Vol. 28, No. 34
Immaculate Deception
Some dirty little secrets followed Archbishop Raymond Burke from Wisconsin to St. Louis
By Malcolm Gay
Bishop Takes Queen
Raymond Burke is highly traditional. That's why he received the final vows of a transgendered nun.
Shrill Thrills in Soulard
"Neighborhood alerts" may keep black business owners from getting liquor licenses
By Shelley Smithson
Bowling for St. Louis
Michael Moore swings through our state
By Chad Garrison
Charles Bearkowski
We find a bear who can drink more than we can and learn how to be PC with our pets; plus, Unreal falls prey to taco terrorism
Are Americans Overly Concerned with Personal Hygiene?
Week of August 25, 2004
By Wm. Stage
Letters
Bush, Wack
MCs get ready to spit lyrics at the president
By Jess Minnen
Political Ammo
Want to battle Bush yourself? Check this out!
By Jordan Harper
Moustache-free to Be You and Me
We chat with a fresh-faced John Oates, pick the brain behind M.O.T.O. and play a scary game with Burnt by the Sun
By Chris Parker, Mike Seely and Jason Toon
The Dirt on Dirty
We chronicle the greatest moments of Ol' Dirty Bastard
By Dan LeRoy
Nothing But a Party, Y'all
The Trackboyz see the future, and it is us
The BoDeans
Saturday, August 28; the Pageant
By Chris Parker
Soulfly
Saturday, August 28; Pop's
By Andrea Noble
The Patsys
Saturday, August 28; Frederick's Music Lounge
By Roy Kasten
Tech N9ne
Monday, August 30; Pop's
The Mystery Girls
Tuesday, August 31; Frederick's Music Lounge
By Jason Toon
Sarah McLachlan
Wednesday, September 1; Savvis Center
By Mike Seely
The Briggs
Leaving the Ways (SideOneDummy)
Terror Squad
True Story (Universal)
By Andrew Friedman
Various Artists
Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck (Sugar Hill Records)
By Steve Pick
Sounds Around Town
A Major Beef
Byron Mischeaux is one of the kindest souls in the STL -- and he makes some of the best burgers, too
By Rose Martelli
Side Dish
Paint your plate at two new art-museum eateries
Auchentoshan Three-Wood Single-Malt Scotch
Eleven Eleven Mississippi, 1111 Mississippi Avenue, 314-241-9999
By Randall Roberts
Screenplay Zero
Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley struggle through floundering frights
By Gregory Weinkauf
Party Train
Janis, the Dead, the Band and others take the happiest trip of their lives
By Melissa Levine
Constricted
A PG-13 rating squeezes the life out of Anacondas
By Luke Y. Thompson
Blindness of Strangers
Men deceive and women manipulate in Intimate settings
Film Openings
Current Shows
Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
Hammer Time!
Get house proud at the 24th Annual Builders Home & Remodeling Show
By Alex Weir
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
By Paul Friswold and Alison Sieloff
Playwriting 101
Ain't Got Time to Die takes a lecture-hall approach to drama
By Deanna Jent
The Lunar Cycle
The Moonlight Ramble is back, and this time it's bringing bagels
By Paul Friswold
Waxing Brazilian
Blame it on Rio
By Jedidiah Ayres, Paul Friswold and Ian Froeb
Party Like a Cougar
SIUE starts on the right paw
By Paul Friswold, Alison Sieloff and Alex Weir
The Divine Mr. M
Metrosexuality is for the birds
By Paul Friswold, Alison Sieloff and Mia York
Un-belly-vable!
Hadia returns!
By Paul Friswold, Alison Sieloff, Jason Toon and Christine Whitney