War and Conflict

Wheezy Rider: Robert Redford and co. face the '60s in their 70s

Olutosin Oduwole: Illinois Student Freed After Alleged Terrorist Threat Attempt Faces Appeal

Should a university student be imprisoned for a piece of paper that appears to threaten a "murderous rampage similar to the [Virginia Tech] shooting?" That question, it seems, will continue to be debated in court, with news this week that the Illinois Attorney General is appealing the overturned co ... More >>

Die Hard, Die Alone: When John McClane lost his family, the movies lost much of John McClane

St. Louis Woman's Deportation From Israel Raises Diplomacy Questions

A St. Louis area woman is making waves internationally following her deportation from Israel two weeks ago.Sandra Tamari, a Glen Carbon mother of two, had just touched down May 21 in the Tel Aviv airport when she says she was detained by Israeli security. A Quaker Christian of Palestinian descent, T ... More >>

Ten Best Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend: January 13 to 15

This was the first week of torrential show announcements for 2012, and we've got a weekend to match. The Civil Wars play a sold-out Pageant on Sunday, Eric Johnson's at Old Rock House and you're forgiven for missing Emperor X at the Billiken Club -- he's playing the Firebird this weekend. On the loc ... More >>

Iraq War Vet Sentenced for Smuggling Cigarettes Into Prison

A local military veteran who more recently spent his working days on one side of the iron bars will soon be living on the other side of them. Yesterday a U.S. district judge punished a federal correctional officer who previously served in Iraq for smuggling cigarettes into the prison where he worked ... More >>

Street Dogs

8 p.m. Wednesday, November 30. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Sunken Treasure: To close the 2011 season, Opera Theatre re-launches The Death of Klinghoffer

Osama bin Laden Felching the Fat Dixie Chick, and 6 Other Appropriately Themed Celebratory Cocktails

​A dispatch Monday afternoon from the all-things-food site Eater.com noted that restaurants are offering drink specials in honor of the killing of Public Enemy No. 1 Osama bin Laden. A few establishments among the handful of examples Eater cited were serving free drinks, but the majority were ... More >>

Aaron Johnson: Man Threatens To "Blow Up" St. Louis IRS Facility Prior to Tax Day

Think you hate paying taxes? You don't hold a candle to Aaron Johnson of St. Louis County. Yesterday the 20-year-old Johnson pleaded guilty in federal court to calling an IRS facility in south St. Louis County and threatening to "blow it up." According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the threat was m ... More >>

Nearly 100,000 Missouri Veterans Honored

Medal for World War II vets.​For more than a decade, the state of Missouri has awarded medals and certificates to all its native -- or transplanted -- sons and daughters who've served in World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War . And the program is coming up on quite a milestone: 100,000 ve ... More >>

Muslims for Peace to Visit Delmar Loop Tomorrow Afternoon

image viaHadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad: This Muslim (and all his followers) wants peace.​The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will be out in the Delmar Loop tomorrow afternoon starting at 4:30 p.m. to distribute leaflets about their "Muslims for Peace" campaign. The leaflet will dispel myths about Isla ... More >>

The Tillman Story sets the record straight

Todd Solondz is back with an update in Life During Wartime

Bandits Steal Armored Truck in Midtown: Thousands -- Perhaps Millions -- Missing

Update 12:09 p.m. with official incident summary from St. Louis police. Four men dressed in all black and carrying automatic weapons -- including an Uzi and AR-15 -- held up an ATM company early this morning in Midtown St. Louis. The crime occurred around 5:30 a.m. this morning at ATM Solutions in t ... More >>

Readers crunch the numbers regarding airport security, handguns

Rap Lyrics or Deranged Terrorist Threat? You Decide!

An Illinois judge is left to fill in the blanks.​Not that rap lyrics are required to rhyme, but we here at Daily RFT are having the darndest time imagining the following sentence as musical verse: If this account doesn't reach $50,000 in the next 7 days then a murderous rampage similar to the VT s ... More >>

Ahem! It comes from Back of the Throat, but the message is clear.

Harsh Memories Haunt a Missouri War Resister

Lies We Can Believe In: Ridley Scott's latest is the post 9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve

Sundance 2008's buzz is barely audible.

But Sugar is sweet and Traces of the Trade leaves its mark.

It's in All the Papers

A Star is Bourne (Again)

Amnesiac-spy trilogy culminates in a thrilling Ultimatum.

Sympathy for the Devil

Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

ALL RIGHT ALREADY!

Dogs of War

Chromehounds tests patience as much as skill.

Film Openings

Week of April 27, 2006

An Albatross

Tuesday, January 17; Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)

Grand Grand Center

Another gallery opens its doors

The Face of Terror

The War Within delivers

Best Lawyer

James Hacking

Best Neighborhood Bar (City)

Gary's Fine Dining

Letters

Week of August 4, 2004

Egregious E-mail

The Secret Service comes calling after a St. Louisan pens a message wishing bin Laden would eliminate Bush

Westside Connection

Terrorist Threat (Priority)

Violence and Drama in Belfast

When Irish eyes ain't smilin'

Series/Festivals

Week of August 27, 2003

Robinson's Crusade

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

Film Openings

Week of March 12, 2003

A Matter of Honor

Vets call on the military's top brass not to fight

Zero Hour

A man's last day of freedom becomes Spike Lee's meditation on 9/11

Scarlet Isle

Northern Ireland's troubles explode in a new depiction of Bloody Sunday

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Friday, August 30; Savvis Center

City Hall Taliban

Week of April 10, 2002

MacroFun

Afghan arts and culture get a day in the spotlight at local importer MacroSun

A New Tune

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

Is It Safe Yet?

For Muslims in St. Louis, politics gets personal as fear dominates their lives

The Last September

Directed by Deborah Warner

Return with Honor

Written and directed by Freida Lee Mock and Terry Sanders

Boy Wonder