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Review: Meru Is a Huge Undertaking, But Why'd They Do It?
by Robert Hunt According to climbing experts, India's Meru Peak — specifically its 20,700-foot-tall central point, Shark's Fin — is considered the most difficult mountain climb in the world. The...
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Review: Shyamalan's Visit Should End Sooner
by MaryAnn Johanson I think I've figured out the secret of M. Night Shyamalan. His "twist," if you will.…
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Staghorn Sets Out to Save the World — One Song at a Time
by Joseph Hess Staghorn ferns live in complete symbiosis with trees and need very little to live. They're completely self-sustaining, and a symbol of how mankind should be living with the rest of the...
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My Weekend With a Bunch of Atheists
by Danny Wicentowski I was seventeen when my yeshiva class assembled for "the talk." We shuffled through the school's dining hall and into an adjoining common area, and there stood a bearded,...
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Opposed to Gay Marriages, Some Missouri Judges Opt Out of Marriage Altogether
It's been more than two months since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, and the aftershocks continue to rumble. While Kim Davis has made international headlines over her refusal to...
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Newly Announced: Gladys Knight, Heart, the Urge, Jay Farrar, Guttermouth and...
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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Guess Where I'm Eating This Ramen and Win $20 to Apollonia
It's not quite ramen weather yet — but it's hard to hold fast and wait for the frost when bowls this good are waiting to be consumed. With a thick pork stock, noodles, vegetables and a perfectly...
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Angry Trump Fans Respond to Pinata Bashing
Donald Trump's supporters are not happy. They don't like what happened on Cherokee Street on Sunday night (see "Donald Trump Takes a Beating on Cherokee for Mexican Independence Day" for all the gory...
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Special Treatment for Casinos, Athletic Club Irks St. Louis Bars Going...
Come January, you won't be able to smoke at any business within the city of St. Louis — except at the private Missouri Athletic Club, and on the floors of the city's casino, Lumiere Place. And it's...
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The Little Dipper's Jason Paul Took a Big Leap to Open a Tiny Restaurant
Jason Paul of the Little Dipper (2619 Cherokee Street, 314-625-3530) admits that he came to cooking out of necessity. "It's no secret that my mom doesn't cook," he says.…
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Funk Fest St. Louis Remains Fiercely Local In Its Tenth Year
The Bud Light tarp falls, the stage crew grunts under the weight of packed-up gear and Forest Park returns to its quiet self. LouFest is over now, leaving only empty beer cups and flattened turf in...
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Hylidae's Intransitive: Review and Stream
Keeping all the solo-act white-dude knob-twiddlers in town straight can be tough, and trying to assign them a fitting genre is tougher, but we’re confident in calling Hylidae’s debut what it is: dance...
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Video Appears to Disprove Theory That Pine Lawn Suicide Attempt Was Staged
Pine Lawn is no shining city upon a hill. Its former mayor pleaded guilty to extortion, its top police officer is facing accusations of rape and its court system preys on the town's poorest residents....
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Still No Path for Uber to Come to St. Louis, Company Says
The Metropolitan Taxi Commission, or MTC, is poised to vote tomorrow on a set of regulations to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. But Uber fans shouldn't get their hopes up — the...
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5 Free Things to Do in St. Louis This Weekend
The weather should be gorgeous this weekend — making it a perfect time to plan some outdoor festivities. Whether you're into some plein air drinking to celebrate Oktoberfest or an al fresco production...
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Got HIV and Want to Avoid Jail? There's an App for That — Created in St. Louis
Aaron Laxton doesn't mind telling people he is HIV positive. Sometimes he insists on it.…
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The Picky Eater's Guide to Nora's in Dogtown
So you’re a vegetarian. Or you eat gluten-free.…
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City Bistro Passed Off Cheap Booze as Premium, Whistleblower Alleges
A former employee of City Bistro has filed a lawsuit, alleging that he was fired after blowing the whistle on the south-city bar and grill. William Bielefeldt worked at City Bistro for just two...
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The 10 Best Concerts in St. Louis This Weekend: September 18 to 20
St. Louis has been in full festival mode for the greater part of 2015, and last weekend's LouFest brought the summer season to a close — but not without controversy. As writer Jaime Lees explored in...
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Uber Launches in St. Louis Today, Defying — and Suing — Taxi Commission
Ready or not, here Uber comes. Frustrated by resistance from local regulators, the ridesharing company announced this morning that it's launching its UberX service in St. Louis today, even without...
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