The Commonspace > May 2001

Church and State:
By Jill Hampton
Hearing Aids on the Frontlines of Democracy
A fly-on-the-wall view of the April election >>

Games:
By Brent Feeney
Wanna Play Footy?
Not to be confused with the flirtatious, under-the-table footsy, Aussie Rules football is in a league of its own >>

Expatriates:
By Chris King
Brushes with Fame
Mulling over tales of a gay-themed St. Louis wrestling party >>

Communities:
By Karen Heitzmann
If They Can Sew, I Can Dance
Stitching new Americans into the fabric of their community >>

From the Source:
By Clark Rowley
A Tale of Two Cities
It's all St. Louis, but two approaches to leadership here couldn't be more different >>

It's All Happening:
By Thomas Crone
May Events: Musts to See, Do and Hear
A month of Mondays: A couple of the "quiet nights" come alive in May (Caveat: they're not all Mondays) >>

Young Minds:
By Amanda E. Doyle
The State of the Art
From the principles to their own performances, Divinity makes poets out of Wellston elementary school students >>

The Ordinary Eye:
By Shannon "Maddie" Earnest
A "TREC" Towards Understanding
When participants are talking race and engaging creatively, new dialogues start to emerge >>

Elsewhere:
By Thomas Crone
Do You Know the Way?
In San Jose, a group called Circa 2000 leads a civic experiment in community building >>

Sights and Sounds:
By Thomas Crone
Reviews, Previews and Views You Can Use
Hop in the Getaway Car, catch Kate Schrock next time around, ponder art in a geodesic dome, and ride the Rocket (88) >>

Media Shoegaze:
By Finley Kipp
(Press) Power to the People
The St. Louis Independent Media Center hits town and the web to tell the untold stories >>

A Day's Work:
By Sherri Lucas
I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night
A lot — of cleaning, junking and preparation — goes on before the doors swing open at the Way Out Club >>

From the Editor:
By Brian H. Marston
You Are What You Eat
The RFT restaurant poll reveals some unappetizing trends >>