Vol. 26, No. 12
The Longest Day
The Fairgrounds Park race riot of 1949 has been forgotten, just as racism in St. Louis continues to be denied
By Eddie Silva
Goliath, Meet David
A St. Louis charity tries to kill a Cleveland program for children, but the little guys fight back
By Sarah Fenske
Wrecking Crew
Slay and his Old Post Office plan allies knock down two rivals with hardball and humiliation
By Elizabeth Vega
Songs of Shame
Slay and Rigali arias soured by lack of decisive action and bully-boy politics
By Jim Nesbitt
Moody Views
Week of March 20, 2002
By Wm. Stage
A Spelunker's Universe
Desolation Row
Phase 1 construction is nearly complete. Can Washington Avenue survive Phase 2?
By Randall Roberts
Bittersweet Symphony
Band Together, a local orchestra that performs for free, does much more than represent the gay and lesbian musical community
By Paul Friswold
Fog Advisory
In our humble opinion, RFT contributor Andrew Broder is headed for rock stardom
By René Spencer Saller
Wu-Tang Clan
Thursday, March 21; Pageant
By Andrew Broder
Sounds Around Town
Shallow Grove
St. Louis legend Busch's Grove doesn't deserve its exalted status
By Melissa Martin
Working Girls
Channing and Stiles are stranded, and their face-off makes for nasty Business
By Bill Gallo
Ouch!
E.T. returns to heal our cynical hearts
By Gregory Weinkauf
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Waaaaaay Down South
PBS airs a documentary on Ernest Shackleton's doomed yet celebrated Antarctic expedition
By Chris King
Singer's Song
Despite the innovation surrounding him, John Singer Sargent plotted his own restrained course
By Ivy Schroeder
Shallow Beauty
All hail frivolity! The Rep's production of a Noel Coward toss-off is as superficial as it is entertaining.
By Dennis Brown
Good Things Come in 3-D
Thanks to the University City Sculpture Series, you don't have to go to a gallery to find good art
By Byron Kerman
Brain Damaged
New Line sings its way through brain surgery, coma and recovery, but the prognosis isn't good
By Brian Hohlfeld