Vol. 25, No. 41
Patriot Games
With a distant war, a vague enemy and no access, local media are left waving the flag
By D.J. Wilson
Is It Safe Yet?
For Muslims in St. Louis, politics gets personal as fear dominates their lives
By Jeannette Batz
Cleaning House
The reasons we're resented aren't as simple as President Bush would have you believe
By Safir Ahmed
The Calm Before the Storm
For anti-war protesters, the enemies are indifference and irrelevance
By Bruce Rushton
Why Do You Think They Hate Us?
Week of October 10, 2001
By Wm. Stage
Letters
Losing the Battle and the War
Were the Jack in the Box killings a crime or just sloppy police work in the name of the war on drugs?
By Ray Hartmann
History Lesson
On successive Saturday nights, three blues legends hold forth at BB's Jazz, Blues, & Soups
By Steve Pick
Brother Act
The Aluminum Group's Frank and John Navin make sedative-laced cotton-candy music for thinking people
By René Spencer Saller
Band Together
The Fantasy Four and the Julia Sets take their show on the road
Peter Rowan, Tony Rice and Vassar Clements
Friday, Oct. 12; Sheldon Concert Hall
By Roy Kasten
Black Crowes
Wednesday, Oct. 17; Pageant
By Jason Toon
Jimmy Smith
Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 17-21; Bistro Europa
By J. Konkel
Handsome Family
Tuesday, Oct. 16; Sally T's
By Randall Roberts
Butthole Surfers
Weird Revolution (Hollywood Records)
By Paul Friswold
Miso Hungry
Clayton's newest restaurant offering has its multiple personalities well in order
By Joe Bonwich
Side Dish
A smorgasbord of restaurant openings tempts diners
Hairy Situation
Bandits holds out for a hero and gets two: Willis and Thornton
By Robert Wilonsky
English Ails
Be forewarned: Liam is not for the sensitive, especially right now
By Luke Y. Thompson
Kilted Lovers
Forest Park plays host to a highland fling
By Byron Kerman
Labor Pains
The New Line Theatre presents a legendary play that tackles unions, press, religion, the rich, even musicians and artists
By Brian Hohlfeld
Hoopy Days
NBA-starved St. Louisans get a tantalizing taste of their obsession at an exhibition match
True Fiction
Despite its title, It's All True isn't all true, but that doesn't prevent the HotHouse Theatre from successfully telling its story
By Dennis Brown
Fresh Paint
Technology is challenging painters to re-examine their craft; two shows highlight new work in the age-old art form
By Ivy Schroeder
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
By Eddie Silva
Arabian Knight
Jack Shaheen crusades against cinema's depiction of Reel Bad Arabs
