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   Thousand Dollar Baby: By day Jamie O'Hare studies for a master's in social work. Her night job is anything but.

   By Kristen Hinman

   Published: March 19, 2008

   At 5 a.m. on March 7, Jamie O'Hare clambers out of bed and spits into a cup. She spits en route to an interview with KFNS 590 AM (the Fan) and again on the way to her gym....

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   Death and the Maiden

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: March 19, 2008

   Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner's monolithic opera about love and death, is renowned for its prescient use of dissonance, the circumstances of its creation (Wagner wrote...

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   It's Not Trivial!

   By Brooke Foster

   Published: March 19, 2008

   Some kids are masters of slow food: lingering at the dinner table, idly pushing peas around their plates. If you're the parent of a child who turns an ordinary meal into a...

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   They Will Survive

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: March 19, 2008

   Think back to your school days. Did your family ever relocate? Did you struggle to fit in and make friends in the new place? You probably felt like you were from another world....

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   Hellions on Wheels

   By Mark Fischer

   Published: March 19, 2008

   More eyes than ever are trained on the Arch Rival Roller Girls (that's ARRG for short), St. Louis' estrogen-powered, flat-track roller derby league. Now in its third season,...

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   Alterman State of Mind

   By Alex Weir

   Published: March 19, 2008

   Straw Man, thy nickname is "Liberal." Whew, Straw, it's been a brutal few years, getting called "Liberal" in such lowdown derisive tones, as if that distinguished descriptor...

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   Reel World

   By Jeanette Kozlowski

   Published: March 19, 2008

   Have you seen the sights of Paris, traveled across Mexico and snuck through Cuba? Some could mistake trekking to these "exotic" locales (along with Vienna, Amazonia, Curryville...

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   Downtown Takedown

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: March 19, 2008

   Collegiate wrestling is an arcane combination of techniques, rules, strategies, positions and about a dozen other variables. It's a thinking sport; pure reaction and raw...

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   Curry in a Hurry

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: March 19, 2008

   First, the bad news: Shark Boy is not scheduled to appear at tonight's Total Nonstop Action Wrestling event at the Family Arena (2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles;...

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    Nocturnal Emulsions

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: March 19, 2008

    During the hours of darkness, botanical gardens transform into tranquil acres of moonlit foliage and shadowy groves inaccessible to visitors. But now you can see this hidden...

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    All the King's Horsemen

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: March 19, 2008

    As with many writers who fall into that nebulous genre of "post-colonial literature" (which would technically include all American writing post-1776, if you think about it),...

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    You Bet Your Glass

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: March 19, 2008

    Going out is awesome. You get to catch up with your friends, relax over a few drinks, meet new folks — all fun things to do. But when you're out, you don't often get...

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    Eiger to Succeed

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: March 19, 2008

    John Harlin III is a successful mountain climber, just like his father before him. The younger Harlin's next ascent will bring him closer to his father, one way or the other:...

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    Feeling Bluish

    But it's a comedy!

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: March 19, 2008

    Relationships are funny. Just when you think things are going great and there's nary a pothole in sight — bam! You hit the inevitable bump in the road. This is certainly...

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    Brunch 'n Munch

    By Ms. Day

    Published: March 19, 2008

    It wasn't until Ms. Day was much older that she realized her mom made up the "fact" that people were supposed to squint on Easter. This apparently had just been a ploy to get...

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    Bless the Rains

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: March 19, 2008

    Most documentaries offer only one half of the picture: Moviegoers have the luxury of peering into other people's lives without anyone looking back. Rain in a Dry Land is a...

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    Good Grief, Thief

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: March 19, 2008

    Conor McPherson's The Good Thief is a one-man play about an Irish thug whose latest scheme has gone pear-shaped, setting him on the run. Oh, and there's some murder and...

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    Project: Dress Locally

    By Nicole Beckert

    Published: March 19, 2008

    The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (3750 Washington Boulevard) enters the domain of Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn with Project: Design. This Saint Louis Fashion Week event...

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    Walter Bargen and Lorin Cuoco

    Published: March 19, 2008

    Walter Bargen, the Poet Laureate of Missouri, and Lorin Cuoco, the co-founder of the International Writers Center at Washington University, read from their respective works. ...

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    The Dew Line

    Published: March 19, 2008

    Author of Songs of Insurgency reads from his collection of short stories, which include a tale about a ghost who lingers for want of pancakes and one about the groundskeeper of...