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Tanning Mogul Todd Beckman: Kidnapping Victim Is a 'Punk'
A young Maplewood man who police say was kidnapped and tortured for days is a "punk" who "would have got it sooner or later," St. Louis entrepreneur Todd Beckman told police."He's a shithead," Beckman...
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The BeerSauce Shop Promises to Bring Beer and BBQ Sauce Together in St. Peters
A new shop is encouraging St. Louis' northwest suburbs to “live a life of flavor.” Co-owners Andrew Tessmer and Rick Duree plan to open the BeerSauce Shop (318 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters) in a...
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Beyond Sweet Brings Over-the-Top Milkshakes and Fair Food to the West End
The milkshakes coming out of the kitchen at Beyond Sweet(5901 Delmar Boulevard, 314-899-5021), the new ice cream shop just east of the Delmar Loop, have to be seen to be believed. They are dipped in...
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Audra Luedde Is the Libertine's Unseen Mastermind
In some ways, Audra Luedde is the Keyser Söze of the Libertine(7927 Forsyth Boulevard, Clayton; 314-862-2999) — minus the part about being a crime lord, of course. The acclaimed restaurant...
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St. Louis Is the Nation's Best City for Pet-Friendly Fun
No, it's not just your imagination: St. Louis really is going to the dogs. In fact, the city offers more "pet-inclusive tourist activities" than anywhere else in the country. That's according to a...
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St. Louis Is the Best City in the U.S. for Celebrating Easter
Staying in town for Easter this year? Be glad: You live in the best city to celebrate Easter in the entire country. That's according to WalletHub in a study released today.…
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The Chimps Get Personal with Play No Evil
"It's a Sunday morning album," says the Chimps' John Krane of Play No Evil, the group's first studio effort. Pressed on exactly what that means, he explains, "To me, it's melancholy without being...
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Stray Dog's Sweeney Todd Is a Bloody Good Time
If you prefer your musicals to be grisly, grimy and nihilistic, Stray Dog Theatre can help you out. The company's current production of the Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler classic Sweeney Todd is a...
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In Colossal, Anne Hathaway Gives a Towering Performance in a Human Role
Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is a typical modern girl with typical modern problems. She's been out of work for a year, her prissy British boyfriend is dumping her and, as she tends to enjoy the occasional...
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Walter Hill's Assignment Isn't Offensive. It's Just Incoherent
Remember Walter Hill, the writer/director who modernized action genres in the 1970s with such critically acclaimed films as The Driver and The Long Riders and the cult favorite The Warriors? Hill had...
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Review: With Hi-Pointe Drive-In, Mike Johnson Triumphs Again
Many moons ago, I took the BulletBoys to Del Taco. For those who lack questionable taste in music, the BulletBoys were a Los Angeles-based hair band known for such rousing standards as "Smooth Up In...
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Coming Home
It's not just service men and women traumatized by Military Sexual Assault. Their families, too, pay the price Arlene Parker recalls the exact moment her military career went south. It was the late...
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Sued for Discrimination, Missouri Senator Pushes Law Limiting Discrimination...
In March 2015, a man who used to work at Show-Me Rent to Own in Sikeston, Missouri, filed a lawsuit alleging that his supervisor regularly used racial slurs against him, telling him, among other...
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New Comic Debuting Today, Spencer & Locke, Has St. Louis Origin Story
After an internship at publisher DC and a stint as a comic book reviewer, St. Louis native David Pepose has made the leap to comic creator with his debut limited series, Spencer & Locke. The...
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Newly Announced: Father John Misty, Dru Hill, Diet Cig, Bel Biv DeVoe and More
Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention.…
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Hooten Hallers to Release Self-Titled LP This Thursday at Off Broadway
We’ll be greedy and claim the Hooten Hallers as an honorary St. Louis band. While the trio officially calls the post-collegiate arts community of Columbia, Missouri, its home, it also counts local...
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Maness Brothers to Release Hard-Charging New Self-Titled LP at Off Broadway...
The music of the Maness Brothers — David on guitar and Jake on drums, both on vocals — is, by design, quick and dirty.…
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Guy Who Tried to Marry His Computer Wants to Censor Porn for Missourians
You'd think that a man who once attempted to legally marry his own laptop would have a more accepting view of internet pornography. In 2014 Mark Sevier, a former Tennessee attorney and current...
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New Service, Carvana, Launches Online Used Car Sales in St. Louis
You can basically buy anything online and have it delivered right to you these days, from groceries and restaurant-ready meals to periodic patches of grass for your pet. …
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Beale on Broadway Sued by Music Industry Vultures for Allowing Cover Songs...
Beale on Broadway(701 S. Broadway) was slapped with a federal lawsuit this week by Broadcast Music Incorporated, or BMI, for allowing artists to perform copyrighted cover songs in the venue. In a suit...
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