Vol. 29, No. 2
King Ink
Meet Brad Fink, a man of color whose body is the perfect canvas for his work
By Randall Roberts
Taking It to the MAC
A former waiter sues the Missouri Athletic Club for discrimination
By Kristen Hinman
King's English
Boxing promoter and great orator Don King pontificates on the Lou, and we stumble across a photo-enhanced Local Blog o' the Week. Plus: the super-snazzy logo that's going to save our public schools.
New York Dave and the Serial Killers
(1860's Hard Shell Café & Bar)
By Timothy Lane
Letters
Week of January 12, 2005
Pattern Recognition
Mapping out the trends of 2005
By Paul Friswold
Verboten!
We ban rock cliches, fatwa Eric Clapton and read up on music nerds
By Rob Harvilla, Ayatollah of Rock and Adam Bregman
Race Rock
Local bands get together to help victims of racially motivated violence
By Jordan Harper
Mustard Plug
Saturday, January 15 (early show); Creepy Crawl
By Rob Harvilla
Love Lost But Not Forgotten
Saturday, January 15 (late show); Creepy Crawl
By Andrew Miller
Something Corporate
Monday, January 17; Mississippi Nights
By Geoff Harkness
Quick Picks
Kelly Clarkson
Breakaway (RCA)
Various Artists
Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens (Shout! Factory)
By David Cantwell
My Favorite Song Writers (Five One Inc.)
By Michael Alan Goldberg
John Lennon
Acoustic (Capitol)
By Mikael Wood
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Osirus (Sure Shot)
By Dan LeRoy
Homegrown History
This quaint neighborhood bar has it all -- really
By Rose Martelli
Lychee Cosmo
Red Moon, 1500 St. Charles Street, 314-436-9700
Blade Runners
Hotel Rwanda finds hope amid the horrors of tribal genocide
By Jean Oppenheimer
Cuts Like a Knife
Chinese director Zhang Yimou carves a masterpiece
By Robert Wilonsky
About a Man
In Good Company is wonderfully funny, a bit sad and unmistakably real
Horse Senseless
Racing Stripes is strictly for kids. Wait -- it's not for them, either.
Not Rockne
A worthy actor rides the bench in the listless Coach Carter
By Bill Gallo
Rudy (1993)
It's Hoosiers. On turf.
By Mike Seely
Film Openings
The Heat Is On
Shake off the chill with the Cardinals' Winter Warm-Up
By Jason Toon
Current Shows
Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Rock On
The Rep's Stones in His Pockets is a rare gem
By Dennis Brown
A Winter's Tail
Sit up and beg for the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves' Sylvia
Into the Gutter
Butts, whips and cigars: It's just another day at the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
Touch Down
The Huygens probe makes a dogged landing
By Paul Friswold, Alison Sieloff and Mia York
Please Stop Cryin'
Javon Johnson's Cryin' Shame has its moments but goes on too long
There's No Crying in Rodeo
That's why they're the World's Toughest
By Paul Friswold and Rose Martelli
Hello to Carnival
But goodbye to meat
By Brooke Foster and Alison Sieloff
Kids Stewing Indoors?
You have three options
By Ian Froeb, John Goddard, Rose Martelli and Mia York
