AltWeeklies Wire
Poetry in a Cold Climate: Ron Smith Found His Muse in Antarcticanew
Tall and thin with close-cropped hair, Ron Smith served with the Air Force's Operation Deep Freeze, rising to commander in 2004. In December 2008, he was transferred to Scott Air Force Base, where he now serves as the Air National Guard adviser for strategic planning.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
01-22-2010 |
Culture
It Ain't Rocket Science: Inside the World of Anvil Shootingnew
Anvil shooting -- also called anvil launching, firing or ringing -- is practiced by a handful of passionate enthusiasts across the South, Midwest and Appalachia, primarily in Missouri and Mississippi.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
10-27-2009 |
Culture
Taxidermist Rick Nadeau Has a Lot of Fun With His 'Little Buddies'new
Nadeau specializes in "characters": military squirrels in brightly colored felt berets clutching M16s with lit cigarettes dangling from their lips. There was Secret Squirrel who huddled in a trench coat and fedora, and a fiddler in railroad overalls.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
08-14-2009 |
Culture
Isn't That Super? A Dispatch from the 31st Annual Superman Celebrationnew
Each year since 1979, fans of Superman from around the world descend upon Metropolis, a sleepy hamlet (population 6,482) on the banks of the Ohio River at the southern tip of Illinois, to pay their respects to the iconic "Man of Steel." This year, we were there.
Riverfront Times |
Jennifer Silverberg |
07-31-2009 |
Culture
Legendary St. Louis Attorney Will 'Probably Die in That Chair'new
Legendary St. Louis attorney Frank Anzalone can't envision a time when he'll no longer be practicing law.
Riverfront Times |
Matt Kasper |
03-05-2009 |
Culture
Tags: St. Louis, Frank Anzalone
Balloonatics: Hey Kid, Wanna See My Balloon Dog?new
Once a month Thad James and about twenty other twisters gather for a balloon jam. They have been doing this for years, teaching each other new figures, trading strategies for dealing with bratty children and practicing their stage patter.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
02-20-2009 |
Culture
The American Mustache Institute Wants to Put the 'Stache Back in Stylenew
There is no way anyone at Fleishman-Hillard, the public-relations firm where Aaron Perlut works, could have recognized the significance of the offhand remark Tony Zagora made one day three years ago. "We should really bring back the mustache," Zagora joked to a few of his colleagues.
Riverfront Times |
Matt Kasper |
11-14-2008 |
Culture
America's Foremost Demonologist Leaves Our Head Spinningnew
"Most people don't understand demonology. They think demons are like ghosts and equate them with haunted houses," William Bradshaw says. "That's not what demonology is about." Ghosts, he continues, are the spirits of people who have died. Demons are evil spirits that have never been human.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
08-18-2008 |
Culture
Cock and Awe: St. Louis Pickup Artists Rule the Roostnew
Trix, the invented name of this self-described pickup artist, is hardly what you'd consider a Casanova. Picking up a woman, he says, is not a matter of luck, but a skill he's spent years polishing.
Riverfront Times |
Aimee Levitt |
04-11-2008 |
Culture
God, Country, and Branson!new
Join us on a guided tour of emigre comedian Yakov Smirnoff's adopted home, a veritable geezer's Shangri-La.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
08-17-2007 |
Culture
Doomsday Disciplesnew
Be it nuclear holocaust, quake or hurricane, St. Louis' Zombie Squad is ready for anything -- even an attack from the living dead.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
02-12-2007 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Cool to be Kindnew
Voluntary poverty, sustainable agriculture, helping one's fellow man -- a Catholic Worker community quietly grows in St. Louis.
Riverfront Times |
Molly Langmuir |
02-02-2007 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Petrosexualsnew
Business owner Amy Petty defines a petrosexual as a pet that's not afraid to wear jewelry, and apparently, there are a lot of them.
Riverfront Times |
Staff |
01-10-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
