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The Most Famous Blunder Of Content Moderation: Do NOT Quote The Princess Bride

3 years 2 months ago
We’ve written stories about people having difficulty recognizing people joking around quoting movies. Sometimes it ends up ridiculously, like the guy who was arrested for quoting Fight Club and had to spend quite some time convincing people he wasn’t actually looking to shoot up an Apple store. We’ve also talked a lot about the impossibility […]
Mike Masnick

How Gary Muehlberg was revealed as St. Louis’ ‘Package Killer’

3 years 2 months ago
In the early 1990s, a series of grotesque murders terrorized St. Louis. The serial killer became known as the “Package Killer'' for the manner in which the victims’ bodies were abandoned. Then the killer seemingly disappeared, until this week, when prosecutors charged Gary Muehlberg with multiple counts of murder. In this episode, we hear from the detective who stayed on the case and the reporter who brought new attention to its details.

Troy Woman Lost Her Life In Thursday Afternoon Residential Structure Fire

3 years 2 months ago
MADISON COUNTY - The Madison County Coroner Stephen P. Nonn announced Friday afternoon that a Troy woman lost her life following a residential structure fire Thursday, September 22, 2022. The victim was identified as Susanne E. Tomlinson, 69, of the 500 block of Wood Thrush Street in Troy. Tomlinson was pronounced deceased by Madison County Coroner’s Office Investigator Shelbi Frakes at 4:55 p.m. Thursday after she was discovered within her residence upon completion of fire suppression operations. Multiple area fire departments were called to the scene in a coordinated effort to contain and extinguish the fire. Nonn said the Troy Police Department Officers were summoned to an address in the 500 block of Wood Thrush Street for a domestic disturbance at approximately 2:22 p.m. Their preliminary investigation led them to the victims’ address and the discovery of an active fire within the residence. An autopsy examination is scheduled which will aid in determining the cause

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How To Eat Your Way Through the Jewish New Year in St. Louis

3 years 2 months ago
There's no such thing as a Jewish holiday without good food. Passover comes with matzo ball soup (rich chicken broth studded with dumplings) and  brisket (the most amazing pot roast ever). Sukkot, the harvest holiday, has kreplach, amazing meat-stuffed dumplings.
Jessica Rogen