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Factory girl

Lens: June 2008
Written by Robert Hunt

The first movie star, Florence Lawrence, had one of the first celebrity appearances in St. Louis to prove she hadn't died.

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Journalism at the crossroads

Editor's Hotseat
Written by Margaret Wolf Freivogel, Beacon Editor

Two recent happenings mark the contradictory paths that journalism is on these days. What's clear is that even more drastic changes are in store for news coverage, which is to say the way we find out what's going on around town and around the world.

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Carried away

Lens: June 2008
Written by Chris Clark

Hey, guys, give "Sex and the City" a shot. Here's a guy who saw it and not only survived but liked it, he really liked it.

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Woody, take two

Lens: June 2008
Written by Robert Hunt

What are the best and worst Woody Allen films? And yes, the director has made some duds, but some of his work is perfection plus.

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St. Louis fantasy baseball firm tosses shutout vs. MLB

Law Scoop
Written by William Freivogel

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to review a case where a St. Louis fantasy baseball company got court approval to use the names, bios and stats of Major League Baseball players without paying Major League Baseball or the players.

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Go ahead. Make my day.

Lens: June 2008
Written by Robert Hunt

Clint Eastwood interview shows that the tough guy would only shoot at someone who's ready to shoot back -- not at animals.

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Lessons from the West Lake Landfill

Editor's Hotseat
Written by Margaret Wolf Freivogel, Beacon Editor

I'm always a little nostalgic when the decades-old story about radioactive waste in the West Lake Landfill pops back into the news - nostalgic and nervous.

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Double feature

Lens: May 2008
Written by Robert Hunt

You might want to stop your TiVo before it picks up "Wicked, Wicked."

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Family ties

Lens: May 2008
Written by Robert Hunt

"Savage Grace" belongs to the increasing number of social and psychological dramas recasting the recent past with a gay subtext (nearly all of which seem to be produced by Christine Vachon and star Julianne Moore).

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'The (Rocky) Horror! The (Rocky) Horror!'

Lens: May 2008
Written by Robert Hunt

Hold on to your rice -- a least for a few more days -- "Rocky Horror Picture Show" is coming to Union Station. A chat with producer John Goldstone reveals that "Rocky" was never marketed normally, even in England.

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The Beacon will expand staff and local news coverage with a $90,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation – one of four grants announced Wed., Dec. 17, to local online non-profit news sites. The grants are intended to help fill the void created when traditional media cut staff.

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