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“ I think if more people came and did this for their women, then there’d be a lot more happier people in the world, instead of a lot of fuckin’ hatred.”

PHOTO BY THEO WELLING

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER Lost and Foundry As excitement for City Foundry STL grows, its “heart and soul”, the food hall, tries to find its rhythm Cover photo by TRENTON ALMGREN-DAVIS

INSIDE

e Lede 5 Hartmann 7 Welcome back, Eric Greitens, you creep

News

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Feature

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Calendar 18 Cyrano de Bergerac | 20/20 | Spell #7 | The Roommate | St. Louis Battlehawks Rent | The Band’s Visit

Film 21 What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Stage The Mystery of Irma Vep

Cafe Joyful House

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Publisher Chris Keating Editor in Chief Doyle Murphy

EDITORIAL Managing Editor Liz Miller Arts & Culture Editor Paul Friswold Music Editor Daniel Hill Digital Editor Jaime Lees Staff Writer Danny Wicentowski Restaurant Critic Cheryl Baehr Film Critic Robert Hunt Columnist Ray Hartmann Contributing Writers Jeanette Cooperman, Thomas Crone, Mike Fitzgerald, Joseph Hess, Robert Hunt, MaryAnn Johanson, Roy Kasten, KE Luther, Bob McMahon, Christian Schaeffer, Ymani Wince Proofreader Evie Hemphill Editorial Interns Trenton Almgren-Davis, Kristen Farrah, Hanna Holthaus, Jenna Jones, Monica Obradovic

ART Art Director Evan Sult Contributing Photographers Virginia Harold, Monica Mileur, Zia Nizami, Andy Paulissen, Nick Schnelle, Mabel Suen, Theo Welling, Jen West

PRODUCTION Production Manager Haimanti Germain

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Short Orders 29 Shimon Otsuka of Nathaniel Reid Bakery The Fattened Caf | Noto Pizza | Brennan’s

Music + Culture 35 Funky Butt Brass Band | Shana B | Takashima Records

Out Every Night

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Savage Love 45 Tim Warfield’s Organ Band | Release the Hounds II | John Calvin Abney

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