Vol. 26, No. 28
So Long, Joe
While Joe Amrine waits to die, Missouri courts won't admit they may be wrong
By T.R. Witcher
Indoor Fireworks
A Teamster tries to smoke out lawbreakers at Schnucks
By Wm. Stage
Stanze's Two-Step
Master of extreme video gore scandalized by shocking profile of his work
By Jim Nesbitt
Gimme, Gimme
Badges and fire hoses trump affordable housing and health care for the poor
By D.J. Wilson
Would You Ever Like to Belong to Another Race?
Week of July 10, 2002
No-Show
Can You Feel the Love?
A descendant of Herman Melville wants to touch your soul
By Jay A. Babcock
Oops, They Did It Again
Fear not, noise-dorks: The mighty Oops! tour returns from the past to deliver the future.
By Paul Friswold
Cover Your Ears
Locked in a battle for ratings, The Beat and Q95.5 torture an assemblage of Nelly fans
By René Spencer Saller
The Dishes with the Gentleman Callers
Thursday, July 11; Rocket Bar
Bratmobile with the Washdown
Friday, July 12; Creepy Crawl
By Matt Harnish
David Bowie
Heathen (ISO/Columbia)
By Niles Baranowski
Loud Family
From Ritual to Romance (125 Records)
By Jeff Downing
Atmosphere
God Loves Ugly (Fat Beats/Rhymesayers Entertainment)
By Steven Davis
Sounds Around Town
Larger Than Life
A meal at Truffles will make you glad to be alive
By Jill Posey-Smith
Graphic, Novel
Hanks and Newman are on the bloody, brilliant Road to Perdition
By Robert Wilonsky
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Terra Scoped
Contemporary Museum St. Louis discovers treasure with the help of some maps
By Ivy Schroeder
Deuces Wild
Forest Park's Dwight Davis Tennis Center is the sweet spot for fans of World Team Tennis
By Byron Kerman
Hard Schlock
The Hard Rock Café serves up a breakfast you won't soon forget
Taking Stock
How to Succeed seems edgy amid today's big-biz flops
By Dennis Brown
To Dwell in Possibility
A tour of the city with the Landmarks Association's Carolyn Toft presents views of what is and what could be
By Eddie Silva
Fight Club
When it comes to producing movies, it's a fine art (or Art Linson)