I’ve been criticizing the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) approach to internet regulations, because they’re doing this “wink, wink, nudge, nudge” bit in which they insist that the DSA is not regulating speech, but then they admit that the point of the DSA is to see less “bad” speech on the internet. But, whether we […]
The leaders of two outlying counties on Thursday joined St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann's call for consolidating prosecutorial offices in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County in a bid to combat crime.
In a move aimed at putting pressure on the state legislature in the final weeks of its session, Franklin County Presiding Commissioner Tim Brinker, Jefferson County Executive Dennis Gannon and Ehlmann released a joint statement Thursday saying that consolidating the offices of St.…
In 1948, five years after its premiere, the Eighth Symphony still managed to make trouble for Shostakovich. Andrei Zhdanov, the Soviet Minister of Culture and Shostakovich's most powerful nemesis, yanked it from obscurity just so he could denounce it at length. Another member of the panel, Vladimir Zakharov, a Soviet functionary and a minor composer, described it as "not a musical work at all" and "repulsive and ultra-individualistic," similar in sound to "a piercing dentist’s drill, a musical gas chamber, the sort the Gestapo used." Shostakovich was also condemned for the "pessimism, unhealthy individualism, extreme subjectivism, and willful complexity" of his symphony. Zhdanov ordered that all copies of the score be recycled and all recordings destroyed. I, on the other hand, have much nicer things to say about it.
Located at 3128 Morgan Ford Road in Tower Grove South, the former home of The London Tea Room is getting a new, heavy metal tenant, as The Headless Bat, a pizza joint, will open in late summer.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration Thursday announced the use of processing centers in Colombia and Guatemala to create legal pathways for migrants, in preparation for the ending of a pandemic-era tool used to expel migrants that is expected to cease in May. The migrant processing centers will open shortly and be run by international organizations. […]
U2 is once again extending their time in Las Vegas. The band just announced five new dates for U2: UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere. The additional shows, at the new venue…
C2N Diagnostics LLC, a St. Louis-based biotechnology firm that created a blood test designed to help doctors detect Alzheimer's disease, has added to its executive team with roles focused on commercialization and strategic partnerships.
Earlier this year Dolly Parton told USA Today she wanted to get Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger on her upcoming rock album, joking that if it didn’t happen, “I’ll kick his bony a** when I see him!” Well, it…
“Kentucky Derby” Theme for 2023 Valley of Flowers Festival Event & Parade May 5-7 The Valley of Flowers Festival in Florissant, traditionally the first festival of spring in the metropolitan St. Louis area, will feature the theme of “The Kentucky Derby” for the 61st annual event. This year’s festival starts on Friday, May 5 through […]
Documents containing Social Security numbers and other private information for thousands of Missourians are accessible to anyone using the Case.net website, the state’s judicial records system.
A few years ago AT&T, a company that tried to cheap out on upgrading its broadband lines to fiber, effectively stopped selling DSL. While that’s understandable given the dated copper-based tech, the problem is that thanks to concentrated telecom monopolization, many of these customers were left without any replacement options due to a lack of […]
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School had what was described as "a glowing night" for the students at the 2023 Prom this past weekend. The prom court is shown above and is left, to right: Claire Antrainer and Will Schwartz, Paige Bradley (Queen) and Joe Brangenberg, Jenna Dean and Dre Davis (King), Sammy Hentrich and Jackson Pranger, and Rachel Rummerfield and Rolen Eveans. Marquette Catholic Academic Dean/Guidance Counselor Beth DeCourcey coordinated the event and did a spectacular job, Marquette Principal Tim Harmon said. "Our theme was 'Let's Glow Crazy' and it was a great night," DeCourcey said. "There were 220 kids there and dinner at the Best West Premier was also great. I feel it was a perfect night overall."
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From Ladue News: In St. Charles, an interdisciplinary artist resides inside a piece of his own artwork – a house in which literal and metaphorical doors have opened for its entrepreneurial owners. Zack and Brie Smithey’s home is a multi-level structure made from eight recycled shipping containers that were retrofitted with brick, painted with blue […]
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Two young men were involved in a fatal shooting in a rural Missouri town. An 18-year-old man died during the incident and an 18-year-old woman was injured. Kaleb Ramsey and Tanner Watkins are charged with first degree murder, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon. Police were called to Rotary Park in [...]
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