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Tag Archives: Jackie Leong
Dec
13
2011
Skin, animal rights, and PETA
On Nov. 30, two girls wearing literally only body paint and a couple strategically placed pieces of clothing stationed themselves outside a skating rink in Forest Park. They had a sign, too, wittily worded and advantageously placed. “Bare skin, don’t wear skin,” it said. It sported the PETA logo. And, really, who else might it [...]
Oct
1
2011
Incoming: Autumn [get excited]
Insert something clichéd and sentimental about autumn here. And scratch it out. There are hundreds of ways for us to demonstrate our love for the current season. We could describe the crisp air, the cool mornings, the shifting colors of the leaves and sky. Without a doubt, autumn is setting in, and fast. But rather [...]
Aug
24
2011
Rights under review
Last fall a student push for the inclusion of sexual orientation in Clayton School District’s employee non-discrimination policy began. Now, a year later, change is on the horizon.
May
5
2011
Cupcake dreams come true
These days, “dream come true” is generally an expression only. But for Cbabi and Reine Bayoc, owners of the St. Louis-exclusive bakeshop Sweet Art, it’s reality. “Me and my wife originally got this place because it was a space we could share,” Cbabi Bayoc said. “She was cooking and I was making a living as [...]
This is not a restaurant review. This is not a nostalgically-charged historical feature. This is not a sales pitch, endorsement, or celebration. There are simply no words to describe the Goody Goody Diner, and so each category will probably make its way in here. One doesn’t find too many a feel-good place these days, after all.
Mar
16
2011
InDepth: VST looming on the horizon
Look around the lunchroom of Wydown Middle School, and you’ll witness a sight quite normal for Clayton students, and a testament to the diverse population treasured by the district. They are what Wydown principal Mary Ann Goldberg refers to affectionately as “U.N. tables”, or gatherings of children of all different nationalities. In 2013, a valued [...]
Musically gifted, intelligent, successful. If you’re of this era, then you’re probably rather familiar with the Asian stereotype. So is Amy Chua. In fact, if you pick up her newly-released novel, she’ll be happy to tell you all about it. Chua, a self-proclaimed Chinese mother, recently made waves this January with her new novel, “Battle [...]
Jan
30
2011
InDepth: Crime in St. Louis
St. Louis, for the past five years, has continually sustained its place among the top five most dangerous cities in the U.S. as according to the CQ Press. But what exactly do those numbers mean? “Nobody really knows how they did it,” Philippa Barrett, Chief Misdemeanor Officer at the office of the St. Louis Circuit [...]
72 colors. The square tin of colored pencils, shed of its holiday wrappings, sat heavily in my hands. I peered at it reverently, but I wasn’t really seeing the tin. The countless combinations and possibilities were already parading in my vision. I was whole again. But let’s backtrack for a moment, because any logical person [...]
You’re standing in an aisle in Walgreens when you spy a lone figure a few feet away. You get the feeling that something isn’t quite right. Perhaps the young person down the aisle is abused, going through some rough times, or feels like they have no one to talk to. But whatever the cause, they [...]
