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‘Digital’ age ushers in new photographic potential
Gallery Visio is currently exhibiting a collection of photography primarily by University of Missouri-St. Louis students under the collective title of “Digital.” The photographs contained in the current exhibition range from realism to expressionism, pertaining to topics as daily as a flower [...]
‘Dummies’ should really smarten up
America has too many “Dummies”. Books, that is. Too many “ for Dummies” books. Case in point: there’s now a “Farmville for Dummies” book. This is going overboard, people. This will not be a full-out bash on the “for Dummies” series, but honestly, when the world is getting to a [...]
‘Black Swan’ darkens human psyche
"Black Swan" hit theaters well over a month ago, and is still going strong in sales to this day. The reason is simple: combine classic ballet with an eerie, psychological roller-coaster ride through the psyche of an over-stressed, aspiring dancer, and theater patrons fall in love. Natalie [...]
Mankind devolves in snow
It has been said before and it will be said again: stop freaking out every single time the world operates in a fashion which is not the norm! Seriously, between the 2012 scare and the "snowpocalypse" Missouri just experienced, it seems the entire Midwest US just purchased a years'-worth of [...]
St. Louis bans smoking, forces away customers
St. Louis recently implemented a new smoking ban in public restaurants. Of course, certain venues, such as bars, are allowed to retain smoking privileges for their customers which makes sense. The problem is that this new law is actually causing problems for several businesses, in addition to the [...]