of 2012. The Washington Post reports that Casson Trenor, senior markets campaigner for Greenpeace, said. "What we're seeing here is the transform ... More >>

Where Your Milk Comes From: The Website!

image creditWhere's your milk from?​ Do you think all of your cheeses come from the same farm? Think again. Your refrigerator might be a veritable United States of Dairy. Until recently you had to trust that the address on the label of that sour cream corresponded to a facility near the point ... More >>

Brendan Ryan, Sully Sullenberger, Eric Holder Among Finalists for Mustache Award

Brendan Ryan reacts to news that he's a finalist.​The St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute has just released the finalists for its annual Robert Goulet Memorial Award, honoring the man (or woman) who's done the most this year to promote and uphold the mustache as a lifestyle/fashion stateme ... More >>

¡Ask A Mexican! Lovin' Legals: The results of the Mexican's essay contest for wabs who love the legals but hate the illegals

Does Missouri Love Porn as Much as Other Red States?

Wikimedia CommonsA study by a Harvard professor that was published last week in the Journal of Economic Perspectives found that traditionally conservative states consume the most online pornography. The study, a pdf of which can be found here, looked at the zip codes from credit cards ... More >>

Catfight: Why are Mexicans catty toward the Catalans?

Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee Street at aPop Records!

MO Drunks on the Road: 1 in 5 Missourians Drove Drunk 2004-2006

Rick Majerus: Have You No Decency?

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.

Buyers Beware

Will desperate times call for desperate measures at Sundance '08?

Big Man on Campus

Sit back and marvel as Rick Majerus hoists SLU basketball from the morass of mediocrity. (Just don't let him near your pizza.)

The Used

8 p.m. Monday, September 17. Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Alina Simone, Live at the Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, July 23

The Music Men

Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune.

Dissent for Sale

Opposition is a commodity in Sundance docs.

Sympathy for the Devil

Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

The Kids Are Not Alright

From Dakota Fanning's rape to John Cusack's daddy issues, Sundance 2007 was all about the kiddie porn.

Form of Rocket

8 p.m. Sunday, October 29. Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (3301 Lemp Avenue).

Film Openings

Go West (and North and South and East), Young Men

A local band has some big tour plans this summer

Little Bosnia

Taft Street Restaurant puts fresh twists on hearty favorites

Music for Bookstores

Brian Eno's got nothing

The Hard Sell

Dallas filmmaker Shane Carruth won Sundance's top honor. So...now what?

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Tempest Tossed

Writer Terry Tempest Williams believes the chaos and terror of recent weeks could bring about a restoration of place and spirit in America

Brain Freeze

Too many shocks numb the senses in Vertical Limit

The Missionary Position

Fed up with the abysmal state of Mormon cinema, mission veteran Richard Dutcher found himself on a second quest

NEEM THE THING

The Neem offer up 29 songs on their self-titled debut

Hit Parade