Illustration by Johnnie Cluney for Daytrotter.com OxBlood Records’ Ghosty stopped by the Daytrotter studio for a live session and played three previously unreleased songs. Grab them and read some inscrutable Ghosty-inspred prose here. Categories: Music Tags: Daytrotter, Ghosty, MP3
By JEN CHEN Dim sum at Bo Ling’s near the Plaza usually draws a crowd, and last Sunday was no exception. When my parents and I got there around 11:30, we faced about a 30-minute wait for a table. As we stood around in the foyer, I started scanning the crowd for any cool outfits. Once, years ago, I saw…
When you wake up tomorrow, this man’s voice should be on your radio. That’s Ira Flatow (pronounced flay-toh), host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday, which airs on 89.3 FM KCUR from 1 to 3 p.m. tomorrow. (And oh my God! Winnie Cooper will be on the show tomorrow! Nerd heaven!) I like to name my hangovers after…
By OWEN MORRIS Its official name is Charles Shaw, but most people know the Trader Joe’s wine better as Two-Buck Chuck. As its nickname suggests, the wine costs two dollars in many states, though it’s three in Missouri due to tax laws. But none of that really matters, because here’s no Trader Joe’s in Kansas City. But after picking up…
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM The “broken windows” theory postulates that urban neighborhoods with tall weeds, broken windows, burned-out car husks and corpses will inevitably succumb to what sociologists and physicists call “the second law of thermodynamics” and continue to get worse and decay until the heat-death of the universe. Or maybe they explode in a bloody, scientific conflagration. Either way,…
%{}% By CHARLES FERRUZZA Answer: The Humdinger Drive-In at 2504 E. 9th Street, between Wabash and Prospect. When the Humdinger opened in 1962, Kansas City was going through a serious drive-in craze. There were already 65 local drive-ins listed in the 1960 City Directory, including the iconic Winstead’s near the Country Club Plaza (which is still doing great business) and…
BY OWEN MORRIS Making an authentic Ukrainian meal in Kansas City. Though it’s not technically an ingredient, vodka is highly suggested as the accompanying drink. (Kansas City With the Russian Accent) This blogger has a point that tipping on a percentage of the bill as opposed to the quality of the actual service is just stupid. Plus she has a…
By DAVID MARTIN Bon Ami, the Kansas City-based polishing cleanser, did not fare well in a recent Consumer Reports test. But company officials say the substance is up to most jobs, while putting less stress on the environment. The September issue of Consumer Reports graded the tub-scrubbing ability of powders, pump sprays and aerosol foams. Comet and Ajax were graded…
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from area basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Say It In Chinese Author: Some anonymous, delicate artist, daring to flourish in a world of bureaucrats Publisher: Foreign Language Press, Beijing Date: 1981 Discovered at:…
Features Carving Station, Omelet Station, French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Biscuits & Gravy, Bacon, Sausage, Fresh Pastries & Muffins, Fruit, Melons, Berries, and more…. $14.95 per person. Available Sundays from 8:30am – 12:30pm. Bloody Mary Bar and Fresh Squeezed Mimosas available at additional cost. Sundays, 2007 Tags: Night & Day
Chris Matthews, loudmouthed host of TV’s long-running sitcom Hardball, has taken to calling this year’s political main event “the most exciting election of my lifetime.” The only other commentator who might find as much to relish in Obama vs. McCain is Lewis Black. The tough-minded comedian, writer and actor — who is louder than Matthews and easier to take seriously in…
The sinking of the TITANIC in the early hours of April 15, 1912, remains the quintessential disaster of this century. A total of 1,517 souls-men, women and children-lost their lives (only 711 survived). The fact that the finest, largest, strongest ship in the world-called, in fact, the “unsinkable” ship-should have been lost during its maiden voyage is so incredible that,…
Four times this year, the Kansas City Wizards have played to a casual soccer fan’s worst nightmare: a 0-0 draw. The fact that the Wizards have still managed to sell out four games with a defense-heavy team is a testament to the fact that local soccer fans are anything but casual. That home-field advantage has proven to be a huge…
Japanese artist Saori Kawasumi presents society’s cast-offs – couches, chairs, coffee tables – as social commentary. Aug. 1-31, 2008 Tags: Night & Day, Saori Kawasumi
The New York Times report from May 31, 1903, on flooding in Kansas City included this headline: “20,000 MADE HOMELESS.” The article describes how “wholesale and railroad districts were covered with water to the depth of from six to twelve feet” and how the city “faced famine and disease” and “authorities were forced to give orders to shoot thieves and…
Tita Vichareli jokingly calls her family “a pile of junk” — medically speaking, that is. She and husband Jesse have been through a rough year with their 13-year-old son, Dante. He has needed a dozen surgeries to treat a brain-fluid disorder known as hydrocephalus. Dante’s condition appears to be stabilizing, but the family is strapped with medical bills and the…
When it comes to pedestrian-based tours of local art galleries, the east side of State Line Road has long held a firm monopoly. And though the Crossroads District has plenty of virtues, one can’t help but wonder what spectacles lie within the borders of Wyandotte County.Help break Missouri’s iron grip on the local arts scene by dropping by the Follow…
Let’s be honest: Most of us are obsessed with breasts. Trends in size preference have changed over time, yet the fact remains that few women are happy with what Mother Nature has provided. Scientists call this the “feel minus ideal discrepancy,” a term that refers to the difference between how we see our bodies and how we’d like them to…
In “Dancing With Elvis,” Kansas City poet Maril Crabtree recalls exactly how it felt to hop in a car at age 14, her “heart thumping” and her “blood buzzing” as the king of rock and roll curled an arm around her. Actually, that never really happened. But the dream was important — “what never was, yet existed, whispered me into…
Take heed, lovers of all things kitty-cat: The 56th-annual Cat Fanciers’ Association Cat Show is on. The Mo-Kan Cat Club event claims the title of the Midwest’s largest such show, with 350 cats representing 30 breeds. This year’s theme is “Ragtime in Kansas City.” The inspiration for that: The featured breed is the lovable Ragdoll — an exceptionally sweet, exceptionally…
Compared with the high-definition carnage of modern video games, the simpler recreational value of board games can seem a lot less sexy. However, those seeking the social interaction embedded in classic gaming still have options when they’ve exhausted their Wii or just need to get out of the house.Bored gamers can become board gamers today during the gaming free-for-all at…
Is your little one always stealing the hairspray from the bathroom cabinet, shellacking his hair into a stiff helmet and speaking in a quasi-authoritative voice about arson? Don’t worry! Though it could be a sign of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, he’s probably just practicing for Fox 4’s 2008 Mini Anchor Contest.Kids ages 7 to 14 can try out today at 10…
(7539 Wornall, 816-444-8080). Enjoy $2.50 domestic bottles, $2.50 wells and $1.75 Bud Light and Miller Light draws from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays, 3-6 p.m., 2008 Categories: Beer & Spirits Tags: Bud-light, miller lite, Night & Day
(7425 Broadway, 816-822-7525). Double wells are $3 from 3 to 6 p.m. And for the beer people, all drafts are $2. Jumbo domestic drafts are $2.50 all night. Mondays, 2008 Tags: Night & Day
