Vol. 26, No. 46
The Reluctant Archbishop
The aloof style of Justin Rigali served him well at the Vatican but distances him from the faithful of St. Louis
By Jeannette Batz
Illinois Idol
Millstadt talent shows breathe farm air into an increasingly streamlined pop life
By Mike Seely
Cleaning Up the Past
The waste may be gone, but the stigma lingers
By D.M. Richardson
Tarnished Angel
The more he talks, the more Wilton Gregory sounds like every other bishop in the Catholic Church
By Jim Nesbitt
Worm Droppings
The dog ate the good column, so Worm goes Bergering
Why Are You Such a Knucklehead?
Week of November 13, 2002
By Wm. Stage
Rank Amateur
Mann Power
Aimee Mann bought her way out of corporate enslavement; now she can be as sad as she pleases
By René Spencer Saller
Ice, Ice Baby
Sigur Rós celebrates the harsh beauty of its strange homeland
By Jordan Harper
Shoot, Nelly
It sure didn't feel like St. Louis, yo
Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon
Friday, November 15; Mississippi Nights
Meat Purveyors with Stolie
Friday, November 15; Frederick's Music Lounge
By Patricia Brooke
Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin
Tuesday, November 19; Fox Theatre
By Terry Perkins
Christina Aguilera
Stripped (RCA)
By Jason Bracelin
Mountain Goats
Tallahassee (4AD)
By Maya Singer
Steve Earle
Jerusalem (Artemis/E-Squared)
By David Cantwell
Sounds Around Town
The Little Things Count
McGurk's never disappoints, because it gets the little things right
By Rose Martelli
Pabst Smir
Frederick's Music Lounge, 4454 Chippewa, 314-351-5711
Declaration of Independents
The St. Louis International Film Festival proves "indie" isn't a category but a way of life
By Luke Y. Thompson and Gregory Weinkauf
Caveman's Valentine
Campbell Scott looks for lust in all the wrong places as Roger Dodger
By Bill Gallo
To Die For
Mick Jagger transforms Andy Garcia into The Man From Elysian Fields
By Gregory Weinkauf
Wonder Boy
Harry Potter's second adventure delights exactly like the first
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Sex and the City
Hot lesbian sex and other gems are uncovered by a UM-St. Louis historian
By Eddie Silva
Beaux Coups
Dame Edna and Ken Page -- at the same time
By Dennis Brown
Rick It Up
Rick Springfield knows who's the biggest badass
