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1. Feature

   River Styx keeps on rolling.

   After thirty-plus years, it's still a literary force of nature.

   By Aimee Levitt

   Published: January 30, 2008

   "let's start a magazineto hell with literature we want something redblooded... something authentic and delirious you know something genuine like a mark in a...

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   This Is Eagle Country

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: January 30, 2008

   The eagles have a message for us: Despite the fact that we continue to call them a super-insensitive name (how would you like it if we labeled you bald Joe?), they still want...

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   Bead Me Up, Scotty

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: January 30, 2008

   You heard all about this recession thing, right? The market's nose-diving and your 401(k) took it in the seat of the pants. But I'm not worried — because there has never...

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   Slip Slidin' Away

   By Anna Teekell Hays

   Published: January 30, 2008

   In America there are several things we are culturally programmed to idealize in wintertime: sledding, the Super Bowl and outdoor ice-skating. Well, right now in St. Louis, at...

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   Hey, Look; Secret Garden.

   By James Weber

   Published: January 30, 2008

   The deep and magical universe of flora may house many delights, but no other family matches the alien beauty of Orchidaceae. Playing off the childlike wonder orchids inspire,...

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   One More Resurrection

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: January 30, 2008

   Jesus Christ Superstar, the rock-opera-cum-theatrical-staple, has a lengthy history of casting actual rock stars in key roles: Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) and Sebastian Bach (Skid...

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   Sunday Is Super

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: January 30, 2008

   You're on quite a bender this weekend, but we sympathize with your plight — after all, it's not your fault the gods put Mardi Gras Saturday and Super Bowl Sunday back to...

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   The Well-Crafted "I Love You"

   By Amy George

   Published: January 30, 2008

   Valentine's Day approaches. The pressure to come up with a seemingly unique and thoughtful gift for your soul mate/spouse/fiancée that is obviously not a last-minute...

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   Dance Partners

   By Mark Fischer

   Published: January 30, 2008

   Dance is a collaborative art; from the choreographer-performer relationship to the more obvious pairing of individual dancers, dance often manifests through the joining of two...

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    Bird's the Word

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: January 30, 2008

    Contrary to popular belief, birds don't really feel the spirit of all this Fat Tuesday business. After all, their breasts are always out and no one ever notices or gives them...

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    Mardi Bus

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: January 30, 2008

    You already understand that Soulard is ground zero for all manner of Mardi Gras festivities — the handy Mardi Gras guide in this very paper has helped to establish that...

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    Just Beat It

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: January 30, 2008

    Imagine the sounds of a beating drum, the constant bah-boom, bah-boom. Allow the booms to hasten so they are pounding faster and faster in every passing moment. Once this...

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    Anatomy 101

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: January 30, 2008

    The people over at the Saint Louis Science Center (5050 Oakland Avenue; 314-289-4400 or www.slsc.org) sympathize with you collegiately minded kids. They know you have an...

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    Get Mysterious

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: January 30, 2008

    There's a mystery afoot in the Soulard area, and it ain't the case of Who Stole the Mardi Gras Beads? — that would be disastrous this time of year! But the unsolved crime...

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    Show Us Your Ankles!

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: January 30, 2008

    Depending on the weather, Mardi Gras celebrants in St. Louis will either bundle up or dress down. In Hermann there's no guesswork: You should definitely dress up for the...

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    Go Pug Yourself

    By Brooke Foster

    Published: January 30, 2008

    What is it about pugs that makes them so darn precious, so irresistibly adorable? Is it the wee wrinkly faces? The attentive head-tilting? The scampering, the bounding, the...

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    Piece de Repugnance

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: January 30, 2008

    There's an art to creating a smashing outfit. Balancing color, texture, accessories, hair, makeup — it's a Herculean task, and it's even more difficult for the ladies. ...

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    Pork Down

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: January 30, 2008

    Super Bowl, schmooperbowl. Football is about as exciting as filling out tax returns. But the food that goes along with this so-called "big game"? Oh, now the interest has been...

19. News Real

    Libertarians shun Chief Wana Dubie.

    Critics say he's just blowing smoke.

    By Keegan Hamilton

    Published: January 30, 2008

    The stunning news that Governor Matt Blunt would not seek re-election this fall left Chief Wana Dubie pondering his electoral future. The kooky, pot-smoking political wannabe...

20. Film

    Sundance 2008's buzz is barely audible.

    But Sugar is sweet and Traces of the Trade leaves its mark.

    By Scott Foundas

    Published: January 30, 2008

    Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden's Sugar, which premièred in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival (and was inexplicably shut out at the awards...