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21. Night & Day

    A Tree for You and Me

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Located in the middle of Saint Louis University's urban oasis, the historic Samuel Cupples House (3673 West Pine Mall) is a grand jewel on the midtown campus. The home's purple...

22. Night & Day

    Blonde Leading the Blonde

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 21, 2007

    "Blonde" is shorthand for "pretty but stupid" more often than not, but it wasn't always this way. OK, maybe it was. Marilyn Monroe's breathy, simpleton voice implied stupidity,...

23. Night & Day

    Boone's Lit Road

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: November 21, 2007

    As late as the 1930s (when electric Christmas lights replaced candles as the economically feasible holiday illumination of choice), it was not uncommon for a family's silent...

24. Night & Day

    You Have the Right to Have Fun

    By Brooke Foster

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Hey, friend, how're you feeling about your civil liberties these days? What? No, ignore that strange clicking in the background; this conversation isn't being recorded. Of...

25. Night & Day

    Get off Your Cans!

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Folks always want to complain about the cost of getting gas, buying milk and going to the movies, but you'll have a break from the traditional whining about that last one, at...

26. Night & Day

    Smart Cookies

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Maybe you're the type of person who saves money all year, so you don't feel the financial hardship of holiday present-purchasing. Maybe you truly do love giving more than...

27. Night & Day

    In the Lane Lights Are Glistenin'

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Drive-through light displays are one of the best parts of the holiday season. Spending non-TV-watching time with family snuggled in the warm car is always entertaining,...

28. Night & Day

    Sonami of Sound

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 21, 2007

    The days of a musician standing passively behind a laptop while manipulating soundscapes for your entertainment are over: Laetitia Sonami creates a world of sound with but one...

29. Night & Day

    Bowwow Wow!

    By Ms. Day

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Ms. Day loves herself some dogs. Big ones, little ones, cute ones, ugly ones: It makes no difference to her; she thinks all pups are awesome. But not all pups are awesomely...

30. Night & Day

    After-Dark Arts

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Just as the last flicker of light fades on the fall horizon, another equally illuminating vision will be aglow at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art (3663 Lindell...

31. Night & Day

    Toy Story

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 21, 2007

    You watch too much TV (and your mind is firmly planted in the gutter) if you think that Babes in Toyland is some kind of spinoff of the E! show The Girls Next Door. Babes is a...

32. Night & Day

    Roped In

    Published: November 21, 2007

    It's the sort of case any private dick would give his eye teeth to crack: A valuable painting that's been in storage for so long, it's been forgotten turns out to be missing...

33. Night & Day

    Dance Like a Man!

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Sonny, listen close and reap the benefits: You gotta learn to dance. The fairer sex swoons for a man who can lead. Seriously. Check this out: "Ladies love a fella who can dance...

34. Night & Day

    Are Ya Listenin'?

    By Amy George

    Published: November 21, 2007

    The album title Ukelear Winter may lead you to believe that this record is a barren wasteland of elevator music, the likes of which you might be forced to listen to while the...

35. Night & Day

    Hate People, but Love Gatherings?

    By James Weber

    Published: November 21, 2007

    In 1994, with maxed-out credit cards and a cash flow that came mainly from selling his comic-book collection, Kevin Smith created the zeitgeisty indie film Clerks — and...

36. Night & Day

    Funny Shorts

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 21, 2007

    In 1999, the St. Louis International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival ceased to be. But if all goes well, in March of 2008, Q Fest will take the place of the late SLILAG. Out...

37. News Real

    Taser Show

    Wash. U.'s concert melee ends with a promise to investigate and one very sore butt. What went wrong?

    By Kathleen McLaughlin

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Washington University officials promise a top-to-bottom review of the rowdy November 9 concert at the campus' Gargoyle club that ended with police blasting an intoxicated, nude...

38. Unreal

    This Unreal Believes

    Unreal goes night driving, dances in our underwear and curls up with a copy of This I Believe.

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Unreal believes everyone has beliefs. Unreal believes most people are not afraid to go on at length about their beliefs and, in stating their beliefs, try to make themselves...

39. Letters

    Tony, With a Twist

    One reader recaps a brawl, another gives St. Louis a big ol' hug.

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Feature, October 5, 2006 Twisted Facts Vinny sets the record straight: Recently, I read Ben Westhoff's article, "Twist of Fate," about Tony Twist. Seems Ole Tony gets...

40. You Are Here

    Things May Be Different

    From what they seem.

    By Timothy Lane

    Published: November 21, 2007

    Things May Be Different From What They Seem