Vol. 33, No. 7
Not-Quite-Live Blogging: Benton Park Lake
By Unreal
No Longer Reporting Live: John Mills @ KMOV
By Kristen Hinman
Press Release of the Day
Happy Presidents Day, Hugo Chavez
By Chad Garrison
Headline of the Day: "Lawmakers Cheat and Drink"
By Nick Lucchesi
Baseball Card of the Week: The Ghost of Spring Trainings Past
By Aaron Schafer
We've Been Booked
The Ed's Big Facelift
When It Rains, It Poors
Missouri a Red State in Ways We Hadn't Thought Of
Last Night: The Blues "Pull an Izzy"
The Houston Astros are Trying to Drive me Insane
It's Shaqtastic!
Hot-Blooded Karaoke at The Royale
By Nicholas Phillips
"I Want That School:" Charter schools long to find a home in dormant St. Louis classrooms
Did the Blues Steal a Jersey Design from a Fan?
Seven Crappy Cardinals Valentine's Gifts
More Shocking Revelations About Abraham Lincoln!
Society of Really Smart People Meeting on Valentine's Eve
Arnold Lawsuit Challenging Red-Light Cameras Moves On Without Original Plaintiffs
ROBBIE ALOMAR GAVE ME AIDS! and Other Headlines You Thought Were Jokes
Mark Worrell: A Legend in His Own Mind
Buy This Ass-Kickin' Limo for Only $12 Grand (So Far)
BlockShopper.Com Buckles Under Lawyer's "Trademark" Lawsuit
"The Big 550" KTRS-AM Ends Week With Lay-offs
WTF? Slay No Read RFT?!
Keep Your Shirt On or Mardi Gras Inc. Will Fine You
PETA Supporters Bare Beliefs Downtown
Larry Bigbie's Day in the Sun
Discrimination: Will It Ever End?
Till Death Do Us Part -- Literally
Anthony Bonner Bids Adieu to Vashon
Ban Charter Schools, Says School Board Member to City
Oyster Species Guide: The five species of oysters eaten in the Western world
The I of the Needle: How 2006 Cardinal-for-a-month Larry Bigbie became the most important man in baseball
Don't Mix Raw Oysters and Antacids!
By Robb Walsh
Abraham Lincoln Was a Jew: An Unreal Exclusive!
Shell Gains: Pearls of wisdom from a local oyster expert — plus five places to eat oysters in St. Louis
By Ian Froeb
Unreal's Local Blog O' the Week, multimedia edition
Bad Dog: A reader sends the RFT to obedience school over our story on puppy mills
Leon explains why he's no longer in RFT
¡Ask A Mexican! Rooted in Truth: Do Mexicans typically have green thumbs?
The Cover of the February 12 Print Edition
Junior Boys and Max Tundra at the Billiken Club, Saturday, April 25
By Annie Zaleski
Second Spin: Michael Bolton, "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"
By Keegan Hamilton
'90s Hip-Hop Jam of the Week: Janet Jackson, "That's The Way Love Goes"
Chill Bar Set to Open at the Complex, New Trade Location Coming Soon?
The Breeders + V-DAY + STL = LUV4EVER
By Jaime Lees
Fear's Lee Ving and Exene Cervenka at Deluxe, Saturday, April 4
Rock Math: Lily Allen, It's Not Me, It's You
By Ryan Wasoba
Photos: The Breeders Video Shoot at the Skatium, Saturday, February 14
Save the Date: 2009 RFT Music Awards Showcase, Sunday, June 7
Sammy Hagar's Sammy's Beach Bar and Grill Opens This Friday!
Fitter, Happier, More Productive: Mono, Hymn to the Immortal Wind
By Shae Moseley
Brown & White Productions Moves HQ to HOME Nightclub
St. Louis Show Announcements, Week of February 10
St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: February 13 to 15
Viral Video: "Boombox" by Ely Kim
Caption This: Limp Bizkit Original Lineup Is Back Together
Download: Bad Folk's Swan Song, Part of the Problem
Hump Day Slow Jam of the Week: Gladys Knight & the Pips, "Midnight Train to Georgia"
By Christian Schaeffer
Listen To What the Man Said: Paul McCartney discusses his dance-music project Fireman, the Beatles and, of course, the loves of his life
By Kristine McKenna
Hip-Hop, Unphased: Local producer Phaseone finds under-the-radar success with his remixes
By Todd McKenzie
Dreadful Yawns
8 p.m. Thursday, February 12.The Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.
By Michael Gallucci
Al Jarreau
8 p.m. Friday, February 13. The Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Drive.
The Pointer Sisters
7 p.m. Friday, February 13. Ameristar Casino, 1260 North Main Street, St. Charles.
Delta Spirit/Other Lives
8 p.m. Sunday, February 15. The Gargoyle, on the campus of Washington University at Forsyth and Skinker boulevards.
Dr. Manhattan/Foxy Shazam
7:30 p.m. Monday, February 16. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
Mark Olson/Gary Louris
9 p.m. Tuesday, February 17. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.
Greg Laswell
9 p.m. Wednesday, February 18. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
By Roy Kasten
Homespun: Celia
Transformateurs (Love-O-Rama Records)
Homespun: Celia, Transformateurs
Obscurity Knocks: Beanpole, "Now I Know"
By Mike Appelstein
MP3: Phaseone Remixes + Original Music
How Do You Like Your Oysters?: This Valentine's weekend may be your best chance to eat oysters for years to come
The Year of the Herb: Balaban's re-rebirth as Herbie's Vintage 72 makes the Central West End whole again
The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 2.10
FoodWire: Hyatt Regency Downtown Reveals New Restaurants
Presidents & Food: Ronald Reagan
Nothing Says Valentine's Like Butter
Fun Facts: Ricotta "Cheese"
Breaking: Three St. Louis Chefs Are James Beard Award Semifinalists
Oyster Day: The Oyster Porn Slideshow
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 2.12
Review + Slideshow: Herbie's Vintage 72
Drink Lemp Beer at Lemp Mansion
Review Preview: The Good Pie
Peanut Corp. of America Files for Bankruptcy
Presidents & Food: Grover Cleveland
The Dish: The Gettysburger at Blueberry Hill
By Aimee Levitt
FoodWire: Slow Food St. Louis Trivia Night Mar. 27
FoodWire: Veruca to Become Niche Taste Bar
It's Oyster Day at Gut Check
The Seedy Underbelly of Food Porn
Presidents & Food: George H. W. Bush
A-Rod Should Have Blamed the Chicken
The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 2.11
Presidents & Food: John F. Kennedy
St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 2.7-2.13
Oyster Day: Shuck U., or How To Shuck an Oyster
The Morning Brew: Friday, 2.13
The Morning Brew: Monday, 2.16
FoodWire: Bravo! Cucina Italiana Opening 3.19
Buyer Beware: Bush and Confessions agree: Go shopping! (Wait, don't.)
By Melissa Anderson
Lost in Gyration
Love comes in spurts
By Paul Friswold
Prance and Parade
The dogs are ready
By Ms. Day
More Spice than Sugar
A wicked good time
By Alison Sieloff
New Digs
You'll still dig
Fancy Birds
Long walk
Kawa Kawa Kawa Kawa Kon On
It's more fun than you fear
Mean to Me
Break ups, breakdowns and the blues of the gods
By Jason Toon
Etch to Scratch
By Mark Fischer
Two Guys Walk into a Bar
Space-time will never be the same
Ugly, Stupid and Ready to Wed
Heat of the Night
Life sure is sweet
We Work Hard for Our Money
So hard for it, honey
The Truman Show
When Harry met Dewey, and other true tales
Casting Call! Cirque Dreams at Fox Theatre
Video: Dr. Sketchy's Art Club and Burlesque Dancers at Evil Prints
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Gets All Interactive on People
Mettle to the Petal: Avalon Theatre proves The Subject Was Roses is still well worth bringing up
By Dennis Brown
St. Louis Theater Capsules
Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene in St. Louis
By Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold
Featured Review: Claudio Bravo: A Bestiary
By Jessica Baran
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene