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41. Letters

    Sufferin' Succotash!

    Ian enjoys the suffering of ducks? That's despicable!

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Café, January 10, 2008 Duck, Ian, duck! Ian gets F-bombed: Now, I realize that what Ian Froeb attempted to do in "Just Ducky" is classic New Times: Write something...

42. Ask a Mexican

    Driving While Mexican-American

    The Mexican muses on the high rate of DUIs among Hispanics.

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Dear Mexican: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Mexican-Americans have the highest proportion of D.U.I's and alcohol-related traffic fatalities of...

43. Music

    Finest Worksong

    Jon Hardy and the Public finds beauty in love's vagaries.

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: January 16, 2008

    It's an overcast Saturday afternoon in early January, and Jon Hardy is waiting outside of a nondescript pub on South Kingshighway — the kind of bar that uses an advert...

44. B-Sides

    Muppet Gone to Heaven

    Veteran bluesman Bobby Rush charms China, while B-Sides makes a mixtape for Elmo the Muppet’s life.

    By Ryan Wasoba and Roy Kasten

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Elmo has had a charmed life, even for a Muppet. He's been tickled by millions. He's testified in front of Congress. His best friend is a goldfish. He's been a star of the...

45. Critics' Picks

    Wisely

    8:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17. Lucas School House, 1220 Allen Avenue.

    By Shae Moseley

    Published: January 16, 2008

    According to Wisely's bio, the mantra for the recording sessions that produced his latest studio album was, "Could the Beatles have played this with Billy Preston on the...

46. Critics' Picks

    James McMurtry

    9:30 p.m. Friday, January 18. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

    By Roy Kasten

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Six years ago, if you had asked James McMurtry about political songwriting, his reply would have sent you to the nearest hole — in which you would beg to curl up and die....

47. Critics' Picks

    Chris Botti

    8 p.m. Friday January 18 and Saturday January 19. Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard.

    By Dean C. Minderman

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Although trumpeter Chris Botti is, by his own admission, neither a particularly daring improviser nor a bravura technician, he's carved out a highly lucrative niche in the jazz...

48. Critics' Picks

    The Walkmen/White Rabbits/White Denim

    9 p.m. Monday, January 21. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

    By Shae Moseley

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Since the release of the Walkmen's exploratory, epic 2004 album Bows & Arrows, the "Bob Dylan as frontman" aesthetic has become something of an indie rock cliché, with...

49. Critics' Picks

    Vince Neil

    7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17. Bottleneck Blues Bar at the Ameristar Casino, 1260 South Main Street, St. Charles.

    By Jaime Lees

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Vince Neil probably doesn't care that I've decided he's the Third Hottest Blond Guy in a Hair Metal Band from 1987 (third to Bret Michaels and Sebastian Bach, duh), but he does...

50. Homespun

    Dogtown Allstars

    Live at the Venice Café
    (self-released)

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: January 16, 2008

    How appropriate that the city's funkiest band, the Dogtown Allstars, recorded its live album at the city's funkiest bar, the Venice Café. Bands like this should really...

51. Cafe

    India à la Mode

    Rasoi plays with Indian cuisine — and that's a good thing. Anyone for a Bollywood Popper?

    By Ian Froeb

    Published: January 16, 2008

    As its name might suggest, the "Bollywood Popper" at the four-month-old Indian restaurant Rasoi looks something like a jalapeño popper. The appetizer is a single Anaheim...

52. Drink of the Week

    Oak Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

    Tucker’s Place
    2117 South 12th Street
    314-772-5977

    By Kristie McClanahan

    Published: January 16, 2008

    All the animals, birds and fish will live in fear of you," says the book of Genesis. "They are all placed under your power. Now you can eat them, as well as green plants; I...

53. Keep It Down

    Fish-Cheese Sausage

    Lotte Ham & Milk Co., Ltd.

    By Malcolm Gay

    Published: January 16, 2008

    What with reports of fish farms polluted by sewage, crawfish contaminated with salmonella and everything from formaldehyde to paraffin wax finding its way into biscuits and...

54. Film

    Chick Flick, Two Ways

    In Keaton v. Heigl, girl power (Mad Money) trumps bridesmaid fashion (27 Dresses).

    By Robert Wilonsky

    Published: January 16, 2008

    If Diane Keaton were a comer in 2007, she'd likely be stuck in romantic comedies cooked up in movie studio test kitchens. No Godfather for her. No Annie Hall, no Shoot the...

55. Stage

    The Music Man

    Dennis talks theater with a symphony conductor — and a theatrical one, at that.

    By Dennis Brown

    Published: January 16, 2008

    "I have this tremendous love of theater!" David Robertson announces before the first question is asked. It is a love that helps to explain why some of the most ardent theater...

56. Stage

    St. Louis Stage Capsules

    Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold encapsulate the St. Louis theater scene.

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Othello The Black Rep stages Shakespeare's most passionate tragedy in voodoo New Orleans and Cuba at the time of the Spanish-American War. But establishing a locale needs to be...

57. Art

    On the Wall

    Malcolm Gay encapsulates the St. Louis art scene.

    By Malcolm Gay

    Published: January 16, 2008

    All Systems Go and Meditations on Limitations/One-Hour Sculptures White Flag Projects exhibits two young artists from out of town. In the main gallery is All Systems Go, a...

58. Game On

    Lukewarm Gun

    Unreal Tournament III blasts new holes in old terrain.

    By Gary Hodges

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Unreal Tournament III is ideal for overcaffeinated teenage boys with PlayStation 3s, broadband internet connections, extensive online friend lists, hours and hours of time to...

59. DVDish

    Wookiee Mistake

    By Robert Wilonsky and Jordan Harper

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (FOX) As someone with no use for Seth MacFarlane's potty-mouthed Simpsons rip, I'll admit to choking out a few giggles during his Star Wars...

60. What Else Is New?

    Our Top DVD Picks

    See what's scheduled for release this week.

    Published: January 16, 2008

    Alex Haley's Queen (Warner Bros.) Amazing Planet Earth (Questar) The Attic (Allumination) Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (Warner Bros.) Breaker Morant (Image) Extras: The...