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  • New Media, Old News

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    I noticed a post on an stl blog about an ad for the Soup Man Kitchen, expressing surprise that a relic from the Seinfeld era of celebrity has set up shop in town… the only thing I can say is, having eaten at this place over a year ago, I [...]
    Posted: February 05, 2009, 5:09pm EST
    by cmaue
  • 2 Specialized happy hours to spice up your snow day eve

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    Two events for anyone looking for something to do (and willing to brave the weather) tonight:     Smoke Free Stl is having a happy hour and fundraiser at the Royale tonight, going from 5:30pm until 7:30pm.  Admission is a $10 donation, which provides free appetizers, and the first ten in the door [...]
    Posted: January 28, 2009, 5:03pm EST
    by cmaue
  • Better late than never: a review of Wendy and Lucy (by Adam Hofbauer

    In director Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy, Michelle Williams portrays a young woman in search of work in a vast American road-scape. Accompanied by her dog, she becomes stranded in a small town in Oregon when her car breaks down, and the film follows her everyday struggle to survive in [...]
    Posted: December 16, 2008, 3:57am EST
    by cmaue
  • Mad Art

    While we’re on the subject of last minute events,    The Mad Art Gallery is having an exhibition/auction tonight, put on by the Barnes-Jewish College Student Government and Student Nurses Association.  Titled “To Kenya With Love,” the auction will raise money to fund the newborn ward at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. [...]
    Posted: December 12, 2008, 6:02pm EST
    by cmaue
  • Discover America Tonight at SLSO

    This is a little bit last minute, but if anyone’s looking for something interesting and fun to do tonight, SLSO is continuing their ongoing Classical Detours series at Powell Hall, with tonight’s theme - Discover America.    Enjoy several pieces by American composers Bernstein, Copland, Rodgers, and even John Williams. [...]
    Posted: December 12, 2008, 5:53pm EST
    by cmaue
  • SLIFF 2008 Reviews from Day 10

    Day 10: Sunday 11/23 (Notes: This was the final day and my overall favorite.) From Inside and The Wrestler Title: From Inside Director: John Bergin Country: USA Score: 10 Review: Graphic novelist Bergin adapts his own nightmares into an animated feature film with a half-dozen crew members, Maya 3D software and a whole lot of patience. The [...]
    Posted: December 10, 2008, 5:02pm EST
    by filmwalrus
  • SLIFF 2008 Reviews from Day 9

    Day 9: Saturday 11/22 The Trap and Yesterday Was a Lie Title: The Trap Director: Srdan Golubovic Country: Serbia Score: 8.0 Review: Even if I live to be a hundred, I’ll probably never get tired of noirs featuring an essentially good man who tries to do the right thing, but makes one wrong decision that sends his [...]
    Posted: December 09, 2008, 4:58pm EST
    by filmwalrus
  • SLIFF 2008 Reviews from Day 8

    Day 8: Friday 11/21(Notes: This was my second favorite day of the festival overall. I did not see any films on day 7.) The Custodian and Timecrimes Title: The Custodian Director: Rodrigo Moreno Country: Argentina Score: 9.5 Review: As I discovered last year, the bustle of the festival and running about from theater to theater after work [...]
    Posted: December 08, 2008, 4:55pm EST
    by filmwalrus
  • News About Other Films, and Human Rights

    In keeping with the constant stream of film review posts that Brian has been faithfully putting up for the last few days, I’ve got a few events you might want to keep your eye on as well - Doerr Center for Social Justice Education is sponsoring a showing of Morgan Spurlock’s [...]
    Posted: December 08, 2008, 2:54am EST
    by cmaue
  • SLIFF 2008 Reviews from Day 6

    Day 6: Wednesday 11/19 The Pope’s Toilet and Stranded Title: The Pope’s Toilet Director: Cesar Chalone and Enrique Fernandez Country: Uruguay Score: 6.0 Review: Beto is a smalltime border smuggler just this side of Uruguay from Brazil. His “work” consists of heart-pounding 60 mile bicycle trips across the open countryside with the risk of raids and financial [...]
    Posted: December 07, 2008, 4:52pm EST
    by filmwalrus
  • SLIFF 2008 Reviews from Day 5

    Day 5: Tuesday 11/18 Opera Jawa and The Heartbeat Detector Title: Opera Jawa Director: Garin Nugroho Country: Indonesia Score: 6.0 Review: This adaptation of a love triangle from the Hindu epic Ramayana has enough to intrigue almost anyone into giving it a try, but it’s a rare instance of a film almost too exotic for me to [...]
    Posted: December 06, 2008, 4:50pm EST
    by filmwalrus
  • SLIFF 2008 Reviews from Day 4

    Day 4: Monday 11/17 (Note: I didn’t see any films on day 3) All for Free and Special Title: All for Free Director: Antonio Nuić Country: Croatia Score: 7.0 Review: After the good luck I had with last year’s “Fine Dead Girls,” I decided to try another shot-on-digital Croatian character study and once again found it to [...]
    Posted: December 05, 2008, 4:46pm EST
    by filmwalrus
  • SLIFF 2008 Reviews from Day 2

    Day 2: Saturday 11/15 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, Slumdog Millionaire and Alone Title: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Director: Paul Schrader Country: Japan Score: 8.5 Review: Despite being well-aware that “Mishima” is 23 years old and that Criterion has put the restoration on DVD, I really wanted to see this on the big screen and [...]
    Posted: December 04, 2008, 4:43pm EST
    by filmwalrus
  • SLIFF 2008 Reviews from Day 1

    Day 1: Friday 11/14 Vanaja, Interkosmos, The Juche Idea and Shadowland Title: Vanaja Director: Rajnesh Domalpalli Country: India Score: 7.0 Review: After already playing in almost every other festival in the world (it seems) and getting a DVD release, “Vanaja” finally made its way to St. Louis. It tells a the coming of age story of Vanaja [...]
    Posted: December 03, 2008, 4:43pm EST
    by filmwalrus
  • Links With Your Coffee

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    For this week’s tasty snack to go with that peppermint mocha frappacino, (or peppermint schnapps and folgers, we don’t judge here)   we’ve localed it up for those of you who might not have known about, or might have forgotten, all the blogs based right here out of STL. Riverfront Times has [...]
    Posted: November 23, 2008, 1:00pm EST
    by cmaue
  • SLIFF 2008: A Tour Guide

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    The St. Louis International Film Festival is a great time to enjoy yourself and take in a new film or two. That is, if you happen to be a casual movie-goer. If you’re a fanatical cinephile, its a stressfully delightful gauntlet run through an international smorgasbord of films that consumes [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2008, 4:47pm EST
    by filmwalrus
  • Rainbows Flying on a Chilly Afternoon

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    The Saint Louis weather brought on one of the coldest afternoons of the season to Proposition 8 protesters at the Old Courthouse on Saturday November 15. Despite from the numbing air, the rally against the California amendment to ban gay marriage brought over 1,000  lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2008, 8:19pm EST
    by Lauren Adeline
  • Bloggers Night with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

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    Last night was Blogger’s Night at Powell Hall, and I found myself among the esteemed guests. I asked my friend, and music review blogger, Patrick Vacek, to come with, which lead to interesting results. As one that doesn’t particularly frequent the symphony, I was worried that Patrick and I (emphasis [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2008, 2:10am EST
    by cmaue
  • STL Old School Tattoo Expo

    Today marks the last day of the Saint Louis Old School Tatoo Expo, hosted at the Holiday Inn downtown.  It’s not too late to swing by, the expo stays open until 8pm tonight.  Check out their website here. My friends and I have wanted to see the expo for the past [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2008, 4:11pm EST
    by cmaue
  • Links with Your Coffee

    Sunday’s here again, so Highway 61 is here to drop some tasty links to go with that coffee, that you’re hopefully enjoying outside on this beautiful afternoon. If you haven’t yet, bookmark change.gov, the official site for the office of the president-elect, Barack Obama.   Better than that, you can watch the [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2008, 2:45pm EST
    by cmaue
  • Sliff and other artsy things

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      This weekend kicks off the beginning of the 17th annual Saint Louis International Film Festival, an amazing event which showcases shorts and independent films from all over the world, as well as amazing work done right here in our backyard.  I’m going with a friend to see Shadowland, a feature length horror movie shot [...]
    Posted: November 14, 2008, 5:32pm EST
    by cmaue
  • Moving Sale

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    See my Craigslist ad for more details. More details about the future of 61revised.com to follow soon… [...]
    Posted: August 05, 2008, 12:52pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • “St. Louis Weather”

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    Ever since I was a young lad I have heard people discuss this Midwestern city’s propensity towards extreme fluctuation in weather patterns, using the aforementioned quote in the title as a colloquial shorthand for this phenomena.  Like most Midwestern cities St. Louis is indeed to rapid temperature changes which often [...]
    Posted: July 08, 2008, 8:16pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Happy Birthday, America

    Celebrating the way you chose and want to is only one of the ways to honor the freedoms laid out in the declaration of independence.  Where you will celebrate is a means of becoming a community, and respecting our shared history. [...]
    Posted: July 04, 2008, 2:47pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Breaking: Busch to be relocated

    Just as legendary announcer Harry Caray demonstrates in this commercial for Budweiser beer, eternal rivals St. Louis and Chicago continue to carry out their feud by poaching their best talent.  Looks like former baseball Cardinals owner Anheuser-Busch isn’t above pandering to Cubs fans, who also borrowed Cardinals talent off the field and in their [...]
    Posted: June 30, 2008, 3:33pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • In the news

    Of course the flooding along the Mississippi has kept river city St. Louis in the national news for the last couple of weeks, but only our friends at Wonkette have the courage to ask the tough questions.  Following the breach of the levee in Lincoln County, we still need to [...]
    Posted: June 28, 2008, 4:01pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Local Harvest

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    One of the perks on living in the Midwest are the farmer’s markets, the often overlooked advantages of fresh, environmentally sustainable food within anyone’s budget.  And while I used to think everyone knew about the historic treasures like Soulard Market, like so many places in the big small town of [...]
    Posted: June 24, 2008, 3:21am EDT
    by Matthew
  • “Summer in the City” mixtape 2008

    Last year 61revised.com jump started your summer with a mixtape.  Once again, for our loyal readers, we’ve decided to make a new “Summer in the City” mixtape.  Take a listen for yourself: http://citysummer.muxtape.com/ You’ll notice that we only finished the A-side of our mixtape this year.  We want your help finishing the [...]
    Posted: June 23, 2008, 1:38am EDT
    by Matthew
  • The Great American Beer

    Now in bottles! Michelob, the great amecian beer.  From the great american brewer, Anheuser-Busch… [...]
    Posted: June 23, 2008, 1:23am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Old News

    Looks like buyout Saint Louis’ most famous brewery isn’t news so much as recently reported news; see this video posted over 1 year ago for evidence. Those interested in learning more already have sources, and those still concerned have constructed another avenue of information. Otherwise, feel free to leave your [...]
    Posted: June 09, 2008, 2:39am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Film Geek Week - The Return

    Although the closure of the Hi-Pointe Theater has limited the options for great independent film in St. Louis, there are still plenty of great theaters and screenings of film to look forward to this summer. From the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase in July and the return of the Midnight Reel [...]
    Posted: June 03, 2008, 3:46am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Take a Clue from Mr. Magoo

    Who knew that Mr. Magoo’s favorite beer was made in the Saint Louis area? It might just explain why he’s always getting lost. In these retouched ads for Stag beer it’s clear they’re made from recycled cartoon spots. Yet with the new dubbing and the stenciled in Stag beer logo, [...]
    Posted: June 02, 2008, 11:27am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Pizza, Pizza!

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    If you thought, as did I, that regional pizza chain Little Caesars had left Saint Louis for good in the late 1990s it’s time to think again. Although I found out they never really left, the opening of a new store in the Southtown neighborhood is only the beginning of [...]
    Posted: May 29, 2008, 2:54am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Rivers and Music at the Tap Room Tonight

    Backstory: During the day, I work for a non-profit organization called The Open Space Council that works for land and water conservation in the St. Louis area. One of our biggest projects is Operation Clean Stream, a volunteer stewardship program that has gotten thousands and thousands of volunteers to clean up [...]
    Posted: May 28, 2008, 12:45pm EDT
    by chaseafterwind
  • Yellow Posts

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    Does anyone know the purpose served by these yellow posts erected around the city of Saint Louis?  You’ve probably noticed these 5 foot high pieces of infrastructure posted around street corners throughout the city, as I have.  And yet despite my research into it over the last year, I have [...]
    Posted: May 28, 2008, 2:51am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Commencement

    You might have wondered why updates have been so slow in April and May.  In the last month 61Revised.com contributors Matthew Hurst and Chris Maue have graduated from college, joining fellow Webster University graduate (and  61revised.com contributor) Gabe Bullard and Maryville University graduate Amy Butz in our endeavors post-graduate world.  [...]
    Posted: May 28, 2008, 2:37am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Im just sayin is all

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    The Edward A Doisy Research Center on Grand is an inspiring triumph of modern architecture and a testament to the hope of medical researchers as the newest addition to SLU’s medical school. But in my mind that building resembles the Leonardo Tower from the Clerks animated series: Not to mention that the [...]
    Posted: May 21, 2008, 2:54pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Non Return Glass Cans

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    Hair of the Dog Monday continues, with this ad for Falstaff beer: Contrary to this ad from a former St. Louis brewer, these bottles are now highly returnable.  Although you won’t get a return of deposit in Missouri or Illinois, please find out more about the recycling program in your neighborhood. [...]
    Posted: May 19, 2008, 4:10pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Abuzeedo


    Recently a friend turned me onto a great design and interactive media blog known as abduzeedo. After perusing about the blog for a few days I’ve found it to be a great resource for anyone in the interactive media field. The blog was created [...]

    Posted: May 19, 2008, 3:14pm EDT
    by zmuh11
  • Upscale Bowling Downtown


    Matt and I went out to the Pink Flamingo Bowl on Washington Ave. last week, and were pretty impressed with what we found:

    The place is pretty cool inside, with pink flamingos of various shapes and sizes adorning the walls, the bar, and several other places throughout the place - [...]

    Posted: May 17, 2008, 12:10pm EDT
    by cmaue
  • Heres to you, St. Louis

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    More than ever, in this campaign season: Made in St. Louis, that means a lot to me. I give my best to you… [...]
    Posted: May 13, 2008, 12:05am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Webster Student Film Festival

    To be followed shortly by the Senior Overview Showcase on May 10th. Hosted by the Webster Film & Video Society in the Winifred Moore Auditorium on Webster University starting at 7pm. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Consider this as a Film Geek Weekend. [...] [...]
    Posted: May 02, 2008, 3:54pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • 3 things (we wanted to write about)

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    May 3rd could be the busiest day on your social calendar…if it weren’t also finals season. So here are at least 3 ongoings around St. Louis we meant to write about (and one more we already have) but haven’t gotten around to during finals. Webster University will be hosting a Global [...]
    Posted: May 02, 2008, 3:43pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Benefit Concert: A Triptych


    Act One - The Chapel

    There is a new venue in town for musicians and artists: The Chapel, located behind Memorial Presbyterian Church on Skinker, across the street from Forest Park.  According to the website, The Chapel is not-for-profit venue, musician and artist centered, providing a venue (as [...]

    Posted: April 26, 2008, 2:18am EDT
    by chaseafterwind
  • Back entrance

    Wanna a sneak peak at the new 61 revised? But please leave your comments here. [...]
    Posted: April 23, 2008, 12:39pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Earth Day In Your Own Backyard

    Calling all tree-huggers, earth-muffins, granola-munchers and anyone who just thinks this planet of ours is pretty swell! The 19th annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival will be held this Saturday, April 20th on the grounds of The Muny in Forest Park. From the St. Louis Earth Day website: ?In Your Own Back Yard,? [...]
    Posted: April 18, 2008, 4:36pm EDT
    by chaseafterwind
  • Keeping (that dream) alive!

    If you feelthe earth shaking in St. Louisthis Saturday it might not be another aftershock; it might be the walls of racial division crumbling during a moment of silence. At noon on April 19th there will be a 2-minute moment of silence in St. Louis to honor the memory ofMLK [...]
    Posted: April 18, 2008, 1:12pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Mustard Seeds Latest Measures Up!

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    Even if you are the kind of person who is normally scared away by the thought of an evening of Shakespeare, you should really consider going to see Mustard Seed Theatre’s production of Measure for Measure. This show is not to be missed! Despite being one of Shakespeare’s [...]

    Posted: April 17, 2008, 5:27pm EDT
    by chaseafterwind
  • Rock/Paper/Scissors

    You’re left with 3 choices tonight as usual: 1.) Go home, 2.) Stay at home, or 3.) Play Rock Paper Scissors to decide what to do. All around the world tonight Thursday April 17th, people will compete in a tournament to decide who’s best, and that is something you can [...]
    Posted: April 17, 2008, 12:28am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Bloggers Guild

    This looks interesting, so I’ll just let this project describe itself. St. Louis Bloggers Guild [...]
    Posted: April 16, 2008, 2:19am EDT
    by Matthew
  • News of Import

    Upon attempting to import two CDs in my music collection into iTunes, “Sound” (compiled) by 52nd City and “In Rainbows” by Radiohead, failed to import album artwork. And while I’m glad that a favorite quarterly publication local to Saint Louis is in the good company of one of the most [...]
    Posted: April 15, 2008, 10:08pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Grass Roots

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    In case you haven’t heard already, hip-hop band The Roots will be performing this upcoming Friday April 18th 2008 on Webster University’s campus. The show, which is open to everyone, will be performed as part of Springfest on a closed-off section of Garden Avenue street for the block party environment. [...]
    Posted: April 15, 2008, 4:04am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Six Candles

    This week Playback:STL turns 6 six years old. They would like you to come to their birthday party, which is on Friday April 11th (starting at 7pm). But unlike you little cousin’s birthday party, this will be taking place in The Pageant instead of Showbiz Pizza. And instead of large [...]
    Posted: April 10, 2008, 12:01pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • St. Louis Hegelians

    It is only through Hegelianism that we are to know that between Saint Louis (thesis) and Chicago and its great fire (antithesis) we will find “The future great city of the world”; although a baseball philosopher might also be able to make similar deductions, Yogi Berra has yet to make [...]
    Posted: April 10, 2008, 11:33am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Marys Wedding

    Theatre should show, not tell. I dont know if anyone wise ever said that, but maybe they should have. There is a certain style of playwriting that, in my view, comes closer to storytelling than to theatre. And Marys Wedding by Stephen Massicotte, currently being staged by the Echo Theatre [...]
    Posted: April 09, 2008, 10:21am EDT
    by chaseafterwind
  • I work at iClips?

    We found this flyer from iClips.net around Webster University, and even though it was probably meant to solicit student applications I think it might be of interest to you, our loyal readers. iClips is a source of original, high-quality videos online, available for public consumption, who are suprisingly active in [...]
    Posted: April 08, 2008, 10:01pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Students should Vote MO

    Democracy - it is a rather simple proposition, for which considerable participation is necessary. Alongside legal propositions, 61revised.com would propose you vote this Tuesday April 8th, when many counties and municipalities in Missouri will be voting for candidates and plans. And since you have the power to determine your own [...]
    Posted: April 08, 2008, 2:22am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Webbies Watch 08

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    *post Updated with corrections For those of you unfamiliar with the controversy brewing at Webster University, tomorrow tonight will be the 19th annual Media Excellence Awards ceremony, affectionately termed ‘The Webbies’ by the students at Webster (not to be confused with the annual award honoring well made websites). The controversy arises [...]
    Posted: April 07, 2008, 3:55pm EDT
    by cmaue
  • Happy Repeal Day!

    April 7th, 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th amendment, which prohibited the importation, distilation, and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States. We would like to propose a toast on this holiday, led by former Highway 61 contributor Mr. Ben Stegmann, to our constitutionally [...]
    Posted: April 07, 2008, 3:31pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Zias on the Hill


    Normally restaurant reviews are something I don’t normally do. I feel compelled to though for the restaurant that I went to Friday night.

    Although Ive called St. Louis home for two years I had never experienced the Hill and the things it has to offer. I never [...]

    Posted: April 07, 2008, 2:22pm EDT
    by zmuh11
  • Intramural Kickball

    Despite the water-soaked and unusualkly muddy earth, kickball enthusiasts of all shoes and stripes came out last Sunday afternoon to play. As they’ll be doing every Sunday at 4pm on the fields of Eden Seminary, students of Webster Universitywill play in temas of 6 to 8 in this league organized [...]
    Posted: April 04, 2008, 6:09pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Night Class

    The great part about night classes are that they allow you to schedule around your work, especially for grad students.So even if you missed last Tuesday’s senior thesis lecture from Aaron Belz, you can still study under his tutelage this Thursday for a night class of sorts filed under the [...]
    Posted: April 03, 2008, 1:53am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Senior Thesis

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    Although we’re all busy working on our thesis papers, even in the midst of APA-style reference building you’re going to want to step outside a bit this final essay season. One such opportunity for a disertation of athesis lectureof sorts will come from Aaron Belz, who will be giving a [...]
    Posted: March 31, 2008, 3:19am EDT
    by Matthew
  • A new writer and Ferry Corsten

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    Wait? Who is this? Has Hwy61 been invaded? Is the very fabric of our pleasant little universe unraveling!

    No, its just a new writer. My name is Zach Haugen, and its very nice to meet everyone. I am one of the new writers here on Highway 61. If [...]

    Posted: March 31, 2008, 2:46am EDT
    by zmuh11
  • for Friends only

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    We all have mixed-emotions about Facebook, which has become as ubiquitous as Myspace in its heyday. The social network, which began only 4 years ago on a single campus and began to extend to other colleges, today commands 69 million users and countless privacy headaches. So just like with Myspace [...]
    Posted: March 26, 2008, 2:28pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • dollar rolls

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    For almost the price of a single gallon of gasoline, you can feed your friends and family with a package of so-called Dollar Rolls. It’s “fresh baked goodness”, filled with nutritional yeast and flour. As photographed at Schnuck’s Supermarket in South Hampton, in Saint Louis. [...]
    Posted: March 25, 2008, 3:22am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Poke!

    Just like movingoffcampus.com, we’re on facebook. We’ll see you on there as well. [...]
    Posted: March 24, 2008, 5:44am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Film Festivals we know about

    Sometimes you need to save the date or you’ll never get the time of day at all. For that we have a calendar, but we ought to share some film festivals to look forward to this year. Or at least these are theones we already know about. 3rd Annual African Film [...]
    Posted: March 21, 2008, 4:20pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Help Get Clean Energy for MO

    Ready to dip your toe into a little local political activism? Do you feel strongly that we should do whatever it takes to provide for a cleaner Missouri? Are you in favor of getting your energy from cleaner, alternative sources? Well here is your chance to really do something about [...]
    Posted: March 21, 2008, 9:44am EDT
    by chaseafterwind
  • Fesitival in motion: Kinematifest 2008

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    Attention students of school, be you undergraduate, graduate, or still in high school (sorry doctors to be): You probably already have your own domain name, but now interactive media and animation students have their own festival. Introducing the first annualKinematifest, in which a Webster University chapter of SIGGRAPHhave organized a [...]
    Posted: March 21, 2008, 2:47am EDT
    by Matthew
  • He said I never engaged in this kind of thing before

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    More coming soon. [...]
    Posted: March 20, 2008, 2:48am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Rust-belt dot-com bust

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    Only one week ago MidwestBlogs.com and STLProBloggers.com were active in organizing bloggers and their efforts to promote and control their intellectual property. But in an e-mail sent out last evening, it turns out their own organization is about to become a relic of Saint Louis’ social blogging network and lose [...]
    Posted: March 19, 2008, 4:12am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Peer Down into the Rabbit Hole

    Heartbreakingly beautiful - that’s how I would describe Rabbit Hole, the latest production in the Studio series of Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. This Pultizer Prize winning play by David Lindsay-Abaire depicts the unique suffering endured by parents who have lost a child. A topic like the death of a [...]
    Posted: March 17, 2008, 10:03pm EDT
    by chaseafterwind
  • Film Student Showcases

    As a film students,I’m always looking for stories to tell and opportunities to get my work screened. So when I got this message this morning from Highway 61 contributor Lauren Reid, I thought I’d pass it along not just to film students and geeks but animal lovers as well: “Here’s something [...]
    Posted: March 17, 2008, 6:18pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Wall Ball

    Even if you’re an art major I highly doubt you’ve been in a studio where 40+ artists throw down a painting in less than 4 hours. You’ll get just such an opportunity during the 5th Annual Wall Ball, along with a myriad of music, drinks, and cupcakes. You can throw [...]
    Posted: March 17, 2008, 2:14pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • The Saint Louis Shag

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    Last week we wrote about Sock Hops in Saint Louis, and our rich history of dance. This video from the 1970s shows one of those dances, the St. Louis Shag as performed by a couple of St. Louis’ betterperformers (at their age at least). If you don’t dig on the [...]
    Posted: March 17, 2008, 11:03pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Big, Muddy, and Ornery

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    The video above is a short trailer ofthe record release party for The Monads, who will release their second album “Ornery”on Big Muddy Records. Watch it, I’ll wait. From the looks of the clip above, it would appear more bad news lies ahead of the primary calendar for Hillary Clinton [...]
    Posted: March 14, 2008, 3:08pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Re:SiStance

    Number of comments: 15
    Highway 61 stands in solidarity with our fellow Midwest bloggers. At first we were flattered to be be kept in the good company of so many other talented writers on BlogNetNews, but after repeated attempts of our own to contact the website administrator, we understand the frustration of our comrads. [...]
    Posted: March 14, 2008, 11:31am EDT
    by Matthew
  • Creative Writing workshop

    As a blogger I’ve learned a thing or two about…something writing related. You see, I’m not a creative writer so much as an ironic one. And that’s why I’m going to cut and paste this flier, which is making the rounds, from our new friend Ryan Miller who wantsto help [...]
    Posted: March 13, 2008, 6:14pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Stop the press - Beatle Bob gets his 15 minutes

    Number of comments: 4
    It was only a matter of time, and we all knew it. Not only did the Associated Press run an article about the man who is argueablySt. Louis’ most famous concert-goer, but we learned today that Beatle Bob is also being featured in the latest issue of Blender magazine. Although [...]
    Posted: March 12, 2008, 4:56pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Film Geek Week - Festival Edition

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    This week more documentaries are heading our way than the True/False Film Festival was prepared to deal with. Let’s get started right away (ie tonight) for a quick rundown of some films you might want to check out if you’re of the persuasion to call yourself a film geek. KDHX recently [...]
    Posted: March 12, 2008, 3:32pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • One last look

    Number of comments: 2
    STLPunk.com is undergoing the downtime wewere promised will take place before the site re-launch begining around 7:00pm this Wednesday March 12th. For ofyou who like to keep tabs on these things, this update is for you. Andif we are to believe the comments we’ve recieved so far, thismay be to [...]
    Posted: March 12, 2008, 2:26pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • The St. Louis Shag

    Number of comments: 1
    We’ve stepped up to reporting on dance parties before, but you’ll forgive us if we ask our friends at Gateway Lindy Hop to lead this story. Although our shag is one of Saint Louis’ more enduring legacies in the world of dance, St. Louis has a long history of record [...]
    Posted: March 11, 2008, 9:01pm EDT
    by Matthew
  • Clean up St. Louis

    The ice is thawing and the grass is peaking through the snow, leaving behind a trail of fallen branches and litter trapped beneath the permafrost. It’s that time of year again - spring cleaning. Which means it’s time for Operation Brightside to begin Project Blitz. Instead of dropping bombs, Project Blitz [...]
    Posted: March 11, 2008, 2:32am EDT
    by Matthew
  • STLPunk.com is back?

    Number of comments: 5
    It was the Myspace of it’s day,and everyband in town used to post theirshow dates on it.At one point, it seemedevery teenager in town had an account there; today we had trouble finding anyone who had visited the site in the last five years. STLPunk.com is still up and running [...]
    Posted: March 10, 2008, 2:38am EDT
    by Matthew
  • New Market Hardware

    Don’t believe the signs, the storefront for New Market Hardwareis still there. This 90-year old business was once a fixture surrounded by factories and saloons, but today is surrounded by the loft apartments and trendy restaurants popularized by SLU’s off-campus students. Some people get excited by every opportunity for an Ikea [...]
    Posted: March 07, 2008, 7:53pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Its easy being green

    Number of comments: 2
    Full Disclosure: I drove a hydrocarbon-powered combustion engine automobile without carpooling to the StLouisGreen.com website launch party this last Thursday night. But considering the long line of cars parked along West Park Avenue, and the relative absence of bikes chained in front of the Tarlton Corp building the party was [...]
    Posted: March 07, 2008, 12:15am EST
    by Matthew
  • Apopaganda

    Every once in awhile I get an e-mail or press releasethat is too good not to share publicly,even thoughit has been distributed to the public at large. In this case I received an press release from my friends at Apop Records that needs to be shared, if only because it’s [...]
    Posted: March 06, 2008, 12:48pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Stout Fishermen, Sober Farmers

    It’s no secret thatour contributors like to keep up with what’s in season, whether it be mixtapes, produce, or beer. So we’d hate for our readers to think that we’re just a mouthpiece for a local brewer just because we get hookedinto their parties like a drunkfish on the hook. [...]
    Posted: March 05, 2008, 1:33pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Bad news Blues

    For everyone whohas beenleft stranded when their concert was canceled tonight, we thought we’d give you a show of our own; the video above is of Bessie Smith performing the “St. Louis Blues“. This clip is from a 1929 film of the same name (ironically filmed in Queens, New York [...]
    Posted: March 04, 2008, 4:46pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Snow Day revised

    Number of comments: 1
    Looks like Webster University has given me another chance to use a day as I see fit. As usual schools have been canceled all over the Saint Louis area, and everyone with a blog has expressed theirshort fatigefor snow. This is the kind of day where Steve Patterson would write [...]
    Posted: March 04, 2008, 2:53pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Drinking Legally

    Number of comments: 1
    As you might have expected, Drinking Liberally will be meeting this Tuesday night March 4th to watch the primary returns in the Schlafly Tap Room. They’ll be braving the weather since they are supposed to be lobbying in Jefferson City for some other causes, but they promise to make it [...]
    Posted: March 03, 2008, 9:48pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Texas vs. Washington

    We don’t usually comment on political stories, especially before important primaries; with no offense intended to those who blog on the subject, we consider our blog relatively apolitical (if only because we have about zero credibility to analyze this subject). At least we have the common sense not endorse any [...]
    Posted: March 03, 2008, 5:59pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Links with Your Coffee

    Number of comments: 2
    Every week we read over 100 local bloggers and check up on local sites so wecan keep up on the down low, and then we share the best posts with a recurring feature we can Links with Your Coffee. From the very start these coffee links have been part of [...]
    Posted: March 02, 2008, 5:16pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Medical School

    Number of comments: 2
    We always wondered why SLU students were so intense academically andhow theyseem to be able to holdso manydrinks? This clip from SLU22, Saint Louis University’s student produced closed circuit channel, offers one explanation of both questions for students from their medical school. It is lovingly titled “Pancakes Every Day”. Actually this [...]
    Posted: February 29, 2008, 9:09pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Hwy61 Sports

    Number of comments: 5
    It could rightly be pointed out that the etymology of STL stems not from an airport or an abbreviation, but maybe from the baseball Cardinals logo who where such an abbreviation is foundon their hat. Of course it’s that time of year again when grown people obsess overyoung men and [...]
    Posted: February 28, 2008, 9:49pm EST
    by Matthew
  • One more for the road

    Earlier this week I tried to sum up all those groups that meet up in watering holes around town, if only so that I wouldn’t bore regular readers with drink specials they wouldn’t like. I find it remarkable that so many groups of professionals choose to meet around bars, but [...]
    Posted: February 28, 2008, 1:32pm EST
    by Matthew
  • Asking Archy

    Number of comments: 2
    We’re getting really excited for the Lo-Fi Saint Louis Reset Party on March 8th; excited enough to write another post about the night. But since it would be impolite to repeat ourselves, maybe it’d be more fun to share one of our favorite clips from LoFiSTL.com. You might call it [...]
    Posted: February 28, 2008, 1:48am EST
    by Matthew
  • (anti)Corporate Puppets

    Since last weekend one puppet show,a touring production of Avenue Q,moved on to the next town from a successful run at the Fabulous Fox Theater. This upcoming weekendanother puppet show intended for mature audiences will come into town, albeit of a more altruisticintentions than the corporate denizens of Broadway producers. [...]
    Posted: February 27, 2008, 7:51pm EST
    by Matthew
  • KWUR Week

    Number of comments: 2
    Dividing by Zero has the rest of the info about these shows at the Gargoyle this week, which is brought to us by KWUR. The shows at the Gargoyle are free to students of Washington University (with student ID),and will cost at least $5 to the general public. Shows include: Wednesday 2/27: [...]
    Posted: February 27, 2008, 1:42pm EST
    by Matthew

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