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Netflix’s Idea Of Innovation: Two Big Price Hikes In A Row

2 years 8 months ago
So we’ve been talking a lot about how as the streaming video market matures, it’s increasingly behaving a lot like the old, shitty cable companies the sector once disrupted. Instead of innovation and risk taking, we’re seeing endless price hikes, lower quality catalogs, strange new catalog gaps, labor issues, ethically flimsier policy positions, annoying new […]
Karl Bode

Mexican fast-casual chain Chipotle opens new St. Louis-area location

2 years 8 months ago
Chipotle's new University City store, located near Olive Boulevard and Interstate 170, will feature what the company called its signature Chipotlane, a drive-thru pickup lane that allows guests to pick up digital orders without leaving their cars.Chipotle's new University City store, located near Olive Boulevard and Interstate 170, will feature what the company called its signature Chipotlane, a drive-thru pickup lane that allows guests to pick up digital orders without leaving their cars.
Connor Hart

Missouri Teacher Rikki Laughlin Sent Nude Pics to Student, Charges Say

2 years 8 months ago
A 25-year-old Missouri teacher faces six felony charges for allegedly pursuing a 16-year-old student — and both sending him pornographic images and soliciting ones from him. Rikki Lynn Laughlin of St. James, Missouri, allegedly solicited dick picks from her victim via Snapchat and sent him nudes, as well as a video of herself using a dildo, according to a probable cause statement by the Maries County Sheriff's Office. Maries County is near Rolla, about a two-hour drive west of St. Louis.
Sarah Fenske

A Number of Tragedies

2 years 8 months ago

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Rachel Huffman

How Alton, Illinois, Became Mid-America's Most Haunted Town

2 years 8 months ago
The year was 2015, and I'd been trying to set up an interview with Janet Kolar, Alton's hearse-racing "Mistress of the Macabre" and proprietor of the Historic Museum of Torture Devices. I had first been drawn to Alton while exploring the river, struck by its historic architecture and dramatic topography, but the more time I spent there, the more I was also drawn to its interesting inhabitants — so much so that I married a local.
Chris Andoe

Democratic lieutenant governors, advocates, discuss solutions to prevent gun violence

2 years 8 months ago

WASHINGTON — Six lieutenant governors from across the country joined gun violence prevention advocates to share their stories and offer solutions at a policy discussion event Tuesday. The Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association hosted the gun violence prevention policy summit, which was the first event of its kind. The DLGA partnered with the gun violence prevention […]

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Samantha Dietel

John Mellencamp teasing new tour

2 years 8 months ago
It looks like John Mellencamp is getting ready to "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." again. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is teasing fans with new tour news. “We are coming to YOUR…

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Andy Kim Takes the Leap

2 years 8 months ago
The three-term New Jersey Democrat explains to the Prospect why he decided to challenge indicted Sen. Robert Menendez.
David Dayen