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Here's the line of the day: As a scholar who researches the history of Western fears about human extinction.... That's quite a specialty. This essay grabbed my attention because I've lately been on an anti-doom kick, so I was intrigued by a piece recounting our long history of always thinking we live in uniquely frightening ...continue reading "Wait. You do what?"

Visit The Galleries at Heartland Art Club for our newest Group of 8 Show. New artworks from Jo Jasper Dean, Mary Drastal, Julie Wiegand, Tim Breaux, Connie Schmidt, Margaret Murphy […]

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In a recent social media post, Creve Coeur police provided details about an incident involving one of their police vehicles and a drunk driver, fortunately resulting in no fatal injurie

According the Fire Department's statement, there were people living inside of the building.

I got my sample ballot yesterday and it was about a hundred pages long. wtf? We're voting for a president, a senator, and a couple of other smaller offices. What's all this stuff for? It turns we have a lot of people who want to be your next president: I don't know who any of ...continue reading "California has a very long sample ballot for a very simple election"

How smart were we back in the olden days? You're probably familiar with the Flynn Effect, which suggests that people gained about 3 points of IQ per decade over a period of 50 years during the 20th century. That's about 15 points total. This suggests that before World War II we were all roaming around ...continue reading "People was dumb in olden times"

To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]

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Route 66, officially known as U.S. Highway 66, stands as one of America’s most iconic highways. Spanning from the shores of Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles, the route is approaching its centennial in two years.

Some St. Louis residents may recall Phil the Gorilla, who arrived at the Saint Louis Zoo on September 9, 1941, as a 25-pound toddler and resided there until his passing on December 1, 1958.

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents new works by Dominic Chambers at his first museum exhibition in his hometown of St. Louis.   Chambers creates vibrant paintings that engage […]

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The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents Montreal-based artist Hajra Waheed’s first major solo museum exhibition in the US.   Waheed’s multidisciplinary practice explores the legacies of colonial and state […]

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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