Out on Interstate 70, a weathered wooden billboard proudly announces that “One Kansas farmer feeds 129 people, plus you!” Ever thought about becoming that One Kansas farmer? No? Well, then you’re not one of the cool kids. According to The Huffington Post, “farming has totally blown up” thanks to a call to return to working the land and college graduates…
The Missouri State Fair is in full swing (the last day is August 23), but driving to Sedalia isn’t on the top of your list. So get inspired by The Kitchn’s State Fair Food Week, and take that gas money and apply it towards a deep fat fryer. It’s time to recreate the state fair experience in your kitchen. The…
%{}% The death count is at 78, according to the Kansas City Police Department’s “daily homicide analysis.” That’s one more than has been officially announced, and the highest mark at this point in time in four years. KCPD spokeswoman Sgt. Stacey Graves tells me that the cops and the Jackson County medical examiner are still reviewing all the victims this…
We all know the mantra for how to eat healthy. Eliminate fat. Eliminate carbohydrates. Only shop the outer aisles. Stick to raw food. Cook everything as thoroughly as possible. While most of us yo-yo between nutrition axioms, a small percentage of the population can’t dismiss any of them. News.com.au notes that British experts are seeing a rise in orthorexia nervosa…
%{}% An unexpected visit to Fuddruckers draws comparisons to run-down amusement parks and Canada. A recipe for squash soup and salsa — a good way to clear out the vegetable crisper. Kansas City barbecue is called “the art of the heartland,” as one out-of-town writer comes home to visit her favorite spots. A stern rebuke of the movement to boycott…
Opening night for the Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s production of A Christmas Story: The Musical is still a long, long way away (not ’til late November). But not for the folks behind the scenes. While we wait for Ralphie to sing about wanting a BB-gun (and thank baby Jeebus that they’re not doing A John Denver Holiday Concert), the Rep…
Aggronautix is releasing a limited-edition figure of punk rock legends the Dwarves. This double “Throbblehead” figure portrays Blag the Ripper and HeWhoCanNotBeNamed dominating the stage and are accurately sculpted right down to the lucha libre mask, bondage wear, and skull boner buckle. The Dwarves are the third punk personality to be polyresinated by Aggronautix. In May of 2009, both a…
Stan Romanek Update: Romanek’s video is available on ABC’s Web site. Thanks to commenter John for the tip. A commenter identifying herself as Lisa Romanek, the wife of UFO-profiteer Stan Romanek, has posted a lengthy response to last week’s cover story, “Close Encounter,” about her husband’s claims to have shot video footage of an alien peeping through his window. I’m…
After ten years, four full-lengths, a handful of EPs, singles and comp tracks, countless DIY tours and basement shows, and a tireless dedication to an independent punk rock ethic, to boot, Nakatomi Plaza (the best band ever named after a location in Die Hard) has decided to call it a day. And while there are plenty of great ways to…
False alarm, Northlanders. The psycho clown abducting teens at gunpoint Monday was just a 17-year-old kidnapping his friends with an air pistol (as Fox 4 points out). The teens staged the abductions throughout the Northland where folks aren’t down with the clown and called the cops. Can’t blame them. Clowns are scary. But this clown wasn’t The Joker or Pennywise…
The homicide victim found in a home in the 10700 block of Stark Sunday evening was 42-year-old Anthony Melson, the Kansas City police announced Monday evening. View Larger Map If you have information about Melson’s death, call 816-474-8477. Categories: News Tags: Anthony Melson, homicide
This weekend, G.I. Joe enthusiasts and toy collectors from around the nation came to Kansas City to celebrate soldiers — both 3-and-3/4 and 12-inches tall — and to relive their childhoods. The Pitch was there to capture it all, from the parachute drop of hundreds of dolls to detailed costumes. Check out this slideshow and know for yourself, because knowing…
Last night at the Pitch Music Awards VIP party, I accosted Ssion leader Cody Critcheloe, who was noshing meatballs and dispensing wisdom with every twitch of his snout, like an anthropomorphic aardvark wiseman. He introduced me to his friend Coomers (second from right in this photo) of the Austin, Texas, band Harlem, which, evidently, has recently signed a worldwide deal…
Myra Taylor — there are none higher. It was only by last-minute luck that the 92-year-old Kansas City blues and jazz matriarch ended up at the Pitch Music Awards at all. If, several days before Sunday night’s awards, we hadn’t stumbled across a recent Jazz Ambassador Magazine with her manager’s phone number listed in the back, we might never have…
When Kit Bond learns a joke, he likes to milk it dry. Missouri’s senior senator recently quipped: “There’s so many bad ideas in Washington that when I try to decide what to fight I feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony.” It’s a laugh line Bond’s used before. He made the joke earlier this year, during the debate over…
The Used Kids want everyone to download Yeah No, so they’ve made it available for free. If you like it, and you don’t plan on buying the LP, please consider donating a few bucks to the cause. They worked hard on it. A good amount is between $3 and $5 — if you have PayPal, you can click on the…
The University of Kansas’ online alcohol class sounds straight from the pages of the University of Phoenix’s course catalog. A couple of students drank themselves to death in the spring. So KU announced today that all students younger than 22 are now required to take a two-hour “interactive, online course about the effects of alcohol … on the body and…
This weekend, thousands of children and man-children came to Kansas City for JoeCon ‘O9. Here’s a pictorial of their adventures, from the parachute drop of hundreds of 12-inch dolls, to men retrieving those dolls from trees, to crazy costumes, to Joes gambling for charity. Yo Joe!
In the face of declining sales, winemakers are starting to market their product to a new group of consumers: men. Theories as to why men don’t drink wine are numerous, including the idea that they don’t want to be told what to drink. It’s also generally accepted that most men know nothing about wine. Wineries have crafted labels and names…
