That's his work, you dirty-minded fools.Joe Schwartz, as some of you may recall, is an employee of the St. Louis Public Library who self-published his first short story collection Joe's Black T-... »
One of the easiest ways to educate oneself about unfamiliar terms is to look them up in the dictionary. For many kids, sexual practices fall under the category of "unfamiliar terms". Last week, ... »
Charles McGrath wrote a masterful obituary of J.D. Salinger for The New York Times. See part of it in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch and in full at The Wire on stltoday.com. Although most people believe it is right to only speak… »
Jim Frank, who grew up in St. Louis, knows that every childhood isn’t filled with sugar and spice and everything nice. In a short review, Amy Woods Butler indicates his self-published “From the Foot of Destrehan Street,” is more “Oliver Twist”… »
Another weekend is here! Take these ten suggestions for weekend fun that won't break the bank. This list has something for most everyone, from poetry readings to music to nightclub debauchery. Loo... »
Under These Same Stars, a film based on a murder investigation in Ste. Genevieve in 1773, will have its premiere at 1:30 p.m. this Sunday, January 24, at the Missouri Historical Museum. It... »
It's unfortunate that we don't have enough space in our dead-tree edition to publish more photos and poetry by the subject of this week's feature, "Poetry in a Cold Climate: Ron Smith found his mu... »
Recently spied this motel marquee along Page Avenue -- just outside St. Louis City limits. And we wonder why our city's literacy ranking dropped again this year. On the flip side, I hear their su... »
Recently spied this motel sign along Page Avenue -- just outside St. Louis City limits. And we wonder why our city's literacy ranking dropped again this year. On the flip side, I hear their... »
Daniel H. Pink is a business writer who says that businesses are sometimes confused about what motivates workers. He’ll be in St. Louis next week to talk about “Drive.” (There will be a paid lunch Thursday at Point of View with him, with registration due… »
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