Vol. 32, No. 47
Mistress of Horror: Nobody writes vampire novels the way St. Louis' Laurell K. Hamilton does – and yes, there's lots of sex
By Aimee Levitt
St. Louis Beacon Gets Nod in NY Times
By Nick Lucchesi
Shaky Grounds: Congress may consider putting the Arch's riverfront park in private hands
By Kristen Hinman
Happy Birthday Stan the Man, Can Someone Finally Rid Us of Your Ugly Statue?
Mizzou: You're so Gay
2008 MVP Albert Pujols Shafted by the Media -- Again
By Tom Finkel
Baseball Card of the Week: Dustin Pedroia
St. Louis Eliminated from Final Four: 2012-2016
Fired KWMU Boss Reaches $50,000 Settlement with University
The Blues are Sadly Giving Hockey MILF's a Reason to Cheer Again
How 'Bout a Name for That Proposed Pro Soccer Team? Suggest One
Gun Sales Blazin' in Lemay
Go! St. Louis Weekend Calendar, November 21-23
RIP: Donnie Avery's Fantasy Value
"End the Fed!" Protest Set for Saturday
Hello? Is It Me You're Looking For?: Best of Craigslist Missed Connections, November 17-23
By Annie Zaleski
A Few Suggestions for the New AB InBev Bosses
Jo Won't Go: Mannies to Stay at Post in Limited Role
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Gets Political With Its Online Advertising
Video: Life at the Lou's Funniest Med School
An Overdue Obituary for FireJoeMorgan.com
SLU B-Ball: Young Ballers and Better Cheerleaders
Twilight is Awesomely Bad Teenybopper Trash
By Unreal
Clayton High School Students Involved in St. Louis Shooting
Oh, Deer: A buck goes nuts in a Town & Country strip mall
By Chad Garrison
RFT readers pen sweet shout-outs for Dr. Wizard
¡Ask a Mexican!: Was the Jimi Hendrix experience at all rooted in Mexico?
The Cover of the November 20 Print Edition
A ThanksROCKING Poem, Courtesy of the Monads, the Feed, Ocean Rivals
St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: November 21 to 23
Photos + Review: Vic Chesnutt and Elf Power at Off Broadway, Saturday, November 22
Show Review + Photos: Little Joy and Dead Trees at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, Saturday, November 22
Contest! Win a Pair of O'Death Tickets!
Second Spin: Head East, Flat As A Pancake
Video: Ludo, "Go Getter Greg"
The Hard Lessons at Euclid Records, Sunday, November 23
Tonight: Republic Tigers at the Billiken Club, Punch Brothers at the Sheldon, Castanets/Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson at Off Broadway, Sammy Hagar at the Pageant, Keith Murray at the Duck Room
'90s Hip-Hop Jam of the Week: Snow, "Informer"
SNL: Ludacris, T-Pain, Tim McGraw and the "Blizzard Man"
Video: Thorns of Life, the New Band of Jawbreaker/Jets to Brazil's Blake Schwarzenbach + Bonus Get Up Kids Reunion Video, "Mass Pike"
Win a Pair of Tickets to see Dar Williams Friday!
Review + Setlist + Photos: Metallica at the Scottrade Center, 11/17/08
By Paul Friswold
Lil Wayne Comes Back to Chaifetz Arena on January 8, with T-Pain, Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole and Gym Class Heroes
Literal Video: Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Under the Bridge"
Tool's Maynard James Keenan's Life as a Winemaker
St. Louis Music Inc. Funeral, Saturday, December 13 at the Kat Club
Sammy Hagar to Open Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill at Harrah's Casino, Maryland Heights
The Curse of Alternative Nostalgia and the Class of '93: A Response to the Chicago Sun-Times' Article
Cancelled: Bella Morte, Tonight at Dante's
Video: Wash U's Stereotypes Cover Of Montreal, "Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and other Games)"
Donald Fagen Defends Steely Dan to Friends
Show Review: Family Affair's Birthday Bash at the Gramophone, Friday, November 21
The Wedge Grand Opening: Saturday, November 29, featuring LoFreq, Holy Python's Last Show
Photos: Sammy Hagar at the Pageant, November 19, 2008
I Need a Hero: In honor of Smashing Pumpkins' twentieth anniversary, a list of Billy Corgan's top ten guitar heroes
By Shae Moseley
What to wear to a Dir En Grey show, as the Japanese band revolutionizes prog-metal-J-rock, while Scribble Jam local king Ben Bounce talks his collaboration with Konflik
By Calvin Cox and Michael Alan Goldberg
Sonny Landreth
9 p.m. Thursday, November 20. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.
By Roy Kasten
Dar Williams
9 p.m. Friday, November 21. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.
Marnie Stern
9 p.m. Friday, November 21. Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.
Crystal Method
9 p.m. Saturday, November 22. Dante's, 3221 Olive Street.
By Kristy Wendt
Vic Chesnutt and Elf Power
9 p.m. Saturday, November 22. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
By Elliott Johnston
Little Joy
9 p.m. Saturday, November 22. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.
By Christian Schaeffer
Semi Precious Weapons
7 p.m. Monday, November 24. Pop's, 1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.
Family Affair
9 p.m. Friday, November 21. The Gramophone, 4243 Manchester Avenue.
By Keegan Hamilton
Homespun: Cameron Matthews
Green. Blue. White. (self-released)
MP3 Weekender: Marnie Stern, Little Joy, Dar Williams, Elf Power/Vic Chesnutt
MP3: Cameron Matthews, Tok and Cassie Morgan CD Release Shows on Friday
MP3: A Very Bert Dax Christmas, Volume 7 CD + Shows
Always on Sundae: The Fountain on Locust is everything that's good about soda shops with none of the faux finish
By Ian Froeb
Now Open: Racanelli's Cucina and Racanelli's Express
The Morning Brew: Friday, 11.21
The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 11.18
Eat Like Obama!
Review Preview: The Fountain on Locust
What's Happening (Or Not) at Bistro Toi
Now Open: Blue Ocean Sushi
The Morning Brew: Monday, 11.24
Cooking for Your Cat: Faux Sushi
FoodWire: Thaxton Speakeasy Now Open
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 11.20
Everything You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know About Biodynamic Wines
The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 11.19
The Return of Your Weekly St. Louis Food Blog Digest
Sammy Hagar Opening Restaurant at Harrah's
In This Week's Issue: The Fountain on Locust and Colorado Bob's Ship of Fools
Michael Pollan at Washington University This Afternoon
The Bear Market: Costco Take-N-Bake Pizza
Bitter Beer Battle Over "Extreme" Brews?
FoodWire: New Chef at Harry's Restaurant and Bar
More on Bistro Toi
Drink of the Week: Midnight Sun
Colorado Bob's Ship of Fools3457 Morganford Road314-772-7564
By Kristie McClanahan
Reel It In: SLIFF rolls on with a host of events before the film fest wraps on Sunday
By Kristie McClanahan, Alison Sieloff, Matt Kasper, Annie Zaleski, Kristen Hinman and Ella Taylor
A Movable Feast
Fueled by gravy and goodwill
Angel Wings and Other Matters
Back to Bedford Falls
By Jason Toon
What's Eating Peter?
Better get a big can of Raid
Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?
No turkeys allowed
By Amy George
Wow. Just Wow.
Paul Taylor, himself, comes to town!
By Alison Sieloff
Moving Pictures
The art of deception
Testify!
Cashiers are standing by
Bells Will Be Ringing
Duking it out for charity
Forward Thinking
It's not as confusing as it seems
Over the River and to Kirkwood
Christmas is closer than you think
Match Game
Is there really a winner when the game ends in marriage?
Through Their Eyes
See St. Louis differently
Heart Songs
Feel the love
Spook City
Hauntings off the deep end
By Mark Fischer
Make A Little List
Chasing shadows in film and life
American Idle
Truth and fiction are inseparable
Gift in a Box
Presents go artsy
By Ms. Day
Doing the Missouri Oswaltz with Patton Oswalt
By Julie Seabaugh
Over the Weekend: Thaxton Speakeasy Opens, Little Joy and Dead Trees at Blueberry Hill, Vic Chestnut, Elf Power at Off Broadway, Family Affair at Gramophone, Ludacris and Tim McGraw on SNL
Will Smith: "I Could Absolutely be the President of the U.S."
A Carny's Transient Life Revealed -- in Film Showing Saturday
That's entertainment!
Paul Taylor, himself, comes to town
Heat Wave: Romeo and Juliet smolders with intense lust
A Perfect Ganesh takes us on a sluggish journey
By Dennis Brown
St. Louis Stage Capsules
Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene in St. Louis
By Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene
By Jessica Baran