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Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Let's dispense with the obvious first: Wang Gang Asian Eats has the most ridiculous name of any restaurant I've ever reviewed. The original location in Edwardsville, Illinois, was called Wang Gang Asian Eats n Beats, which is even more ridiculous. However, I'm visiting the new second location, tu...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Not long after the release of Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life, the first manga-formatted comic in the now complete six-volume series, the movie rights were purchased from its series creator, Bryan Lee O'Malley, and preproduction began on what was to become one of the most interesting,...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
"If the money's right, we don't care where the job is." So explains the leader of hired-gun task force The Expendables, Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone). This credo lands Ross and his team in the Gulf of Aden as our story begins. Somali pirate kidnappers staging a videotaped decapitation are pinn...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
In the late '90s and early '00s, the Rockhouse Ramblers was St. Louis' best bet for authentic honky-tonk music and classic, colorful country swing. The group released two albums and disbanded in 2005, but not before recording an album, Lies & Damn Lies, which displays myriad charms and gle...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
FEATURE, AUGUST 5, 2010
THE BISHOP'S INDULGENCES
Sigillito strayed: I ask God to have mercy on his soul ["White Collar Crime," Nicholas Phillips]. The entire Anglican Church stands in sorrow when one of the flock strays. We are reminded of the 99 and 1 — when the o...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Dear Mexican: As a proud New Yorker, I gotta ask: What the FUCK is up with Mexican food in this city? Sure, we're used to getting owned by California and Texas and even Chicago when it comes to getting kick-ass, cheap, regional Mexican food. But I just got back from Philadelphia,...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
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Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Unless you've memorized the Cardinals home schedule — and let's face it, there's a good chance you have — you may not realize why today's 1:15 p.m. game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium (Broadway and Poplar Street; 314-421-3060 or
www.s...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Hands-free Internet, artificial sight, mind-controlled robots, and the ability to project your dreams are all quickly moving out of the realm of science fiction and into science fact. For decades, scientists have experimented with ways to translate thought into action and you may be surprised to dis...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
So technology dominates your life? Try being in the military. U.S. forces are equipped with the most advanced technological fighting tools in history, but war still comes down to the human factor. Boots on the ground, faces flattened against it — real combat for infantry troops is about as gla...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
When contemplating the pros and cons of bicycles vs. cars, it's important to consider this inescapable fact [takes lungbusting bong hit] if America were bike-centric, the Gulf would be flooded with legs instead of oil. And that would be awesome [exhales cumulonimbus cloud, giggles maniacal...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
As faithful readers know, Ms. Day is a lady first and foremost. She appreciates the finer things in life, such as tea parties, the symphony and quiet afternoons spent reading. But sometimes all of the daintiness, well, it just gets to her, and instead of being demure, she wants to scream and shout a...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Alas, the changing of the seasons is upon us. The kids are heading back to school, the temperatures are cooling down — no, wait, the latter isn't happening. But football season definitely is beginning, starting with the St. Louis Rams preseason game against the Minnesota Vikings tonight...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
With the 54th annual
Midwest Magic Jubilee (
www.mmjubilee.com) scheduled for this weekend, we're imagining that more things are bound to turn up missing around these parts, if only temporarily, and that some people in our city will be feeling a bit, um,...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
When crafted by the right hands, everything from a sofa to a salad bowl can become a work of art. Some form-meets-function items are mass-produced (see: IKEA, Michael Graves' never-ending line for Target); others retain the artisanal quality that makes them so special. See plenty examples of the lat...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Skateboarding is perceived as a young man's game, but there's still a horde of gnarly old dogs out there barging their way through the parks and streets around the world. Mike Vallely has rounded up some of the gnarliest of the gnarled for his Glory Bound Skatepark Tour, which hits Ramp Rider...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Have you ever had the experience of seeing a fabled piece of art in a museum, only to be let down by its small size? The gosh-darn Mona Lisa may be the world's most famous painting, but it's only about 20 by 30 inches; certain take-out menus are larger. If you like your art big and bold, you'...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
When planning what to wear for an evening of good times (and a late bedtime), ladies especially take many factors into account. They consider whom they're partying with, what types of bars they're going to, how much walking/dancing could be involved, what they wore out last weekend and so much more....
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Miguel de Cervantes and his faithful manservant have just been imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition. The inmates are restless and eager to destroy all of Cervantes' possessions, but he convinces them to stage a mock trial of his life — if he can defend himself, they'll leave him alone (look, ...
Wed, 08/11/2010 - 12:00am
Dance movies and Lady Gaga share the same message: When in doubt, just dance. These sources have taught us that through movement we can build relationships, find ourselves and even save the world — OK, even dance movies don't claim to accomplish that last one (at least, not yet). Anyway, there...
