WEEKLY WTF?!

RFT Watch

Date of sighting: February 27

Location: South Eighth Street and Market Street

Who knocked the box over: We don’t know, but the Post-Dispatch building isn’t far away … just sayin’.

Who really knocked it over: an online troll, as part of his resolution to spend less time on his phone

Who really, really knocked it over: the wind

What happened half a second after this photo was taken: The light went from yellow to red, and a car blew through the intersection.

Escape Hatch

We ask three St. Louisans what they’re reading, watching or listening to. In the hot seat this week: three women out and about on the Hill.

Barb R., picking up a carry-out order of baked spaghetti from Amighetti’s

Reading: Switchboard Soldiers: A Novel “It was a learning experience for me about how women had to be trained to be switchboard operators during World War I.”

Sara R., also carrying out baked spaghetti from Amighetti’s

Reading: Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives “[It changes] how you feel about plugging in your phone at night and charging the battery.”

Katie H., enjoying a biscotti from Café Dolce

Reading: The Cold War: A World History

“This is what I’m reading now, and it is a superb history.”