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Our most popular post last year was my post attempting to help Elon Musk “speedrun” the content moderation learning curve. People still talk to me about that post to this day. What’s been somewhat surprising to me, however, is that while nearly every other social media site eventually figures out the basics of the content […]

ALTON - This week, because of construction at Riverview Park, the The Alton Municipal Band's Thursday concert is moving to the Alton Amphitheater. At 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, July 6, the Alton Municipal Band will perform at the Alton Amphitheater, with a picturesque view of Clark Bridge and the Mississippi River. "We're excited to get the chance to play at this beautiful facility," Adam Rodgers, board chair of the Alton Municipal Band, said. "It is hard to believe we're already halfway done with the concert series!" Featured this week is the Alton High School Jazz Band, under the direction of Chris Jarden. "These young musicians represent the future of music in our community, and audiences will enjoy their toe-tapping rendition of jazz favorites," Rogers said. "In addition, Lewis and Clark Community College will be on-site, with information about their course offerings and activities. Blazer, the mascot, will be on-hand to lead the famous children’s march." The concert will

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Brandon Jones is being held on a $65,000 cash-only bond.

University of Missouri study shows friends, family, and community support can increase successful breastfeeding rates for moms.

The Doobie Brothers will headline the Illinois State Fair Grandstand.

It was a big weekend in St. Louis for artists with ’80s heydays — first Debbie Gibson on Friday and then Bryan Adams with Joan Jett on Saturday. While Gibson showed plenty of vintage MTV footage on screen during her River City Casino show, legendary VJ Alan Hunter was not on hand; however, Hunter was indeed front and center for Bryan Adams though not as front nor as center as Ralph Morse, a classic rock superfan who wears black decorated bowler hats and scores the choicest seats for every legends show in town these days.

After three consecutive starts that led to brutal blowout losses, St. Louis Cardinals veteran Adam Wainwright has been placed on the injured list once again in his sendoff season.

The Washington Post has a devastating but deadpan story today about the efforts of a private equity firm to buy up anesthesiology practices all over the country and then jack up prices for everyone. It starts in Denver: The multibillion-dollar private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe took less than a year to create, ...continue reading "How to build a monopoly in less than a year"

There is a level 2 (out of 5) risk for a few strong to severe storms today, especially in Illinois this afternoon.

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Torkwase Dyson’s artwork engages urgent issues regarding architecture, infrastructure and the social and political impacts of the climate crisis, bringing them into conversation with historical and contemporary reflections on the

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On view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum until July 24, “Killing The Buddha”: Reconstructing Zen is the 2023 Arthur Greenberg Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship exhibition, located in the Teaching

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On view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum until July 24, The Air That Inhabits features artworks by the current MFA in Visual Arts candidates of the Sam Fox

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On view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum until Aug. 6, African Modernism in America is the first major traveling exhibition to examine the complex connection between modern African

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Durand Bernarr is set to headline this year’s festival, alongside a special performance from winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12, Jaida Essence Hall.

The legacy of Guns N' Roses' headlining set during June's Glastonbury Festival will live on through two baby owls. According to the U.K.'s Secret World Wildlife Rescue organization, the chicks were…

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Recent gubernatorial challenger and former state Sen. Darren Bailey will challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Murphysboro in next year's Republican primary for the Illinois 12th Congressional District.