My weekly dinner party for the seasonally depressed was about to start at the local YMCA. My support group says I am slowly making progress, which makes me a little [ … ]
Sports Media Madness
Even if you seldom turn to the sports page you’ll know by looking at your calendar that the time of year dubbed March Madness is just about upon us. [ … ]
Recyclers confront a growing pile of e-waste
By Brian R. Hook The public and private sectors are joining forces with a number of initiatives to reduce a growing pile of e-waste — unused or obsolete personal computers [ … ]
Neil Young’s ‘greendale’ Puts ‘Green’ Production to the Test
BY: BRIAN R. HOOK Legendary rock musician Neil Young who once sang “Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970s,” on his classic apocalyptic album “After the Goldrush” [ … ]
Enterprise Bank joins those footing downtown development
By Brian R. Hook Local banks are getting involved in the revitalization of downtown St. Louis. Enterprise Bank & Trust now is financing downtown redevelopment projects, once considered so risky [ … ]
THE LUCK OF LEWIS
The night was practically enchanted. Traffic was light, I managed to find free parking two blocks away from the theater, and it was a crisp and clear evening. I [ … ]
MY REVIEW OF “CLOSER”
“Lying is the best thing a girl can do without taking her clothes off. But it’s more fun if you do.” – Natalie Portman as “Alice” in “Closer” I [ … ]
A SYNDROME OF SIMILE AND METAPHOR
Plato overstated his case when he called poetry a form of madness, and he didn’t see modernity coming when he suggested banishing poets from the Republic. Annoying as they—we—are, poets [ … ]
On-Deck Generation
Policy initiatives have a way of bringing up issues other than the ones they’re intended to address. President George W. Bush’s proposal to restructure Social Security–some pronounce “restructure” as “reform” [ … ]
Open Up
If you’re a guy who has ever brushed a female off because you didn’t want to hurt her feelings or stopped calling because you were no longer interested, then shame [ … ]