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Stages St Louis' Million Dollar Quartet Captures the Heart of Early Rock

2 years 7 months ago
Stages St. Louis closes its 2023 season with a perennial audience favorite, the “based on a true story” jukebox musical Million Dollar Quartet. Stages’ entertaining production puts the audience in the studio with producer Sam Phillips then takes a nostalgic trip through the early days of rock with rousing songs, big stars and drawn-out dramatic tension.
Tina Farmer

Google Accused Of Secretly Altering Search Queries To Drive More Ads And Sales

2 years 7 months ago
I know many of you have heard this before, but Cory Doctorow’s “enshittification” concept is such a useful framework to think about things: first, companies are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value […]
Mike Masnick

LGBTQ Activists and Rocky Horror Performers to Protest Tivoli Theatre Church

2 years 7 months ago
Members of St. Louis' queer community were upset when a church bought the Tivoli Theatre in the Delmar Loop two years ago. They were even more upset when they learned about One Family Church's opposition to same-sex relationships and non-cisgendered identities. The church has committed to showing movies in the theater again — but it will not screen movies with LGBTQ+ characters or themes, given its stance on queer identity.
Monica Obradovic

Illinois DCFS director resigns

2 years 7 months ago
CHICAGO — The head of Illinois’ child welfare agency announced his resignation during a zoom meeting with staff today, according to participants. Gov. JB Pritzker appointed Marc Smith to lead the Department of Children and Family Services in April 2019. Pritzker's office confirmed the resignation. DCFS has not responded to inquiries.  Smith’s tenure coincided with [...]
Ben Bradley

Let Them Fight

2 years 7 months ago
Matt Gaetz successfully removed a speaker of the House for the first time in American history. Good.
Prospect Staff

Andoe's Society Page: St. Louis Public Library Prepares to Raise Money

2 years 7 months ago
Last Thursday night, Bill Donius and Jay Perez hosted the St. Louis Public Library Foundation's gala committee kickoff at their stately Kingsbury Place residence. The elegant soiree was attended by dozens of library supporters, including Tom and Ulrike Schlafly, Liz Austin and Brooke Meek.
Chris Andoe

In Baltimore, yellow buses are going green

2 years 7 months ago
Cities all over the country are beginning to transition their school bus fleets to electric — a boon for the climate, and for students’ health.
Claire Elise Thompson