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1. Feature

   The Collector: St. Louis artist Bill Keaggy takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary

   By Chad Garrison

   Published: June 18, 2008

   On a misty May morning Bill Keaggy is up before first light. The 37-year-old artist tiptoes up the creaky staircase of his Tower Grove South home to arrive in his tidy...

2. Night & Day

   Pot of Gold

   Take a dip for charity

   By Ms. Day

   Published: June 18, 2008

   Confession time: Ms. Day has this recurring dream in which she is swimming laps in a pool of melty, yummy cheese — while lapping up said fromage. It is the most glorious...

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   Bridging the Gap

   The Chain of Rocks rolls on

   By Anna Teekell Hays

   Published: June 18, 2008

   The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge just got another year older, but the former Route 66 Mississippi River bridge still rocks — and rolls, if you're on your bike. Trailnet...

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   It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

   But it's pretty funny, too

   By Mark Fischer

   Published: June 18, 2008

   Mad magazine has been blowing raspberries at authority figures and pop-culture icons since its debut in 1952, and its impact on our national sense of humor is so vast, it's...

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   Behold: Beer

   It’s time to celebrate!

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: June 18, 2008

   You've given beer some props over the years. That pyramid of cans to the brew gods? Beautiful. Your Christmas tree decorated with empties? Almost holy. But none of that...

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   The Power of Three

   Gettin' sporty

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: June 18, 2008

   You like to think you lead an active life. You can walk around the block without getting winded, you enjoy backyard sports, and you've recently lost a few inches around your...

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   Let's See What Develops

   Theatre outside of the theater

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: June 18, 2008

   Passive-aggressive behavior, silent longing for your neighbor, the daily power struggles — your place of employment is a seething cauldron of dramatic tension. The OnSite...

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   One More Game

   Please let Thicke and Janssen drop the gloves

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: June 18, 2008

   The Stanley Cup has finally been awarded (to a team that shall remain nameless), which means we're officially in the long, dark intermission period between the end of last...

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   Lounge Hard, Lounge Free

   The Gateway Men’s Chorus goes retro

   By Brooke Foster

   Published: June 18, 2008

   People throw around superlatives with reckless abandon these days. Every car dealership/sports bar/pork-steak sale is the "biggest," the "best," the one that's "truly...

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    Nothing Beats Viets

    Not even a dead-end job

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: June 18, 2008

    Everyone can picture a country club like the Superior and imagine who its members are. They're the sorts of people who fake a "little-ole-me" attitude with their peers at...

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    Glenn in the Glen

    Goose and Maverick will be there, too

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: June 18, 2008

    You've seen Top Gun, what, like 400 times? You obviously really enjoy the movie, but you've noticed that something has been missing the last few times you've watched it. Wait a...

12. Night & Day

    Midway Masterpieces

    Bold banners 'blazoned with bizarre beings!

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: June 18, 2008

    Step right up to see the world's most extraordinary, jaw-dropping visions! For just $20 — a tiny fee for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — get an up-close look...

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    The Boulevard at Sunset

    Eat, drink and donate

    By Brooke Foster

    Published: June 18, 2008

    Look: During the winter it's perfectly acceptable to "B" Seen on Your Couch. But now that snowplows are out and sundresses are in, it's time to "B" Seen on the Boulevard. Join...

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    It's a Date

    Polly wants a boyfriend

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: June 18, 2008

    Teenagers have always been a difficult group to please — even during the Roaring Twenties. Take Polly as a case in point. Her family is wealthy, she attends a finishing...

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    Filling in the Blank

    Can crazy cars cure conformity?

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 18, 2008

    Harrod Blank has covered vehicles in cameras and growing grass; he's built an over- and underground arts center in the desert dedicated to film, custom cars and Mexican shrines...

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    The Nose Knows

    But can it pick a spouse?

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 18, 2008

    The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival continues today with a double feature, appropriately starting at 2 p.m. at Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema (1701 South Lindbergh Boulevard)....

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    Love Is a Battlefield

    And this pack of Trojans is unlucky

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 18, 2008

    Troilus is nice young man who’s fallen for the town priestess, Cressida. Unfortunately, her father, Calkas, hates Troilus. And the town in question is Troy, which is in...

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    Go Green

    Centuries of celadon

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 18, 2008

    Gangjin, South Korea, is famous for the beautiful celadon ceramics that have been created in the region since the beginnings of the Goryeo Dynasty in 918 AD – that’s...

19. News Real

    Baby Brains: Wash. U. is at the forefront of new research to find the cause of autism

    By Kathleen McLaughlin

    Published: June 18, 2008

    Julia Fisch's five-year-old son Joey is a living puzzle. He eats very few foods that are not orange in color. He likes to climb onto his mother's lap and dig his chin into her...

20. News Real

    Basketball by the Book, Part 6: Fouled Out

    By Kristen Hinman

    Published: June 18, 2008

    Last week St. Louis' former and longtime hoops powerhouse, Vashon High School, was stripped of three state championships in basketball for recruitment violations and use of...