AltWeeklies Wire
Activist's Criminal Past Divides St. Louis Gay Communitynew
When Pride St. Louis committee members elected Chad Saenz as their vice president last August, few knew he was a convicted felon.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
12-20-2005 |
LGBT
Pray the Gay Awaynew
Pastor Jim Venice, who was once gay himself, says he can turn homos into heteros. Credit cards are welcome.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
12-20-2005 |
Religion
A Racketeer Goes Out With a Bangnew
Thomas Venezia, found dead in July, had built a St. Louis area gambling and strip-club empire that federal prosecutors later valued at $48 million. Second of two parts
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
12-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Parents Question Police Version of Their Daughter's Murdernew
A young woman's parents have doubts about investigators' conclusion that she was killed by her much older racketeer boyfriend, who then killed himself. First of two parts
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
12-06-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Masterpiece Theatrenew
A passion for high-priced paintings leads to one big art ache.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
11-22-2005 |
Art
Missouri Scientists Concerned Over Embryonic Cell-Research Debatenew
Small life-sciences companies in the St. Louis region could fuel an economic regeneration, but they face a major obstacle: the Missouri anti-abortion lobby and its muscular opposition to embryonic stem-cell research.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
11-15-2005 |
Science
Horse & Scissorsnew
Bryant "HairKutt" Johnson's attempt to quit heroin cold-turkey is the subject of an hourlong documentary that elicits tears, cheers and laughs.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
11-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Scholle, Best Social Documentary at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival, Curtis Elliott and Ben Scholle, Great Smoky Mountains, HairKutt, Maurice Reese Bradley, St. Louis International Film Festival., top documentary feature honors at Cinema St. Louis' Independent Filmmaker Showcase
The Mad Bloggernew
Armed with keyboard and modem, the Internet's most controversial hip-hop blogger, Byron Crawford, is waging war with celebrity rapper Kanye West.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
11-09-2005 |
Music
Queasy Piecesnew
Three . . . Extremes is a trilogy of short films that root around in the dark regions of the psyche and conclude that human behavior is pretty appalling.
Riverfront Times |
Bill Gallo |
11-02-2005 |
Reviews
Pick Your Brainnew
Missouri-made zombie comedies gnaw their way through flyover country.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
11-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Defying Gravitynew
Industrial rockers Gravity Kills celebrate their career with a reunion gig.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
11-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
L is for L. Ronnew
Missouri approves a tutoring program linked to Scientology, and everybody cries foul.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
11-01-2005 |
Education
Hell of a Housenew
For the residents of a tidy, tree-lined neighborhood in St. Louis County, Missouri, their worst-kept secret might be that the events on which The Exorcist was based happened here.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
11-01-2005 |
Religion
Bent Out of Shapenew
This gay slasher flick probably won't scare many in the audience aside from misplaced Southern Baptists.
Riverfront Times |
Luke Y. Thompson |
10-25-2005 |
Reviews
Top Pool Sharks Fight for the Game's Respectabilitynew
Professional players can't survive on the meager tournament winnings pool offers, and their reputation as renegades hasn't helped the sport's image.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
10-25-2005 |
Recreation
