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Cord Cutting Is Hitting Comcast Harder Than Ever

2 years 8 months ago
For a while there, everybody’s least favorite cable company, Comcast, was weathering the cord cutting revolution fairly well. The company’s losses on the cable TV side could simply be recouped over on its broadband side, where a monopoly protected it from having to actually, you know, try. Things have shifted. Last year, Comcast saw a […]
Karl Bode

Trade agreements, access to foreign markets debated in U.S. Senate farm bill hearing

2 years 8 months ago

WASHINGTON – In its first meeting of the new congressional session, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry gathered Wednesday for a hearing on the trade and horticulture titles in the upcoming farm bill. The legislators prioritized enforcing the nation’s agricultural trade agreements, expanding access to international markets and supporting underserved producers. “The […]

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Adam Goldstein

Inside St. Louis Glam-Metal Legend Frankie Muriel's Rise and Fall

2 years 8 months ago
If you tuned into MTV around 1990, chances are good that you were watching a glam-metal video. In those days, the lipstick-and-leather hair-metal bands — shimmering with spandex, Aqua Net, triple-innuendos, finger-tapping guitar solos, castrato vocals, cherry pies, girls writhing on the hoods of Jaguars, etc. — dominated the Dial MTV most-requested video countdown every day. Amid a steady stream of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and Guns N' Roses videos, you might have caught a clip from a young band out of St. Louis called King of the Hill — often stylized as an attention-demanding KINGOFTHEHILL — with an equally over-the-top video for their debut single "I Do U."
Steve Leftridge

Review: Shabu Day Will Make St. Louis Fall in Love With Hot Pot

2 years 8 months ago
Your first clue that Shabu Day (8237 Olive Boulevard, University City; 314-755-1075) is less a restaurant than a salve for the cold and dreary Midwest winter are the windows. Completely covered in steam, they obscure the goings-on inside the dining room from the outside, creating a sense of mystery on the approach. Inside, however, the picture becomes clear as a multitude of sensory experiences greets you upon your arrival.
Cheryl Baehr

Biden, McCarthy hold ‘productive’ and ‘frank’ debt limit talks as fiscal cliffs loom

2 years 8 months ago

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy huddled behind closed doors at the White House on Wednesday in the first of what will likely be several conversations as the country approaches two fiscal cliffs this year amid divided government. The top issue at the moment is when and how to address […]

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Jennifer Shutt