Vol. 25, No. 9
Girl, Interrupted
Eighteen-year-old Amy Walker was abandoned in a hospital parking lot, slumped over her steering wheel. It was the first time she had tried heroin and the last.
By Elizabeth Vega
Life in the Bughouse
The Insectarium's keepers are mad about their charges
By Wm. Stage
Letters
Week of February 28, 2001
Dead Heat
Efforts to tie attempted voter fraud to the Bosley campaign haven't stuck
By D.J. Wilson
Who Is Your Favorite Character from a Book?
They've Got the Wrong Martyr
Tragic as his story might be, convicted killer isn't living in a perfect world
By Ray Hartmann
Collection Plates
Chuck Warner's Hyped to Death label celebrates unsung punk-rock heroes by compiling their music on recordable CDs
By Matt Harnish
Trio Troubadour
Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau stretches his art by performing not only jazz standards but Brahms, Beethoven, Radiohead and Nick Drake
By Terry Perkins
Martin Carthy
Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2; Focal Point
By Roy Kasten
Canyon
Wednesday, March 7; Rocket Bar.
Dieselboy and the Faded Crew
Thursday, March 1; Lo.
By Randall Roberts
Le Tigre
From the Desk of Mr. Lady (Mr. Lady)
By René Spencer Saller
The Orb
Cydonia (Universal)
Flat Feed
Defying the new trend of sky-high entrées, Sidney Street Café chef Sue Dill lies low
By Melissa Martin
A Taste of Luxury
How St. Louis restaurants are handling the explosion in popularity of ultra-luxe foodstuffs
In the Mood for Mood
Wong Kar-wai continues to create impressive depth without relying on ... a plot!
By Andy Klein
Gunning for Love
Brad and Julia get pistol-whipped by The Mexican
By Gregory Weinkauf
The Fire This Time
Rilla Askew penetrates the decades of silence surrounding the Tulsa race riot of 1921 in her novel Fire in Beulah
By Eddie Silva
Play Christie for Me
The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves presents The Hollow, a lesser-known classic by the mistress of suspense
By Byron Kerman
Wake Up Call
Eric Bogosian shakes us awake with his entertaining rants
By Sally Cragin
Treat Him Write
Sam Hamm writes great scripts. So why do they rarely get made?
By Robert Wilonsky
Drum and Drummer
Japan's celebrated Kodo drummers thunder into St. Louis
The Bondage of Matrimony
Marie and Bruce explores an abusive relationship
By Brian Hohlfeld