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[ Next month, SCOTT PHILLIPS of Webster Groves will release Rake, a novel about a psychotic television actor. The story is set in Paris, where Phillips lived from 1979 to 1992. Phillips’ debut novel The Ice Harvest became the movie with the same name starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton and directed by Harold Ramis. ]
[ Is there a connection between fashion and chess? The unstoppable SUSAN SHERMAN of Clayton thinks so. This fall she’ll spearhead an Alexander McQueen exhibit at the World Chess Hall of Fame. McQueen, the British fashion designer who killed himself in 2010 at 40, designed clothes for Prince Charles, Lady Gaga, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Rihanna. A 2011 exhibit of his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York drew 662,000 visitors. ]
[ How many fans of Willow Tree figurative sculptures realize they are created by a former St. Louisan? Kansas City-based artist SUSAN LORDI MARKER, Parkway Central Class of 1972, sells millions of pieces every year—five factories in China help with production to meet international demand. She grew up on Fernway Lane in Creve Coeur but moved in 1978 after getting married. As a teen, she babysat for her next-door neighbor Tommy Mapother, later known as Tom Cruise. ]
[ Town & Country’s RIDLEY PEARSON jumped back on The New York Times bestseller list earlier this month with Kingdom Keepers VI: Dark Passage. Pearson spearheaded a successful fundraiser last month for America Scores, the program promoting literacy in St. Louis through soccer and poetry. Rams tight end and Kirkwood High alum MIKE McNEILL wowed the crowd with his memorized recitation. ]
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MAY 15, 2013
[ How do you say no to the archbishop? That was the strategy when ARCHBISHOP ROBERT CARLSON personally led the “fund the need” portion of the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation’s recent fundraiser at the Missouri Athletic Club. The Archbishop stood at the podium and asked attendees to raise their hands for contributions. At least two hands went up for $20,000 donations to support more than 4,000 parochial and private scholarships. By the way, Carlson grew up in Minnesota and used to work the admissions gate for Twins games. ]