Meet the lovely ladies of The Gathering of the Juggalos, which took over Cave in Rock, Illinois, from August 7th-11th.ALL PHOTOS BY NATE “IGOR” SMITH See More Photos: On the Third Day, the Gathering of the Juggalos Created a Sweet Winnebago (NSFW) Scenes from Day 2 of the Gathering of the Juggalos, 2013 (NSFW) The […]
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20 Unholy Recipes: Dishes So Awful We Had to Make Them
From 2009 to 2010, freelance food writer and chef Robin Wheeler combed through old cookbooks to try her hand at recipes that had been popular in the middle of the 20th century, but had since fallen badly out of favor.The results were inspiring …. albeit mostly in terms of what not to do. We rounded […]
Ask a Mexican: Where’s the beef? Why Mexicans like their steaks cut thin.
Dear Mexican: Mi hermano y yo tenemos un dispute. We all know that Mexicans love their bistec sliced muy thin, but why? My brother is adamant that the diet of free-range vacas mexicanas results in tough meat, necessitating a thin slice for easy mastication. I think the reason is purely an economic one, since Mexicans […]
With $35M to Spend on Charter Schools, Opportunity Trust’s Plan Remains Blurry
The St. Louis-based nonprofit has drawn pushback, but says it has kids’ best interests at heart
St. Louie Chop Suey
In a life beset by uncertainty, we can be sure of this: Socrates never ate a St. Paul Sandwich. How do we know? Why, simple logic: Premise A): Socrates, the Greek philosopher who died in 399 B.C., never visited St. Louis, Missouri. Premise B): The St. Paul Sandwich — comprising an egg foo young patty, […]
Dead Reckoning
It’s been six months since John Mullen was served up an arsenic cocktail. So whodunit?
Dirty Little Secrets
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department keeps a tight lid on internal affairs. Even if it means breaking the law.
Best Evidence
George Allen claims police made him confess to rape and murder. Twenty years after Allen was convicted, his last hope hinges on a DNA test.
The Accidental Politician
After five years in office, enigmatic Darlene Green has become a force to be reckoned with in St. Louis
PSYCHIC STEALING
The doors of perception opened to loss and deception when Sister White gave a reading
BODY OF EVIDENCE
Years after Linda Sherman vanished, her skull turned up at a restaurant. Now the cops are hoping that new forensic tests will lead to her remains — and nail their primary suspect. But hes not worried.
Easy Money
Developers like the Sansone Group are using a state law to rake in millions of tax dollars for retail projects in the burbs. Trouble is, the legislation was designed to help blighted inner cities.