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The Anti-Social Network: Hate the characters, love Closer

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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 6:00 a.m.

Dress warmly when you go to see Patrick Marber's lacerating drama ... Closer , the current offering at St. Louis Actors' Studio. An icicle chill permeates the proceedings. Which makes for an unexpected reaction. You might think that a play so consumed by sex might stir up a little heat ...

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Sliders, Cutters, & Two-Seamers: The Evolution of Jason Motte

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Published Feb. 14, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.

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More photos » ... Dilip Vishwanat - Getty Images ... ST. LOUIS - JUNE 14: Relief pitcher Jason Motte #30 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws a four-month late Valentine's Day four-seamer to a Seattle Mariner at Busch Stadium on June 14, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri ... The Cardinals beat the Mariners 9-3 ... (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) ... Browse more photos » ... It is baseball season. Even though there is not even a hint of green in the landscape stiffled by below-freezing

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Murphy Lee promotes a healthy-cooking show, while Steve Ewing finds success with a hot-dog cart

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Published Nov. 25, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.

Dog! ... Steve Ewing is a familiar face in the local music scene. He first made a name for himself as the frontman for the popular rock/funk/ska/reggae/you name it act the Urge, a post he held from the '80s until the band's breakup in 2001. After spending some time in Los Angeles, Ewing m ...

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Rehashing yesterday's musicals, Burlesque squanders its hottest asset: Xtina

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Published Nov. 25, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.

She doesn't sing that way because she's had it easy." This is how Tess (Cher), the long-suffering owner of the nightclub at the center of Burlesque , defends her new star, Ali (Christina Aguilera), to the club's jealous, deposed marquee attraction, Nikki (Kristen Bell). The same phrase coul ...

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Homespun: Devon Allman's Honeytribe

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Published Nov. 4, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

The new disc from Devon Allman's Honeytribe opens with the soulful squawk of a harmonica. Who's behind the harp? None other than beloved '80s hitmaker Huey Lewis, who gets back to his own roots as a Bay Area bar-band member on the funky blues of "Could Get Dangerous." Lewis' brief, understated cameo ...

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"I get better tables in St. Louis than Pujols and Nelly. The Cardinals didn’t make the playoffs and...

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Published Oct. 26, 2010 at 9:21 p.m.

"I get better tables in St. Louis than Pujols and Nelly. The Cardinals didn’t make the playoffs and Nelly’s in the studio right now, so I win by default" ... That's from Steven Jackson's interview on The T.Ocho Show ...

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Notes on the Waino and the Parra

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Published June 7, 2010 at 8:01 a.m.

More photos » ... Jeff Curry - AP ... Browse more photos » ... You know what? F**k that game last night. We are paying Matt Holliday 120 million for the sole purpose of driving in runs and protecting Albert, and he strands two runners on in the bottom of the ninth in a tie game. That by itself doesn't mean much, but, Holliday ranks around 100th in baseball in RBI's this year (seriously) despite playing virtually every game this year and batting 4th in all of them, and Pujols is on pace

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Nelly awards two full scholarships to local students

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Published April 29, 2010 at 11:58 p.m.

Nelly awards two full scholarships to local students ...

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This just in: Different teams value prospects differently

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Published April 28, 2010 at 10:00 p.m.

It will shock you to learn that NFL team evaluate talent differently. It's okay, breathe. ... How do I know this? Well, one reason are leaked photos of the Dallas Cowboys' draft board. Here's the clearest picture and another picture, sans Jerry Jones. ... They had Golden Tate with a late third round grade; he went to Seattle with a late second round pick. It looks like they have the Rams' second round pick, OT Roger Saffold, graded as a third round pick. They had Bradford graded as the

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Local indie darlings Jumbling Towers celebrate the release of the long-awaited Kanetown City Rips

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Published April 28, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

After a long absence, Jumbling Towers is again gracing St. Louis stages with its hypnotic, carnivalesque indie rock. Singer, pianist and guitarist Joe DeBoer's vocal style is at turns manic, petulant, overwrought and seductive, but his suggestive, richly detailed lyrics assure that the band's son ...

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