Vol. 26, No. 24
Squeal Like a Pig
Getting groped was a nightmare in a city that can't get a grip.
By Bruce Rushton
Father Hood
Without a lawyer or a prayer, a plaintiff nails a priest big time
Unholy Ghost
Mel White fears his old friend Jerry Falwell more than God
By Jeannette Batz
Old Man Trouble
May Company and the city wish Jack Randall would just go away -- he won't
By Jim Nesbitt
Cloned Drones
The Danforth Foundation joins the long march to replace the School Board's "Gang of Four"
By D.J. Wilson
Are You on High Alert Against Terrorism or What?
Week of June 12, 2002
By Wm. Stage
Real Sketchy
Lost in Space
Meet the new radio, XM. It's bad. It's nationwide.
By Randall Roberts
Paying the Price
If ever there was a time to acquaint yourself with MC5, it's here and now inAshcroft's America.
By René Spencer Saller
Puerto Muerto with Fred's Variety Group
Friday, June 14; Lemmon's Basement Bar
Dressy Bessy
Thursday, June 13; Rocket Bar
By Matt Harnish
Mates of State with the Appleseed Cast
Thursday, June 13, at the Hi-Pointe
By Jay A. Babcock
Eminem
The Eminem Show (Aftermath Records)
By Todd Levin
Sounds Around Town
Paradise Regained
Let us all now meditate on our family motto: In Soo conquers all.
By Jill Posey-Smith
Get Yer Wakame On
Don't gamble with a growling stomach: Go immediately to Nobu's.
Bourne Free
Matt Damon plays an assassin searching for his Identity.
By Robert Wilonsky
Pee Wee Herman
Like Bartleby, you'll prefer not to see this missed Melville opportunity.
By Luke Y. Thompson
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Heaven on Earth
Opera Theatre of St. Louis premieres a homegrown epiphany, Loss of Eden
By Lew Prince
My Tie
What exactly is dear ol' Dad hiding in his closet? Crazy Cravats offers a clue.
By Byron Kerman
Gentileschi on My Mind
The Saint Louis Art Museum hosts a major exhibit of the works of Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi
Spirit of '76
A mini zeitgeist hits the city's stages as companies examine the '70s
By Dennis Brown
View of a Hanging
How do you handle seventeenth-century paintings? Very carefully.
By Eddie Silva
Get It Straight
The road to Ellen was paved with the best of intentions