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Blood Diamonds

Violent South American thieves are stealing millions in precious gems ... and getting away with it
It's a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>

Dallas

Enter Stage Right

With the curtain falling on its old playhouse,Dallas Theater Center gets its act together with a new leader
Scene 1: Enter the prince It's the first hour of the first day of rehearsal for Dallas Theater... More >>

Denver

Barack Obama gives principal Michael Johnston extra credit

At 3:10 p.m. on May 28 — dismissal time on the last day of school at Mapleton... More >>

Houston

The Passion of Victoria Osteen

A flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and all
Every little Catholic boy and girl knows about the Stations of the Cross. (Maybe other... More >>

Kansas City

With the end of Bodies Revealed, Kansas City’s troubled Union Station faces another uncertain future

It's still spring, and tickets are selling strong for the Bodies Revealed exhibit in the bowels... More >>

Miami

Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida

They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.
It is a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>

Minneapolis

A field guide to the Republican National Convention

Meet the deranged, debauched and deluded characters coming to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the RNC
After almost two years of anticipatory civic brouhaha and financial hand-wringing, the... More >>

Phoenix

A severely diabetic Valley woman faces criminal charges over her "service animal": a chimpanzee named Joey

Joey answers the front door of his home in Surprise, 30 miles northwest of downtown... More >>

San Francisco

Going for Gold

Academy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.
A quick glance through a propped-open door at Kezar Pavilion reveals a dozen or so women of... More >>

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MasterMinds Extras: Streetballers, Sarah Frost's Art, Time Lane's Words, Magan Wiles' Theater

Wed Aug 27, 5:10 PM

With this year's first St. Louis MasterMinds awards now in the books -- and the Artopia celebration set for Thursday night (it's open to the public) -- we can look back at a wealth of material created by four very... More >>

Columns

Letters

Hear that whistle blow: Readers react with sound and fury over "Blood on the Tracks"
Wednesday, August 27
FEATURE, AUGUST 21 Tracking Crime Don't blame MetroLink: I know crime is up in the city ["Blood on the Tracks," Chad Garrison]. Reports of... More >>

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