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Peruvian sculptor Blas Isasi creates sculptures in a wide range of materials and colors informed by ancient Andean cosmology and the landscape of the Peruvian desert. This free exhibition at […]

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This free exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum presents exceptional weavings by Aymara artists alongside related works from the Central Andes. Dating primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries, […]

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Glass and metal artists Teri Walker and Chad Ridgeway are bringing the magic of New Orleans to Third Degree Glass for a two-month exhibition titled, The Many Faces of Mardi […]

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Explore the legacy of America’s oldest continuously drawn daily cartoon in Behind the Feathers: A Century of Weatherbird History. Since 1901, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird has offered wit, commentary, […]

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Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, […]

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For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects: photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books – items that future generations can turn in […]

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The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full […]

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ALTON - Chris and Barb Childers of Alton say they start and end each day with the same routine: a kiss and the words “I love you,” a practice they describe as key to staying close in their marriage. The couple, who met Aug. 14, 1979, and married on Oct. 27, 2013, were high school sweethearts who later found each other again, Barb Childers said. “We tell each other 'I Love You' every day and a kiss in the a.m. and a kiss good night,” Barb Childers said. “He is my

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sounded the alarm on the Trump Administration’s threats to election integrity. Durbin began his remarks by commenting on the Administration’s outrageous attempt to convince a grand jury to indict Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and U.S. Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO-06), Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17), Maggie Goodlander

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led attorneys general from California, Colorado and Minnesota in suing the Trump administration over the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) directive to unlawfully cut more than $600 million in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants, based on its disagreements with policies in those states. Raoul and the coalition explain in their lawsuit that the critical grant funding, which could be terminated as soon as Feb.

The wait is often better than the win. A movie trailer can make your heart race more than the movie itself. A package “out for delivery” can steal your focus all day, even if what’s inside is something small. Anticipation doesn’t just fill time—it turns the volume up on your emotions. Anticipation is the mind’s way of leaning into the future. It can make joy brighter, fear sharper, and disappointment heavier. Understanding why it works this way can help you

Feb. 13 is closely tied to the end of the Second World War in Europe because it marks the start of the 1945 bombing of Dresden, a major German city. Over several raids, large parts of Dresden were destroyed and many civilians were killed. At the time, the attacks were part of a wider Allied strategy aimed at weakening Germany’s ability to keep fighting by disrupting transportation, industry, and morale. The Dresden raids still matter today because they remain a lasting example of how modern

Strowger 11 Digit Dial Phone (circa 1907) Kellogg Model 925 Monophone (circa 1930s) Stromberg Carlson Model 1191 Fatboy 8 Button Intercom (circa 1930s) Western Electric 302 Multi-Line Rotary Phone (circa […]

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On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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On This Day, Feb. 13, 1950 ...Peter Gabriel was born in Surrey, England. The musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and activist gained fame as the original lead singer of the…

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Dozens of Missourians with developmental disabilities, their families, care staff and advocates packed a basement hearing room in the Capitol this week to oppose $80.7 million in proposed cuts to services that help people with disabilities live safely in their homes and participate actively in their communities. One witness after another testified — to applause […]