Vol. 29, No. 18
Stranglehold
Downtown real estate speculator David Jump goes for the jugular when he smells blood. Who the hell is this guy?
By Randall Roberts
Ain't No Sunshine
When is a public record not a public record? Ask St. Louis police.
By Kristen Hinman
Heaven Help Us
Unreal doles out seven helpful tips for a highly productive workplace, finds a local blogger in the closet and mourns the passing of Our Fair City; plus, we learn that Gods third in the gay evangelical mnage
Everybody Suffers
(Seder, Chesterfield)
By Timothy Lane
Letters
Week of May 4, 2005
The Basement Tapes
Kenautis Smith has the beat, and for a little cash it's yours
By Ben Westhoff
Magnetic South
We fatwa Magnet, chat up Ken Bethea and wonder what exactly is going on with Todd Rundgren's Web site
Go West (and North and South and East), Young Men
A local band has some big tour plans this summer
By Jordan Harper
Dresden Dolls
Thursday, May 5; the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)
Widespread Panic
Thursday, May 5; Fox Theatre (527 North Grand Boulevard)
By Dean C. Minderman
Nikka Costa
Saturday, May 7; the Pageant (6161 Delmar Boulevard)
By Roy Kasten
The Wedding Present
Saturday, May 7; Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City)
The Blood Brothers with Dance Disaster Movement
Monday, May 9; Mississippi Nights (914 North First Street)
By Jason Toon
Planes Mistaken for Stars
Wednesday, May 11; Creepy Crawl (612 North Tucker Boulevard)
By Travis Petersen
This Little Piggy
Larry Lampert's barbecue joint is smokin'
By Rose Martelli
Buffalo Bill's Orange Blossom Cream Ale
Wild Oats Market, 8823 Ladue Road, Ladue; 314-721-8004
War: What Is It Good For?
In Ridley Scott's latest epic, it's good for one really stunning siege
By Bill Gallo
Bad Daddy
An excellent French film steps into the father-daughter morass
By Melissa Levine
Wax Off
With plenty of gore and even more bore, House of Wax can't hold a candle to the original
By Jean Oppenheimer
Great Clips
Tennessee schoolkids teach the world a lesson in an inspirational documentary
We're No Angels
In Paul Haggis' Los Angeles, good and evil Crash into one another
By Robert Wilonsky
Network (1976)
The finest satire ever committed to celluloid
By Mike Seely
Film Openings
Series/Festivals
Mother What?!
Find something worthy of your wonderful mom at the Independent Art Market
By Paul Friswold
Current Shows
Ivy Cooper encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
By Paul Friswold and Alison Sieloff
Love's Labor
Three theater-company founders talk about the passion
By Dennis Brown
Capsule Reviews
Dennis Brown and Deanna Jent suss out local theater
All A-board
Skate to fame and fortune at Saturday's PlayStation Big Hook Up event
By Guy Gray
Look to the Skies!
Celestial Theatre reappears
By Brooke Foster, Paul Friswold and Alison Sieloff
Game of the Week
The only game this year
By Jedidiah Ayres, Kristie McClanahan, Alison Sieloff and Jason Toon
Pulp Fiction
At Mad Art
By Jess Minnen, Alison Sieloff and Jason Toon
Tortillas from Heaven
Jade Esteban Estrada arrives