Vol. 30, No. 52
Unreal News Challenge 2007
Week of December 27, 2007
By Unreal
Line of Argument
By Ian Froeb
Go! 12/28 - 12/30
By Annie Zaleski
Press Release of the Day
By Tom Finkel
Face the Nation
We find out what rocked across the country in 2007.
By John Nova Lomax, Michael Gallucci, Gray, Chris, Jason Harper, Dave Segal, Niki D'Andrea, Jennifer Maerz, Arielle Castillo, Lina Lecaro, Sarah Askari and Jonathan Cunningham
Random Links for Thursday
Season's Greetings from the Livers
New Year's Eve in St. Louis: The Shows
Grind It Up | Makin' a List
Ruka Puff dabbles in movie-making, while the members of Ludo share their Christmas wish lists.
By Keegan Hamilton and Annie Zaleski
The Spirit of St. Louis
Two of the Lou's famous rockers fill us in on their favorites of 2007 — and what the next year holds.
Verve Pipe
8 p.m. Thursday, December 27. VooDoo Lounge at Harrah's Casino, 777 Casino Center Drive, Maryland Heights.
By Shae Moseley
Clint Harding Benefit
7 p.m. Friday, December 28. The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton Boulevard, Maplewood.
By Roy Kasten
The Ghost of the Forest
9 p.m. Friday, December 28. Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street.
Zeda's Beat Box
7 p.m. Saturday, December 29. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
By Mike Appelstein
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
11 p.m. Saturday, December 29. Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 South Broadway.
By Christian Schaeffer
Tiësto
9 p.m. Sunday, December 30. Home Nightclub, 1260 South Main Street, St. Charles.
By Michael Alan Goldberg
Hello Operator
7 p.m. Sunday, December 30. Cicero's, 6691 Delmar Boulevard, University City.
The Transmitters
Receiver (self-released)
Dinner Is Served
Ian takes one for the team and counts down the ten best restaurant dishes of 2007.
Updated: Copia Urban Winery Heavily Damaged by Fire
In This Week's Issue
Drinks of the Year
Kristie raises a glass to her favorite drinks of 2007.
By Kristie McClanahan
Moolah for Mullahs
All aboard the '80s way-back machine for Mike Nichols' good time Charlie.
By Robert Wilonsky
What Else Is New?
Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week.
Gaming's Greatest Hits
A look back at the best of 2007.
By Gary Hodges and Chris Ward
Pause & Rewind
The best DVDs of '07 made old movies feel new again.
By Robert Wilonsky and Jordan Harper
More Than Hype
By Ms. Day
Memento Morrie
By Jeanette Kozlowski
Hot for Teaching
By Nicole Beckert
Out of Place
By Paul Friswold
New Year, New Rivalry
By Alison Sieloff
Snowflake Patrol
The Art of Fiction
Introductions Necessary
It Has Bopped to the Top
By Mark Fischer
All-Media Matters
Art with Heart
By Brooke Foster
Still Trotting After All These Years
That Blue Was Revolting
The Hill Has Eyes
Down Goes Monk
Boyz n the Theater
And Fleetwood Mac's Nowhere in Sight
The Show Goes On
Dennis gazes back admiringly at St. Louis theater's year that was.
By Dennis Brown
St. Louis Stage Capsules
Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene.
By Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold
