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Nobody writes vampire novels the way St. Louis' Laurell K. Hamilton does – and yes, there's lots of sex
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Patty Wente, the former general manager of KWMU (90.7 FM) known for her off-color sense of humor and risqué taste in fashion (imagine "leather dominatrix outfits"), has reached a settlement with University of Missouri-St. Louis. The Stlog
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Mistress of Horror: Nobody writes vampire novels the way St. Louis' Laurell K. Hamilton does – and yes, there's lots of sex
By Aimee Levitt
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I Need a Hero: In honor of Smashing Pumpkins' twentieth anniversary, a list of Billy Corgan's top ten guitar heroes
By Shae Moseley
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What to wear to a Dir En Grey show, as the Japanese band revolutionizes prog-metal-J-rock, while Scribble Jam local king Ben Bounce talks his collaboration with Konflik
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Reel It In: SLIFF rolls on with a host of events before the film fest wraps on Sunday
By Kristie McClanahan, Alison Sieloff, Matt Kasper, Annie Zaleski, Kristen Hinman and Ella Taylor
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Heat Wave: Romeo and Juliet smolders with intense lust
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A Perfect Ganesh takes us on a sluggish journey
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Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene in St. Louis
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Praise the Tube
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Mad Art Gallery, Sun., November 23, -
The Little Dog Laughed
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Cranksgiving
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