By JEN CHEN I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I love it when women wear hats out in public. One of my dreams in life is to buy a really outlandish hat in London to wear to some quintessential British event, like this. Or a more laid-back hat for an occasion like this. Until we Americans adopt…
Like a circus spilling out of its tent, the Lawrence Busker Fest featured jugglers, magicians, fire-eaters, dancers, mimes and other outlandish performers. They demonstrated their skills on Friday for nothing more than praise and potential gratuities. Photos by Nick Spacek.
By CHRIS PACKHAM From the Comments: gus says: i feel dirty because i laughed so hard at “Rape Camp Intelligencer-Tribune” that people asked me what’s so funny. i treid to explain how the Rape Camp Intelligencer had to have merged with the ribune at some point and that they still kept the name Rape Camp, and oh never mind. Barack…
By FLANNERY CASHILL File under: lost causes. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has distributed its first issue of “Justice Case Files” to over 50,000 students and would-be crooks. “The Case of Internet Piracy” follows the misadventures of Megan Robbins—top student, orphan, fan of “Cruel Mantra” and “The Posers” — as she dabbles in the dark world of file…
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY DAVID MARTIN A 38-year-old office building at the corner of State Line Road and Shawnee Mission Parkway always catches my eye. The building seems futuristic and dated at the same time, much like the 1967 version of Disney’s Tomorrowland. Similar designs appear elsewhere. Linscott Haylett, the architecture firm that imagined the Shawnee Mission Parkway building, sketched…
%{}% BY OWEN MORRIS I’m taking advanced culinary classes at Johnson County Community College, and plan to journal about each week’s experience here. The first thing you learn about serious cooking is that it uses a lot of pointless French words. For instance, what any normal American would call a melon-baller, I am now told by my textbook (Le Courdon…
By C.J. JANOVY Here’s what our alt-weekly colleagues out west were reporting yesterday on Demver, the Democratic National Convention blog from our sister paper, Westword: Raging Against the Machine Looks More Boring than Expected An attempt to get into the Pepsi Center leads to a second thought: “Let’s watch this thing at a bar” A report on the least-popular campaign…
It was One Love for a diverse crowd that enjoyed blissed-out tunes, organic foods and environmental education at the Uptown Theater this past weekend. Farmers, raw-food enthusiasts and eco entrepreneurs rubbed shoulders during the two-day Green Fest.
By DAVID MARTIN Fantasy football guides are making it evident how badly the Chiefs screwed up the selection of a special-teams player in the 2007 draft. Nick Folk – bypassed by the Chiefs in favor of Justin Medlock – is the top-rated kicker in draft guides published by Sports Illustrated and USA Today. The Chiefs took Medlock with the 160th…
by NADIA PFLAUM Check out this grainy footage, supposedly of Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius dancing at Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium with the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, Mitch Landrieu, during a New Orleans-themed DNC benefit. New York Magazine blogged about the event yesterday after witnessing the legendary Allen Toussaint bow to Sebelius’ dancing skills. Sebelius told the NYM reporter that Democrats attract…
The 4th Annual Crossroads Music Festival is nearly upon us! Once again, Roach and his Spice of Life Productions colleagues have busted their asses off putting this thing together. It looks like it’s going to be fun — and very different from last year (reviewed here, here and here). For one thing it’s, going to be on just one day…
By ANDY VIHSTADT George Evelyn, aka Nightmares on Wax, issues his sixth proper LP today in the UK (with a September 2 release date for the US). To get this side of the Atlantic ready, the Ibiza-based DJ has graced RCRD LBL with a free track. Dowload “Hear in Colour” from Thought So…here. Categories: Music
BY OWEN MORRIS Who better to comment on the closing of a lunch spot than Kansas City’s Lunch Spot blogger. (Kansas City Lunch Spots) Those dandelion weeds in your driveway may be the cash crop you’ve been looking for. (You know, since you stopped growing that one cash crop in your basement.) The Japanese are paying high rates for dandelions,…
By Justin Kendall This week’s feature story is about Paul Morrison’s mistress, Linda Carter. Carter and her friends frequented shows at the now defunct Late Night Theatre, including productions of Valley of the Dolls, The Birds and Supermodels in Space. I caught up with former Late Night player David Wayne Reed to get his take on the controversial Carter being…
By CHARLES FERRUZZA My friend Bob knew there was trouble when he walked into the restaurant formerly known as the Trolley Inn at 11400 East Truman Road and saw a fancy espresso machine where the old grill used to be. “I went in for a cheeseburger,” Bob mourned, “and the new owner doesn’t serve cheeseburgers or anything deep-fried anymore. It’s…
By ERIC BARTON The Kansas City Star announced today that it wants to lay off more employees in its attempt to move from a mainstream print publication to a blog written in someone’s basement. The announcement came via an e-mail by publisher Mark Zieman. The note includes plenty of corporate mumbo-jumbo such as “explore every option to navigate the current…
by NADIA PFLAUM The train tracks that run parallel to Southwest Boulevard are an ever-changing, rolling gallery. Categories: News Tags: Art, art, freights, graffiti, trains
By JEN CHEN How pretty does Fiona Rogers look? I saw her walking her English Pointer, Lucy, at the City Market on Thursday. I really liked Fiona’s dress, and I had to find out where she bought it. Categories: News Tags: Anthropologie, City Market, Dave Barry, Harry’s Country Club, Sarah Jessica Parker, Steve & Barry’s
Michael Forester shares his photos from this weekend’s North vs. South festival. Click below to view our slideshow. Categories: Music Tags: North vs. South festival, slideshows
BY OWEN MORRIS To call Doug Frost the wine expert of Kansas City is an understatement. He’s one of three people in the world (the world!) to hold the two most prestigious titles in wine — Master Sommelier and Master of Wine. He travels extensively educating people and restaurants on wine through lectures, consultations and judging. I caught up with…
By Justin Kendall Johnson County Republican leaders sent me an e-mail recently with the word “Republican” misspelled twice. Maybe it’s time to learn the mysterious ways of spell check. Categories: News, Politics Tags: John McCain, johnson county, Republican Party
%{}% By CHRIS PACKHAM From the Comments: Beazley says: Is there or is there not some question as to the status of Georgia’s sovereignty? Like HUGE gaping questions even more open to interpretation than questions asked in the past about the sovereignty of say Taiwan or The Philippines or whoever the fuck actually owns Kashmir? The Yes Man says: Yes….
