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Nick Cave's New Novel is All Sex, Drugs and Hand Creamnew

When I interviewed Nick Cave for the Phoenix three years ago and he told me -- drolly, languidly, literarily -- that his next writing project was about "a sexually incontinent hand-cream salesman" on the south coast of England, I assumed he was taking the piss.
Boston Phoenix  |  James Parker  |  10-09-2009  |  Fiction Reviews

Nick Cave's Demons Come Out to Play in 'Bunny Munro'new

While Cave is better known for his music than his prose, it turns out that he's a surprisingly gifted, if slightly deranged, author.
New York Press  |  Jessica Loudis  |  09-03-2009  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

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Game Time: Best of the Best -- Top 10 Moments from Clutch City Rockets (w/video)

​I am a total sucker for lists.This makes me like roughly 95 percent of society; the fact that I openly...

Monarch Readies New Menu, Helps National Children's Cancer Society

​Monarch (7401 Manchester Road, Maplewood; 314-644-3995) -- which some hack called the second-most important restaurant to open in St. Louis...

Watch: Is Rapper HOPE Compton's Next Big Hype? Check Out the Video for 'Bliss' Ft. Y-O

His MySpace page could use some pimping, but Compton rapper H.O.P.E., a.k.a. 24-year-old Marquis Wright, has got the skills to...

Argue About Mad Rad All Over Again!

And debate the merits of their latest detractor. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
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For Freegans, Eating Garbage Is Getting Downright Trendy

John Greentree's what many would call a "freegan" -- a vegan who dumpster-dives for his meals -- but he prefers the terms "post-consumer," "urban harvester," and "vegan reclamist." Everything he eats or owns is second-hand. He manages to live virtually money-free, but modern-day hunting and gathering is practically a full-time job.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  08-25-2009  |  Food+Drink

Maybe We're Amazed

Forty years after the Beatles, Paul McCartney’s current tour is as inspired as it is timeless.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Bill Forman  |  07-29-2010  |  Reviews

Come As You Are

Chatroulette takes random-access exhibitionism to the next level.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Bill Forman  |  07-29-2010  |  Commentary