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In Original Gangstas, a St. Louis Journalist Reveals the True Origins of...
On the afternoon of Friday, September 13, 1996, in the intensive care unit of the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, larger-than-life rapper Tupac Shakur finally succumbed to the injuries...
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New DVD Releases Include Some Classics — and Some (Wonderful) Schlock
As the season turns and we put this summer of wise-cracking CGI animals and generic superhero-destructowar-apocoblasts behind us and wait for the best of the festival/awards season to trickle in, a...
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The Rep's Follies Is a Triumph
St. Louis is a standing ovation town. Many shows receive them, and some even deserve them.…
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With Its Pointed Take on Miss Julie, the Black Rep Begins Its Season with a Bang
Clarissa and John lead stable lives on the Hodge Tobacco Plantation. Both are free black people in Reconstruction-era Virginia, employees of a never-seen white man who is dying.…
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Review: Louie's Wine Dive Promises Lighthearted Fun — But Doesn't Always Deliver
Dives, like porn, are difficult to define yet easy to spot. You know when you're in one — there's the musty smell of Schlitz-soaked carpet and enough of a lingering nicotine haze to make your hair...
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Operation Teddy: Inside the Search for the Most Wanted Dog in St. Louis
Teddy ran away on St. Patrick's Day. It seems crazy now that it started so simply.…
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Grand Center's City Diner Reboots as Stage Left Diner on September 24
This month, the greasy spoon next to the Fox Theater is getting some polish. On September 24, City Diner at the Fox Theater will reopen as Stage Left Diner(541 North Grand Boulevard; 314-884-0212), a...
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U. City Police to Pursue Charges Against Teen Arrested in Protest at Salt +...
The University City Police Department is sticking by its decision to charge a teenager who a restaurant owner says was wrongly swept up in a chaotic Sunday night protest in the Delmar Loop. Earlier...
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Newly Announced: The Game, Helmet, Mary J. Blige, Dream Theater, Exmortus 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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Ted Drewes Wins as the World's Best Ice Cream
We already knew that Ted Drewes is the best. Now the rest of the world knows it, too. …
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Hubbard Challenger Rasheen Aldridge Wants a New Election, Too
St. Louis could be headed for another election do-over in a race involving the politically powerful Hubbard family. Rasheen Aldridge is asking a judge to order a new vote in the race for Fifth Ward...
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Attitudes' Original Owner Resumes Control to Save Beloved Grove Institution
The original owner of Attitudes (4100 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis; 314-534-0044), St. Louis' oldest LGBT nightclub, is once again taking control of daily operations — or at least until she can find a...
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John Donovan Brings His Ruby Troupe into the Real World with New Silt EP
A few years ago, local singer-songwriter John Donovan made a four-song EP in his bedroom.…
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5 Types of Beer to Drink This Fall, Per Schlafly's "Ambassador Brewer"
The Ambassador Brewer for Schlafly, Stephen Hale, thinks about drinking beer in the same way he thinks about eating tomatoes: seasonally. "I think people's tastes change throughout the year, and it's...
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3 Art Openings You Need to See
Surprise! Three new shows go up this weekend, but two of them celebrate with receptions on Thursday evening.…
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Mark Dew Celebrates 30 Years at the Hideaway This Weekend
For 30 years, Mark Dew has played the piano and sang classic tunes at the Hideaway (5900 Arsenal Street, 314-645-8822). In many ways, performer and place have become synonymous — so much so that when...
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Nelly Needs Your Love — And Also Money, Probably Lots of Money
Does Nelly really need money when he's so rich in America's love? Our favorite rapper mogul started out the week a little down on his luck. If you haven't been keeping up with the latest in Nellyville...
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The NRA is Psyched About Missouri
Missouri is A-OK with the National Rifle Association after lawmakers voted to weaken the state's already meager gun laws."This is a great day for freedom in Missouri," the NRA gushed after Wednesday...
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Teaching Job Skills to Sex Traffic Survivors, One T-Shirt Sale at a Time
For the residents of Magdalene St. Louis, undoing the damage of human trafficking amounts to a full-time effort. Women admitted to the two-year program may have been sexually abused from as early as...
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The Daily Show Is Making Fun of Us
This week's decision by Missouri lawmakers to override Governor Jay Nixon's veto of Senate Bill 656 has attracted the attention of Daily Show host Trevor Noah, who is now making fun of us. The bill...
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