AltWeeklies Wire
Sympathy for the Dollnew
Devil Doll's Colleen Duffy is trying "to put the sex back into rock & roll." Ashlee Simpson she ain't.
Riverfront Times |
Jordan Harper |
04-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Devil Doll
Human Hands at Work for Wolf Babiesnew
It's electrojaculating season, which means that help is on the way for the endangered Mexican gray wolf.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
04-26-2005 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
'I Punched Saddam in the Mouth'new
A St. Louis auto mechanic who worked as an Arabic interpreter for U.S. Special Forces in Iraq describes how he pulled Saddam Hussein from his spider hole. He has photos to back up his claim.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
04-18-2005 |
International
Tags: civilian, contractor
St. Louis Parties During the Final Fournew
It's not every year that St. Louis hosts an event that relegates the Redbirds to the nether reaches of the daily sports dispatches and turns the city's moribund downtown upside down.
Riverfront Times |
Unreal |
04-07-2005 |
Sports
Beat Meatnew
Like most of Cattle Decapitation's material, Humanure's lyrics take vegetarianism to its anti-human extremes.
Riverfront Times |
Andrew Miller |
04-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Choke the Chickennew
Adult businesses fear Matt Bartle's "Smut Shop" bill will tax them into oblivion.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
03-28-2005 |
Politics
The Resurrection of Carl Officernew
East St. Louis’ prodigal son is back. But is he the man to save Sin City?
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
03-28-2005 |
Politics
Acquisitions Prepared Pulitzer Inc. for Salenew
In the years preceding Pulitzer Inc.'s sale to Lee Enterprises, Pulitzer president and chief executive Robert Woodworth grew the company through strategic moves like buying a group of suburban St. Louis, Mo., papers. Second of two parts
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
03-14-2005 |
Media
"Pulitzer's Pain" and "Pulitzer's Gain"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-09-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Too Good To Be Truenew
When Paul Sturtz and David Wilson debuted their True-False Film Festival in Columbia, Missouri last February, their goal was to become the premier documentary film festival in the Midwest. Mission accomplished.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
02-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Multiple, True/False Film Festival
Kicking & Steamingnew
Nobody doubts that well-heeled 36-year-old Bucks County businessman Michael Hetelson is a fine salesman. It's his latest product -- professional indoor soccer -- that many, including his father, have grave doubts about.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
02-11-2005 |
Sports
Tags: Soccer
Falling Tydenew
Nowadays, Soul Tyde appears about as likely to re-form with all its original members as the Ramones. Group members who were once tight with each other now talk trash; stacks of Soul Tyde's latest album sit unsold in a closet somewhere, going out of style.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
02-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
University Museum Cancels Showing of Film on Star's Anorexianew
A copyright lawsuit led museum officials to decide it didn't have the right to show the controversial film, in which Ken and Barbie dolls act out the story of singers Richard and Karen Carpenter.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
02-02-2005 |
Movies
Botanists Set Out to Chronicle Our Biological Heritagenew
From the command center of Missouri Botanical Garden, brigades of taxonomists are fanning out to identify all the continent's plants, past and present. Their results will be recorded in the 30-volume Flora of North America encyclopedia.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
02-01-2005 |
Science
The Tattoo Artist as Perfect Canvasnew
At age 12, Brad Fink was struck with a rare genetic malfunction that caused all his hair to fall out. Today he's St. Louis' pre-eminent tattoo artist, nationally acclaimed for his parlor magic -- his hairless skin an inker's dream.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
01-19-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
