Archives: November 2009
Incoming: Sarah Palin to Salina
The unfunny Sarah Palin is coming to Salina, Kansas. The “rogue” Republican is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet on February 5, according to the Associated Press. A couple of weeks ago, Palin announced a December 2 speaking engagement — talking about “patriotism, citizenship and civic engagement,” don’tcha know — at…
eBay pulls all auctions for man charged with killing George Tiller
It didn’t take long for eBay to pull the last two auctions aimed at raising money for the legal defense of Scott Roeder, the man accused of killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller. The online auction house removed several auctions for Roeder early Monday, including one for a pencil sketch of Biblical character David holding the decapitated head of Goliath,…
MoDOT boss joins Funk in wonk ring of honor
Governing magazine looks at Missouri and sees competence. Pete Rahn, the state’s transportation director, has made the magazine’s list of Public Officials of the Year. Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser made the list in 2003, when he was city auditor. Rahn received praise for the Department of Transportation’s reconstruction of a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 64. MoDOT shut down five-mile…
The trouble with ideas at 18th and Vine
Last week’s cover story, “Historian in Chief,” describes efforts by UMKC history professor and ex-Chief Pellom McDaniels to get Kansas City interested in its comprehensive history. He wants to engage people at the street level — to take history out of museums and academia and make people connect to it in everyday life — but sometimes his drive for results…
MP3: Of Montreal, “Brush Brush Brush”
The Yo Gabba Gabba soundtrack, Music Is Awesome, came out nearly two weeks ago, and nobody saw fit to let us know. No, no — that’s fine. It’s only the coolest kids’ show since 321 Contact or the Electric Company. It’s not like I wanted to blast “Party In My Tummy” or anything like that while I was doing dishes…
Incoming: Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family
I apologize for the short notice on this one. Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family, a look inside a Washington, D.C., secret society that prays together and shapes public policy, is scheduled to speak Tuesday night at Congregation Beth Torah (6100 W. 127th St.) in Overland Park. After his talk, Sharlet with sign copies of his book. Mainstream Coalition is…
It’s a man eat dog kinda world
In an essay somewhere between satire and poignancy, author Jonathan Safron Foer wonders why we don’t eat dog meat. Despite the fact that it’s perfectly legal in 44 states, eating “man’s best friend” is as taboo as a man eating his best friend. Even the most enthusiastic carnivores won’t eat dogs…. Our taboo against dog eating says something about dogs…
KC panel to President Obama: Stop being so nice and start causing a ruckus
If a combination of national crisis and personal character define a transformational president, Barack Obama is squandering his historic circumstances by being, well, too nice. That was the mostly disappointed analysis from three political and media experts who visited Kansas City for the Harry S. Truman Library Institute’s third annual “Forum on the Presidency.” At last night’s discussion about “Presidential…
Halloween Slide Show: Haunted Bottoms
John Bersuch’s loft in the West Bottoms was one of the many places to be this past Saturday night. In case you missed it, Bersuch built his own haunted house and even recorded an original soundtrack. Umberto played. We took our magic instamatic into the fray. Click on the snow bunny for a slide show. There were even more amazing…
Two auctions for George Tiller’s accused killer ongoing
Two auctions are ongoing to raise money for Scott Roeder, the man charged with killing Wichita abortion provider George Tiller. Earlier today, we noted Talking Points Memo’s awesome coverage of the auctions to raise money for Roeder (although the items had been removed by the time we checked for them). After 10 bids, a “prolife Bible” that belonged to Shelley…
Where is it?
Count your Monte Cristos until you can guess where to find this one Because tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) is officially National Sandwich Day, we decided it was a fitting time to address one of the more frequent questions we get here in Fat City: Where does one find the pefect Monte Cristo sandwich? Too often the sandwich passing itself off…
Download the Dirtnap Records Sampler
Dirtnap Records is pretty much the cat’s pajamas when it comes to power-pop garage rock. The Marked Men? The Exploding Hearts? The Ergs!? Or, to name some bands that aren’t broken up, the Girls and Psyched to Die. It is, quite possibly, one of the strongest labels out there right now. Ken Cheppaikode does himself a fine job releasing records…
Haunted Bottoms
On Halloween night, freaks of all ages flocked to the West Bottoms loft of John Bersuch for live music, a home made haunted house and pageantry bordering on the surreal.
Can you have Thanksgiving without the turkey?
The Atlantic is touting brisket as a new alternative for Thanksgiving dinner — which raises the question of what exactly you can remove from your Thanksgiving feast before it becomes something else entirely? For me, stuffing, cranberry sauce, turkey and mashed potatoes must be on the table. These are the non-negotiable. After that, you’re free to include whatever desserts, sides…
Bouncing Souls Show Moved to Riot Room
In what seems to be de rigeur behavior these days, we’ve got yet another show moved. Whereas the Sunday, November 8, Dashboard Confessional show was moved to the Beaumont Club from the Uptown Theater, it seems that the Bouncing Souls show this Wednesday, November 4, has been moved from the Beaumont to the Riot Room. It’s somewhat harsh being a…
Slideshow: Halloween in the P&L District
Pitch photographer Scott Spychalski survived Halloween night at downtown’s Power & Light District. As to the fate of the folks in his photos … we’re not so sure. Click the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man for a slideshow (and look out for Luke Skywalker riding a tauntaun). Categories: News Tags: ghostbusters, halloween, Kansas City, kansas city, Power & Light District, Power&…
Comparing apples to apples
This time of year you can’t help but end up with too many apples. And your first instinct is going to be to bake or cook with them before they go soft or mealy. But not all apples taste better after a go in the oven. A recent National Public Radio story set to find out which are your best…
eBay pulls auction for man accused of killing abortion doctor
The auction to raise money for legal defense of Scott Roeder, the man charged with killing Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller, reportedly went live Sunday night. KCTV 5 reported that up for auction was a Bible from Shelley Shannon, the convicted clinic bomber/arsonist who shot and wounded Tiller in 1993, and a Catechism signed by Michael Bray. But the best…
Food advice from 30 Rock
It’s hard to believe that a sitcom could nail the major food issues in our life, but the past two episodes of 30 Rock tackled one of the major debates between foodies and offered an inexorable fact about life. On the second episode of season four, “Into the Crevasse,” an argument between two characters suddenly becomes about leftovers: Devon: You…
Rightbloggers get a scalp, and perhaps a party, in NY-23
%{}% On the weekend before a nationally-covered upstate New York Congressional election, the Republican candidate endorsed the Democratic candidate. This is a rarity in American politics, if not a first. Rightbloggers played a key role in this historical achievement. Let’s step back several weeks and see what happened. Once upon a time Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava was running for the…
Concert Review: David Bazan’s Beard Rock
REVIEW BY IAN HRABE I distinctly remember seeing Pedro the Lion CDs at the Christian bookstore in Olathe when I was a kid. My grandma used to take us there. I thought it was a cool band name, though I had no interest in music at the time. Ten or so years later, finding David Bazan’s latest release, Curse Your…
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