Vol. 27, No. 1
Kingdom Comes
Girls who dress and act like boys, St. Louis' drag kings get up onstage to bend and blur the line between the sexes
By Jeannette Batz
Import Duty
A former pro basketball player from Israel has to be bigger, stronger and faster for the American college game
By Mike Seely
Stupid Racist Tricks
St. Louis' homegrown white-rights leader rises with Lott's fall
By Jim Nesbitt
Hey, Who Gave You That?
A misdirected press release provides endless amusement to our favorite invertebrate
Best of "Street Talk" 2002
Week of January 1, 2003
By Wm. Stage
Rights Knocked
Smells Like Unsane
The noise-rock dreadnought is reunited, and it feels so good
By Paul Friswold
Off the Rails
The Guns N' Roses tour collapses, and Axl folds. Is anyone really surprised?
By Bill Holdship
Pop Star
St. Louis' pre-eminent expert on pop music tries his hand at a new venture
By René Spencer Saller
The Sayers with Two Fer Flinching
Saturday, January 4, Frederick's Music Lounge
By Steve Pick
Common
Electric Circus (MCA)
By Dan Reines
Vincent Gallo
Recordings of Music for Film (Warp)
By John La Briola
Sounds Around Town
Sen Resurrection
Thai one on at the relocated, renovated Sen
By Michael Renner
Barleywine
St. Louis Brewery & Tap Room, 2100 Locust, 314-241-2337
By Randall Roberts
Schmidt Happens
Nicholson disappears into a wondrous movie about quiet desperation
By Robert Wilonsky
Just Doing It
For some couples, nothing beats frequent Sex With Strangers
By Luke Y. Thompson
Fear Factor
2002 proved that TV has no shame at any hour
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Science, Weird and Rough
Kirkwood High grad puts her science background to work on PBS program
By Byron Kerman
The Scarlet Letter
In St. Louis, the "A" is for "ambition"
By Eddie Silva
No Clones Allowed
New Line Theatre lifts up its voice to bring you a new musical revue