AltWeeklies Wire
The Wedding Stingernew
A young Turkish/German woman controlled by her strict Muslim family decides that marriage to a self-destructive alcoholic is her only way out.
Riverfront Times |
Melissa Levine |
07-06-2005 |
Reviews
A Brazilian Wax? Not So Fast, Kiddonew
A bill awaiting Missouri Governor Matt Blunt's signature would forbid waxing salons from removing hair on or near the genitalia for clients under 18 without parental permission.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
07-06-2005 |
Politics
Syphilis Reemerges, Deadlier Than Evernew
Syphilis followed crack cocaine into St. Louis a decade ago, and now the methamphetamine epidemic has caused a surge among gays.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
07-06-2005 |
Science
Blogger Charged With Cyberstalkingnew
Online paeans to a Kansas City newscaster's breasts landed a registered sex offender in jail.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
07-06-2005 |
Media
Going Undergroundnew
Singer Jamie Stewart prefers baroque answers to pressing problems. A track on Xiu Xiu's upcoming CD describes cannibalizing the commander-in-chief.
Riverfront Times |
Andrew Miller |
06-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Big Bad Bottlenew
By the turn of the century, Forties of malt liquor had been left for dead. With antiquated delivery and brewing methods, there was no compelling reason for anyone to rescue either Forties or malt liquor. Which is exactly why one man is trying to save them both.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
06-13-2005 |
Food+Drink
Apocalypse Nownew
Up until four years ago, Chris Metzler was only vaguely familiar with the Salton Sea. But the area's sordid rep intrigued Metzler, a Missouri-bred filmmaker who, at that time, earned his keep editing "awful American B-movies" and music videos in Los Angeles.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
06-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Off and Gunnin'new
Action shooting clubs are a blast all over the Midwest. Lock and load, baby!
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
06-02-2005 |
Recreation
Hut, Hut, Hurl!new
Burt Reynolds' new football film is sure to offend special-interest groups representing ethnic minorities, women, homos and individuals with genetic mutations, such as retards and giants.
Riverfront Times |
Blind Phyllis |
05-26-2005 |
Reviews
The Risk of Shopping While Black at Dillard'snew
A shopping trip to Dillard's resulted in the arrest for two African-American women, who claim they were falsely accused of shoplifting, mistreated, bullied and racially profiled.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
05-17-2005 |
Business & Labor
Kids & Drugs & Rock & Rollnew
Frank Szachta says he helps troubled kids adopt "enthusiastic sobriety." Critics say his highly social Crossroads Program is at best a scam that pulls children into a life of chain-smoking vulgarity.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
05-17-2005 |
Science
The Basement Tapesnew
Kenautis Smith, the hardest-working producer in St. Louis hip-hop, knows how to create a beat.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
05-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kenautis Smith
Radio Provocateur's Death Leads to Dispute Over His Legacynew
Since WGNU owner Chuck Norman's death, the station once considered Radio Free St. Louis has been sounding more right-wing.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-04-2005 |
Business & Labor
"The Case of the Stained Glass Bandit," "Current Event," and "Irons in the Fire"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-04-2005 |
Media
Men Still Aren't Welcome at Annual Art Shownew
Bill Russell, a 56-year-old chiropractor and acupuncturist, decided to flout the Venus Envy art show's only rule: that exhibitors must be female. He submitted photos of his work under the name Chalot Douglas-Book, and Venus Envy bit.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
04-26-2005 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
