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This week, both our top comments on the insightful side come in response to our post about the misrepresentation of Ben Franklin’s opinion on content moderation by private platforms. In first place, it’s an anonymous commenter with some clarification: So you, too, are unable to comprehend pretty basic sentences. Franklin is explaining that he can […]

ST. LOUIS — Police here are investigating the death of a man found dead in a backyard early Sunday as a possible homicide.

Restaurants in Maplewood and Richmond Heights, and a cooking school in Brentwood have made the news recently. Feast — Kitchen Conservatory opens its doors in Brentwood St. Louis Magazine — Second location of Sabroso Cocina Mexicana opening in Maplewood St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Students in Richmond Heights show off displays for wildlife, camping and more […]

ST. LOUIS — A man was found fatally shot early Sunday on the Missouri side of the Eads Bridge, police said.

Joni Mitchell is headed to the Grammys. The legendary singer is confirmed for her first-ever Grammys performance at the upcoming 66th installment of the awards telecast. The 80-year-old Joni has won nine…

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ST. LOUIS — A man was killed in a shooting early Sunday in St. Louis' Downtown West neighborhood, police said.

Aquifers around the world are being drained at an alarming speed. Here's what that looks like in two of the biggest aquifers in the US: Red dots are bad (more than one meter per year of water loss). This is from a recent paper that examines 1,693 aquifers around the world: Rapid groundwater-level declines are ...continue reading "We are running out of water"

One man suffered second-degree and third-degree burns on 80% of his body. He has been taken to a local hospital.

Terri Gerstein writes today about a couple of cases of employee misclassification in Denver: At issue is whether dishwashers and others like them, placed in their jobs by online temporary staffing agencies, are employees of the agencies or independent contractors running their own businesses. ....The cases demonstrate the spread of the exploitative gig business model ...continue reading "The gig economy is (probably) still small"

Two nights ago Microsoft gifted me with a Windows update on my Surface tablet, and now I can't read anything in the Wall Street Journal. Every story looks like this: Oddly, this is what you get if you don't have a subscription and the Journal paywalls you. But I do, I'm up to date, and ...continue reading "I am unable to read the Wall Street Journal (on my tablet)"

Whatever misgivings companies had about the future of the office during the pandemic, Forsyth Pointe has proven that businesses will pay lofty rent to get the best amenities available.