The sad times for local newspapers continue. The Kansas City Kansan’s print edition is dead, a story on the newspaper’s Web site reported today. The Kansan will be an online-only publication as of January 10. Earlier this year, the Kansan switched to a twice-weekly print schedule. I only have one thought: damn. — Justin Kendall Categories: News Tags: Kansas City…
A lot of sweet sounds emanated from these parts in 2008. In no particular order, here is a list of the local tracks I dug the most this year, including some videos. Note: Several of these weren’t officially released, but I heard ’em in the clubs or jammed ’em online. “Strut,” Beautiful Bodies. Touch Me. (self-released) “Stupid Dance,” Softee. Birds…
Last weekend, I was reading Rolling Stone when I came across a tale of real-life superheroes called “The Legend of Master Legend.” Master Legend is an Orlando-based masked crusader, complete with secret lair and sidekick, The Ace. But what struck me in the story is that many real-life heroes are listed on the World Superhero Registry or the Heroes Network….
Tis the season for setting weight-loss goals, and we at Plog are here to help: Eat less, exercise more. In related news, People magazine reports today that one of greater Kansas City’s most famous pound shedders, former North Kansas City schoolteacher and Biggest Loser contestant Marty Wolff, and his wife are expecting a child. Wolff, a speech and theater theater…
In no particular order … The Architects, Vice (Anodyne) New boots! New boots and truncheons! (Should be tellin’ you something.) Yeah it is — that it’s time to fuckin’ lock and load. Seriously, though, a solid rock album, start to finish, with hooks to spare. (review) The Republic Tigers, Keep Color (Chop Shop) Destiny fulfilled. (review) MP3: “Contortionists” Devil Blare,…
Sounds like Viacom will pull the plug on 19 MTV Networks channels on Time Warner Cable if the two don’t cut a deal before the stroke of midnight, Multichannel News reports. So Time Warner subscribers like me could be screwed come tomorrow if we want to watch The Daily Show or South Park. Viacom wants more money from Time Warner…
Kansans looking for home state props during tomorrow’s Tournament of Roses parade can thank Bayer CropScience, a massive ag science company, for once again reminding millions of viewers worldwide that Kansas will never, ever be rid of The Wizard of Oz. Bayer CropScience, which is part of the Bayer global health, science and technology conglomerate, has a Manufacturing, Research and…
ESPN released its final NFL Power Rankings for the 2008 season, and Kansas City beat the World Wide Leader’s low expectations. Yay! Oh, the Chiefs still finished 30th out of 32 teams. So much for that projection of 31st. Only the St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions were more worthless. The Chiefs climbed as high as 27th, clinging to the…
The drop-off center at 80th and Metcalf Thanks to the tanking economy, the growing stream of recycled materials snapped up by hungry manufacturers in early 2008 has turned into a mountain of worthless trash entering 2009. Waste haulers, like Deffenbaugh Industries, have seen the…
To all the readers out there (hi, mom!), here’s to a happy new year and to not ending up with an oompa-loompa holding your hand as you’re loaded into an ambulance. Remember, be safe tonight. Holiday Cab’s phone number is 816-777-1115. See you in 2009! More specifically, on Friday. — Owen Morris Categories: Dining, Food & Drink Tags: 2008, 2009,…
Thanks to Mickey Rourke, 2009 is shaping up to be the year in which we add professional wrestler to that exclusive list of quirky things to dress up as for Halloween and make up clever anecdotes about (robot, ninja, pirate, scientist, etc). So, whoever posted this video on YouTube just over a year ago deserves props for prescience. “Rock Warriors”…
Sexy KSHB wants you to make sexy text message booty calls this sexy New Year. In a sexy story simply titled “Booty Call,” sexy NBC Action News reporter Karen Graber apparently didn’t know that sexy booty calls can come via sexy text message. In a not-so -sexy development, the story is actually about unsexy Baby Center’s Booty Caller, which sends…
Feel free to get trashed tonight. Just make sure you have this number — 816-777-1115 — programmed in your phone. Call the number and you’ll get a free lift home until 3 a.m. The first $25 — about 10 or 12 miles — is free thanks to Yellow Cab, Central State’s Beverage and Seven night club, our sister blog Fat…
If you can somehow drag your hungover body out of bed and to a local Chick-Fil-A before 6:00 p.m. tomorrow, New Year’s Day, you will be rewarded for your efforts with a coupon. The coupon is good for one chicken biscuit, which is the chain’s breakfast offering and its answer to McDonald’s recently introduced southern style chicken biscuit sandwich. Chick-Fil-A…
The vloggy hijinks continue. David McCleary Sheldon is nothing if not philosophical. At the beginning of this, his latest documentary short, Sheldon posits: “The most important question that anyone could ever ask you, at this point in your life — your very important, luxurious life — is ‘how far would you go to be able to sleep with Mariah Carey?’”…
Reading Gawker’s list of the five types of New Year’s Eve parties, I realize I’m a stalwart member of group four: the people who go to bed at 11 p.m. I’m not against celebrating New Year’s. I like the picking/drinking champagne aspect of it, I just don’t like dropping what seems to be a $100 minimum to go out. The…
To city officials, the sight of packet-clutching, name-tag-wearing visitors shuffling between downtown hotels and Bartle Hall evokes the sweet sound of cash registers ringing. But to Kansas City residents, the flocks of out-of-towners often raises the question: “Who are you people?” Despite the plastic sunglasses and hipster fashions, this week’s crowd wasn’t in town for an American Apparel conference but…
%{}% The iconic Times Square Coca-Cola billboard featuring the iconic glass of Coca-Cola is going green. The equivalent of taking 75 cars off the road for a year. Tips on throwing the best recession party ever! Hint: Don’t let your guests know it’s a recession. You’ll never look at ice cubes the same way after seeing what this artist does…
I know you guys have been jonesing for a little S. Witt. After all, it’s been over a year since Witt donned his women’s blouse and protested outside The Pitch office. Well, it seems the man we call the Artisan has resurfaced, this time with an EP that some folks are saying is actually an improvement over the unlistenable dreck…
