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1. Feature

   OldestProfession2.0: A new generation of local "providers" and "hobbyists" create a virtual red-light district

   By Keegan Hamilton

   Published: June 4, 2008

   If you're researching auto repair on the Internet and stumble across www.stlasp.com, you might well hit your Web browser's back button before noticing anything amiss. "St....

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   Work Is a Battlefield

   Colleagues rock out

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: June 4, 2008

   THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED! You’re pretty tight with your work compadres. You hang at the office with them and party together at tequila-fueled happy hours. But could...

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   Art Crimes

   Creation begins in the cell

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: June 4, 2008

   Gardar Eide Einarsson is a Norwegian artist living in New York. His work references the classic ’70s punk aesthetic through the use of slogans and co-opted materials...

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   Joanie Loves Bocce

   Don’t you?

   By Christian Schaeffer

   Published: June 4, 2008

   Gas prices are around four dollars a gallon, and our country struggles to wean itself from its dependency on foreign oil. Who wants to think about fuel right now? It’s...

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   Beautiful Days in the Neighborhood

   Tasty good times

   By Amy George

   Published: June 4, 2008

   Fourteen can be a difficult age: Kids become unruly, dogs develop arthritis, and cars show signs of rust. So it’s unusual to hear the words “distinguished,”...

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   Hit the Lights

   Starlight, searchlights and you

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: June 4, 2008

   Every city, municipality and hamlet in the country offers some sort of free outdoor concert series once summer starts. Why, if you're willing to do a little homework, you can...

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   Beer, Glorious Beer!

   Drink to the health of the kids

   By Nicole Beckert

   Published: June 4, 2008

   What’s that you say? You’re weary of pounding the PBR, and your taste buds need a revival? Then head over to the St. Louis Microfest in Forest Park, a combination...

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   Welcome Home!

   Get comfy with Art Saint Louis

   By Ms. Day

   Published: June 4, 2008

   Ms. Day just loves a housewarming party, what with all the fresh coats of paint, beautiful décor and happy people. So she’s going to be plenty pleased on Saturday,...

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   Something Special

   A forgotten treasure brought to life

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: June 4, 2008

   With music by Vicente Martín y Soler and a libretto by frequent Mozart collaborator Lorenzo da Ponte, the opera Una Cosa Rara (translated as "something special" or "a...

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    Chartres the Course

    It's old-fashioned fun

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: June 4, 2008

    As anyone who's toured Europe knows, having a look at some old stuff is fun. Sitting on a bench that's older than your country, visiting buildings that have been standing for...

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    The Square Beyond Compare

    Yeah, these houses rock

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: June 4, 2008

    The people who live in Lafayette Square aren’t different from us — they just have cooler digs. Check out ten of the Square’s restored Victorian homes and some...

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    Plush Proliferation

    New friends are being made every day

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 4, 2008

    One of the most notable benefits of the DIY craft movement has been the population explosion of stuffed animals beyond the pale. The knitters and felters and stitch witches...

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    Plush Proliferation

    New friends are being made every day

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 4, 2008

    One of the most notable benefits of the DIY craft movement has been the population explosion of stuffed animals beyond the pale. The knitters and felters and stitch witches...

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    Plush Proliferation

    New friends are being made every day

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 4, 2008

    One of the most notable benefits of the DIY craft movement has been the population explosion of stuffed animals beyond the pale. The knitters and felters and stitch witches...

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    Plush Proliferation

    New friends are being made every day

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 4, 2008

    One of the most notable benefits of the DIY craft movement has been the population explosion of stuffed animals beyond the pale. The knitters and felters and stitch witches...

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    Instant Library

    Some assembly required

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: June 4, 2008

    Inspired by the mechanics of paper dolls and his love of reading, Ontario-based artist Wyn Geleynse has created a whimsical paper library using heavy card stock. Kit 1A:...

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    Terror at Off Broadway

    Murder, mayhem and mirth

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: June 4, 2008

    Between the 1930s and 1960s, entrepreneurial hucksters traveled the country carny-style presenting live spook shows to wide-eyed spectators. Filled with magic tricks, cheap...

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    The Flora and the Fauna

    Together under the big top

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: June 4, 2008

    To put it plainly, Circus Flora is one of our city’s most wonderful treasures. From the moment that enormous ruby-red tent is pitched in the middle of Grand Center (at the...

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    Let there Be Light

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 4, 2008

    The magical element of any film – often ignored, but still key – is light. Film projectors broadcast a ray of light that carries the picture to the screen, which our...

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    Lehrer My God to Thee

    Tomfoolery is back in style

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: June 4, 2008

    How do you explain the caustic and yet never lewd humor of Tom Lehrer? The Harvard grad and quietly respectful mathematician made quite a name for himself in the ’50s and...