Vol. 33, No. 43
It Ain't Rocket Science: Like the man says: People talk about the joy of sex, but it don't last nothin' like shootin' anvils
By Keegan Hamilton
Not So Clean Getaway: Teens in Stolen Car Get Shot, Bit by Dog, Roughed Up
By Chad Garrison
Tony La Russa Back for Another Go 'Round
By Aaron Schafer
Mike Danton's saga continues, a mouse is found in a can of Mountain Dew, and dignitaries from Turkmenistan come here to learn (really) about St. Louis' education system. Plus: How will KMOX regain its No. 1 title?
Photos from Thursday Nights Tweet-up with Tara Hunt
By Bill Streeter
Let the Panic Begin: Albert Pujols to Have Elbow Surgery
Latest Plan for St. Louis Centre: Parking
Missouri Car Dealer Who Gave Away AK-47's, Now Protesting NFL Over Treatment of Rush Limbaugh
Sexy Brought Back: Judge Says Craigslist Can Continue "Adult Services"
Former BETonSPORTS.com CEO Waits for Prison Sentence by Running Marathons
By Kristen Hinman
Return of the Mac
St. Louis Tryst Leads to Firing of ESPN Analyst Steve Phillips
St. Louis Board of Aldermen Passes Smoking Ban
How to Launch an Anvil 200 Feet in the Air
A Few Reasons Why Poetry Sounds Better in Bars
By Aimee Levitt
Illinois Bar Busted for Smoking Violation Sounds Like a Great Place to Toke
Collections from St. Louis Red-Light Cameras Approaching $10 Million
Much Less-Wealthy, Far Less-Famous Radio Personality Says He'll Buy St. Louis Rams, Succeed Where Rush Limbaugh Failed
Martial Arts Academy Presents Halloween Safety Tips Noticeably Void of "Karate Chops"
Lawsuit Brought by Missouri "Birthers" Hinges on Kenyan Newspaper Article
By the Boards: Dennis Brown on the STL Theater Scene October 22-25
By Dennis Brown
The Year of the Collapsing Closer
What a Twit! Tony La Russa Embraces Social Media He Once Sued, Joins Twitter
Aaron's Thing of the Week, 22nd October, 2009: Ric Flair at the Chase
St. Louis: Great Place For Sports Figures to Launch Disastrous Affairs
MetroLink Prom This Friday Night
Your Coke Connection Might Be "Cerrado": Ten St. Louisans Busted In Nationwide Sting
By Nicholas Phillips
Madison County Man Arrested For Re-Enacting Old Yeller
R.I.P. Theodore Sizer, Education Reform Pioneer, 1932-2009
By Tom Finkel
Will Statue Synonymous with Rejection Help Sell Cars?
Mac is Back! La Russa to Install Mark McGwire as Cardinals Hitting Coach
St. Louis Named Bike Friendly City
This October Already Wettest on Record and Guess What? It's Raining Again!
"Club TV One" Owner Pleads Guilty to Having 418 lbs. of Pot, Transporting Stolen Goods
Over the Weekend: Bruce Springsteen, Victorian Fetish Ball, A Place to Bury Strangers and Samantha Crain
By Nick Lucchesi
Highlights of Today's Epic Smoking Ban Debate at St. Louis City Hall
Pantyhose and Paternity Tests: Another Week in craigslist Missed Connections
Mugshots: Charges Brought Against Teens Arrested Fleeing From Stolen Car
Look For Gigantic "V" Hovering Over Gateway Arch This Weekend -- Maybe
Latest Rankings Continue to Show St. Louis and Missouri Suck
Mother Catches Guy Trying to Kidnap Her Daughter, Slams Car Door on His Fingers
College Football Fans Make Asses of Themselves on Internet to Win Game Tickets
Finally, A Survey that Says St. Louis is Tip-Top
Wounded, Laid-Off Lee Enterprises Reporter Gets Hired & Hitched
Judge to Missouri Woman: Your Monkey is Not a Service Animal
Sentencing of BETonSPORTS Founder Gary Kaplan is Postponed
If You Drive A Jaguar, Do You Really Need to Steal?
First Batch of SXSWi Programming Confirmed
Foursquare Makes Its Splash in St. Louis (Finally)
St. Louis Public Schools Seeks Public Input for Plan to Regain Accreditation
Midwest Winter Weather Forecast: Cold and Wet With a Chance of Warm and Dry
Woman With 63 Drunk in Public Arrests In 5 Years Dies In Jail; Police anxiously "awaiting the results of toxicological testing."
Calling All Drunkards, Liars and Enemies of God!
Which Christmas Concert Will Suck Worse? Charlie Daniels Band or John Tesh?
Correcting Post-Dispatch Typos
By Unreal
Our story on Rock Hill's ticket-writing traffic cop brings out the beast in RFT readers, while smoking-ban opponents organize
Amazing Facts & Beyond: Love is a razor blade in your Halloween candy
By Dan Zettwoch
RIP Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Dinner and a Show: Why do Mexicans whoop it up for mariachi bands?
The Cover of the October 22 Print Edition
Man Proposes to Girlfriend Via Super Mario World
By Annie Zaleski
May Day Orchestra Pens Second Folk Opera
U2's *Not* in St. Louis In 2010, At the Moment
What if Mad Men Took Place in Boston and Starred Joey McIntyre?
Contest! Win A Place to Bury Strangers Tickets + T-Shirts
St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of October 20
By Shae Moseley
Review + Setlist + Photos: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band at Scottrade Center, Sunday, October 25
By Christian Schaeffer
Want to See Bunnygrunt Rendered as Dolls?
Last Night: The Wooden Sky at Off Broadway
Road Trip: Brian Wilson in Springfield, Illinois, Thursday, October 22
Show Review + Setlist: Sunset Rubdown and Tune-Yards at Off Broadway, Wednesday, October 21
By Matthew Jackson
Show Flyer: Voltaire and Hellblinki Sextet at the Complex, Monday, October 26
Show Review + Photos: A Place to Bury Strangers at the Firebird, Sunday, October 25
St. Louis Weekend Concert Calendar: Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25
Video: Bruce Springsteen Talking About Chuck Berry
R.I.P. Josh Herr, 360Smile Vocalist/Guitarist + Updated Funeral Arrangements
Review: Samantha Crain and Theodore at Off Broadway, Sunday, October 25
By Katie Moulton
Top Sellers at Area Record Stores: Week of October 19-25
[Updated] Smoking Ban Passed in St. Louis
St. Louis Craigslist Musician Post of the Week: Rap Battle
Tom Waits Picks Photo from St. Louis Show for Live Album Art
Somewhere Out There: Exene Cervenka's new solo record, Somewhere Gone, has strong roots in Missouri
Tommy Ramone explores bluegrass and honky-tonk with Uncle Monk, while we catch up with all things Ludo
By Jason Toon and Annie Zaleski
Tribute to Warren Zevon
9 p.m. Friday, October 23. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
MUTEMATH
8 p.m. Friday, October 23. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
By Scott Heisel
Relient K
8 p.m. Saturday, October 24. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 25. The Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue.
A Place to Bury Strangers
8:30 p.m. Sunday, October 25. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.
Jenny Owen Youngs
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 27. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
Taking Back Sunday
6 p.m. Tuesday, October 27. Pop's, 401 Monsanto Avenue, Sauget, Illinois.
Homespun: Pretty Little Empire
Sweet Sweet Hands (self-released)
Tonight: Detroit Cobras, Karl Blau, Sissy Wish, The Scissormen
Interview Outtakes + MP3: Old Lights, "Losing My Mind"
Tonight! The Egg and Sunset Rubdown + MP3 Fun
Tonight! D. Rider, Jon Hardy and the Public, Rise and Fall + MP3 Madness
Homespun: Pretty Little Empire, Sweet Sweet Hands
¡Uno, Dos, Tres! How many Mexican and Tex-Mex spots can Ian review in a single week?
By Ian Froeb
The Morning Brew: Friday, 10.23
By Robin Wheeler
Farmers' Market Share: Autumn Latkes
The Novice Foodie: Bacon, Shakin' and Bikin'
By Kelli Best-Oliver
FoodWire: Serious Eats Visits Thai Pizza Co.
The Morning Brew: Wednesday, 10.21
FoodWire: New Balaban's Names Chef
The Sneak: Sneako Maki
By Dara Strickland
The Dive Bomber: Lounging at Sappington Lounge
FoodWire: GQ Names Kaldi's One of Ten Best for Coffee
FoodWire: Crepes in the City Shuttered?
FoodWire: Kirkwood Pi Now Open
Review + Slideshow: Taqueria la Monarca, Amigo Joe's and Latitude 26°
The Beertender: The Palest Ale?
By Matthew Thenhaus
The Noble Writ: Wine Shopping from Afar
By Dave Nelson
The Morning Brew: Thursday, 10.22
The Morning Brew: Monday, 10.26
Anthony Bourdain, the Cartoon Series?
FoodWire: KoBa Closed, but When?
Throwback of the House: Multi-Generational Poke Cake
St. Louis Food Blog Digest: 10.17-10.23
Chef's Choice: Josh Galliano, Monarch
Drink of the Week: 2007 Farnese Trebbiano, The Terrace View
By Alicia Lohmar
This Week's Tip of the Tongue Newsletter
Java Enabled: Better Instant Coffee via... Via
By Zach Dyer
Chef's Choice Recipes: Josh Galliano's Butternut Squash Ravioli with Chinese Bacon
Review Preview: Mayuri
Morning Brew: Tuesday, 10.20
Re-Enter Balaban's — and Exit Ozzie's
One Vampire Movie That Really Sucks: Cirque du Freak tries to get in on the trend. Fails.
By Aaron Hillis
Hungary for Conversation
By Paul Friswold
Feel the Fear
By Alison Sieloff
The Joy of Company
The Timbers Will Be Shivered
By Ms. Day
More Yarn, Not Yawns
You and Everyone You Know
The Doctor Is In -- And Out
Enter the Chamber
Band on the Run
Catch This!
Buy Local, Feel Good
Thirsty for Knowledge?
By Alex Weir
Nevermore
Bark or Treat
Saturday's Sunday Punches
By Mark Fischer
Arts and Education Council Names 2010 Award Honorees
Eero Saarinen in the Big Apple
Piano Mancrush: Dennis falls head over heels for the Wash. U./Black Rep staging of Ragtime
Featured Review: Fred Stonehouse: Den of Secrets
By Jessica Baran
St. Louis Stage Capsules
Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene
By Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold
St. Louis Art Capsules
Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis art scene
