If a class were ever taught about Colson Whitehead, the acclaimed author says it would be titled “The Sorrow and the Pain.” That is because writing often feels miserable, Whitehead told a full house...
Chappell Roan’s “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” and Charli XCX’s “BRAT” dominated the charts in 2024, breathing new life into pop...
I’ve always taken pride in discovering artists before they became mainstream – whether it was Rex Orange County before “Sunflower,” Sun Room before their “Outer Banks” tik-tok campaign,...
In 2012 the multi-instrumentalist, electronic savant and indie production legend, Sufjan Stevens, lost his mother. Three years later, and nearly exactly ten years ago today, Stevens released “Carrie...
The 2025 Lollapalooza lineup has been released, and it's no surprise that in the wake of an indie revival, the over-20-year-old festival is filled with up-and-coming artists paving their way in the music...
Andy Cullinane, Arts & Life Assitant Editor
• March 30, 2025
“Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile” in France, 1918-39, is the highly anticipated exhibit coming to the Saint Louis Art Museum on April 12, 2025. “Roaring” brings the thrill and grandeur...
In a decade of stellar television, “Severance” was a true golden goose. Released in 2022 by Apple TV+, the show was produced by Ben Stiller and new writer Dan Erickson. When originally made, it focused...
Jack Cipfl, Assistant News Editor
• March 30, 2025
Combining the vamp-industrial rage-trap aesthetics of “Whole Lotta Red,” with the minimalist, baby-voiced and psychedelic world imagined in “Die Lit,” Playboi Carti’s “MUSIC” is the latest...
Owen Herdrick, Arts & Life Editor
• February 23, 2025
St. Louis is, if absolutely nothing else, a sports town.
St. Louis Blues and St. Louis City merchandise fill the city even when either sport is in the offseason. Busch Stadium is one of the first things...
“Nosferatu,” the latest horror film from esteemed indie director Robert Eggers, is yet another home run for the young creator. A remake of the original 1922 film considered by many to be the original...
The year 2025 is upon us, and with it comes an entirely new slate of movies. Use this helpful guide to find out what is coming when and what to get excited about. With everything from science fiction dinosaur...
Owen Herdrick, Arts & Life Editor
• February 23, 2025
Everybody dies, and that’s life.
What isn’t “just life,” though, would be an AC unit falling from the roof into the pool or a face full of fish hooks. However, this is exactly the surreal, dark...
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