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Notes by the author: From an earthquake to Clayton

By James Sherby, Special to the Beacon
Posted 6:00 pm Thu., 2.4.10
Posted 3:00 p.m. Fri., 02.05.10 - What's the story behind the new book "New Madrid to Claverach: How an Earthquake Spawned a St. Louis Suburb"? Learn how a research project for an application to be on the National Register of History Places led from one discovery to another.

Five questions with Richard Whitmire on why boys are falling behind in school

By Dale Singer, Beacon staff

Posted 5:02 am Mon., 2.1.10

Posted 12:56 p.m. Mon., 02.01.10 - Kirkwood native Richard Whitmire looks at an education gap that people don't want to talk about. But gender is a distinction that is showing up in standardized tests, grades, admission to the National Honor Society and those who earn college degrees. (Photo of Whitmire from the book's website )

Salinger devotees mull author's legacy

By Elia Powers, Beacon staff

Posted 12:43 pm Thu., 1.28.10

Posted 6:46 p.m. Thurs., 01.28.10 - Literary experts look at what made J.D. Salinger, who died Wednesday at the age of 91, so important. The centerpiece of the conversation has to be "The Catcher in the Rye," which was a showcase for what one called the author's "fantastic sense of voice." (Photo is from 1950)

Analysis: Salinger gave the '50s its perfect novel

By Nick Otten, Special to the Beacon

Posted 9:57 am Thu., 1.28.10

Posted 3:56 p.m. Thurs., 01.28.10 - "The Catcher in the Rye" has maintained huge sales because it's still getting banned somewhere, but it is also almost seamlessly well-written. And Salinger remained in the public focus because of his skill and his insistence that he maintain his privacy.

Looking back on Climatron at 50

By Elia Powers, Beacon staff

Updated 4:59 am Wed., 1.27.10

Posted 11:06 a.m. Wed., 01.27.10 - The Climatron has been welcoming visitors for 50 years, and the Missouri Botanical Garden has a new book looking back at those decades -- one that comes with 3-D viewing. After focusing on those 3-D photographs, the Beacon talks with architect and author Eric Mumford about the architectural significance of the building.

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- Teen authors Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann will be at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 . The reading is free.
- J.D. Salinger, 91, is dead. The author of "The Catcher in the Rye" had long shunned the spotlight. | The New York Times
- "People's historian" Howard Zinn dies at age of 87: He inspired young and old to rethink the way textbooks present the American experience. | Boston Globe
- Author and editor Louis Auchincloss dies at age 92: He wrote of lthe decline of the old WASP world of power and privilege to which he belonged. | Washington Post
Theater/Dance
- To listen to theater people talking to theater people, check out "Break a Leg" on KDHX, 88.1 FM
- See "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You!" on Thursdays through Saturdays, Dec. 3-19 at the Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee Av. Tickets -- $18-20 -- from Stray Dog Theatre StrayDogTheatre.org or 314-865-1995
- Tap phenomenon Jason Samuels Smith and his troupe A.C.G.I. (Anybody Can Get It) will perform in the COCA Family Theatre Series with shows on Nov. 21 (3 and 5 p.m.) and Nov. 22 (1:30 and 3:30 p.m.) Tickets: $18-$22
- Roger Rees brings "What You Will," a performance of Shakespeare soliloquies with colorful observations about the acting life and tales of theatrical disaster to the Edison Theatre, 6445 Forsyth, at 8 p.m. Nov. 20. Tickets: 314-935-6543 and MetroTix outlets.
Music
- Remake of "We Are the World" will benefit Haiti relief: Stars such as Bono, Wyclef Jean and Lady GaGa will record the song that was first made 25 years ago. | AP/LA Times
- New Music Circle presents multi-instrumentalist Douglas R. Ewart at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Community Music School Concert Hall, 535 Garden Ave. Tickets, $7-$15, will be sold at the door.
- Beyonce takes home a record six Grammys: But album of the year goes to "Fearless" by Taylor Swift. | Los Angeles Times
- Grammy honors St. Louis trumpeter Clark Terry with Lifetime Achievement Award: He comes from a long line of local trumpet greats. | STLtoday

Neighborhoods
- Journalist from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting will be holding discussion sessions on climate change on Jan. 26 at Washington University (7:30-9 p.m., 214 Wilson Hall), on Jan. 27 at Nerinx Hall (7-9 p.m., 530 East Lockwood Ave.) and on Jan. 28 at SIU Carbondale (7 p.m. Student Center, Ballroom A)
- The new schedule is out for the Arch City Roller Girls with the first game Jan. 9, 2010. Click here to read a Beacon article about the team.
- "Holiday Magic" comes to America's Center, Dec. 4-6 (noon-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday). Indoor carnival, pet adoption, entertainment, vendors, a culinary stage and more.
- Artist Roger Shimomura will give a lecture, "An American Diary," at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 in Steinberg Hall Auditorium, Forsyth and Skinker, as part of a series at Washington University on Ethnic Profiling .
Visual Arts
- As a part of "Urban Alchemy/Gordon Matta-Clark," the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts is offering docent-led tours that connect Matta-Clark's work with the community. Each tour -- Feb. 20, March 20, April 17 and May 15 -- is unique and encourages discussion. To learn more about the tours and make the required reservation, click here .
- Anonymous buyer pays record $104.3 million for Giacometti's "Walking Man I": Sotheby’s had expected the sculpture to bring $19.2 million to $28.8 million at auction. | New York Times
- Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis , 3750 Washington Blvd., will hold a Pinata Party to mark the closing of "For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn't there" from 4-6 p.m. Jan. 3. Free
- Obituary: Thomas Hoving, Remaker of the Met. Under his stewardship, which started in 1967, the grand art museum on 5th Avenue reached out to the public and expanded the reach and variety of its holding. His tenure was also filled with controversy. | Randy Kennedy, The New York Times
Movies/TV
- Super Bowl sets record as most-watched TV show ever: Its 106 million viewers bypassed the M*A*S*H finale in 1983. | AP/USA Today
- TV pioneer Francis Buss dies at age 92: A St. Louis native who went to Washington U., she helped establish the talk show, the game show and the cooking show as television staples. | New York Times
- Actress Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia, complicated by anemia and prescription medication: Her death at age 32 was ruled accidental. | Los Angeles Times
- "Avatar" and "Hurt Locker" lead Oscar field with nine nominations each: "Up in the Air" got nods in most major categories as the Best Picture list was expanded to 10 for the first time since 1943. | Variety

Where art meets science

Michael Eastman

Photographer Michael Eastman, in conjunction with the Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, gives a detailed look at brains, nerve endings and other details inside mice, humans and more. To find out about the fundraiser at which you can see more such photos, see In the Spotlight.

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The rich aren't like Charlie Brown

Posted 6 a.m. Tues., 02.09.10 - Part of the appeal of Charlie Brown is that he keeps trying to kick that football that Lucy always yanks away at the last minute. Bevis Schock says President Obama is like Lucy and equates raising taxes to pulling back the football. If taxes go too high, he says, entrepreneurs will stop trying.
Quitting cold Turkey has a new meaning

Posted 9:16 a.m. Mon., 02.08.10 - With a smoking rate of 40 percent, Turkey has created a political and social firestorm is its seven-month old ban on public indoor smoking. Ekrem Mehmet Morali says that the country should have done more to mitigate how the ban affects coffeeshops and to help smokers quit.
City crime rates: comparing apples to apples

Posted 6 a.m. Sun., 02.07.10 - How do you compare crime rates in cities that have different socio-economic conditions? Richard Rosenfeld joined in ranking of cities according to their homicide rates, after adjusting for poverty and other conditions strongly associated with city homicide rates but over which the police exert little control. The news for St. Louis isn't good.

Lawscoop

Analysis: Supreme Court decision opens door to more corporate, union cash in elections

Updated 9:37 p.m. Thurs., 01.21.10 - In a major decision rejecting…
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Beacon Roundtable

Roundtable for Feb. 4 - Budget cuts in MO, elections in IL, abstinence and no child left behind

Posted 2:45 p.m. Thu., 02.04.10 - In this week's Beacon Roundtable, Dale Singer, Jo Mannies and Robert Joiner sit down to talk about Missouri's budget, Illinois' primary, abstinence's effectiveness…
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