Driving around over the past few days, I’ve been working my way through the stack of CDs piling up on my desk. There’ve been a good many CDs that’ve kept my attention, but one song grabbed my attention. Eddy Current Suppression Ring recently reissued their self-titled debut album on Goner, meaning you can finally get it in the States without…
In light of declining revenues, it’s hard to blame AMC for finally dropping its policy that allows moviegoers to bring in outside food and drinks, as reported yesterday on The Kansas City Star’s Dollars and Sense blog. Although outside food is now banned, AMC promises to offer additional concession choices to keep patrons happy. So perhaps the test-marketing of breakfast…
Megan Phelps-Roper of Topeka’s infamous gay hating Westboro Baptist Church has caught the eye of a couple of famous funnymen on Twitter. Check out these tweets from The Office star Rainn Wilson … and Michael Ian Black … Michael, this too shall pass. Of course, Megan was excited. Bask in the love. H/T to The DLC. Categories: News Tags: Kansas…
According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of of reported sexually-transmitted diseases in Missouri dropped between 2007 and 2008. Keep the celebration to a minimum, though — there’s still plenty in the data to cause concern. In Kansas City, there were 4,735 reported cases of chlamydia in 2008, compared with 4,279 in 2007…
It’s time to take off the oven mitts and get serious about holiday cooking. And if your Thanksgiving meal didn’t quite pan out, here are lots of options this month for rescuing your traditional Christmas dinner. But it means calling in the professionals. The Kansas City Culinary Center offers a class on Holiday Cupcake “Ornaments” on Saturday, December 12, from…
A Winnie the Pooh wannabe got his hand caught in the honey jar by University of Missouri-Kansas City police. Here’s the entry from the blotter: November 13 1:02 p.m. Suspicious Party – An intoxicated male took a small amount of honey from the self service counter at Einstein Brothers in Royall Hall. UMKC will not tolerate condiment thievery. But if…
The end of the meal can be tricky for servers — they have to balance the restaurant’s need for a table with the possibility that their customers are having a good time and want to linger. The Lawrence Journal-World tackled the issue yesterday, describing an overanxious waiter who drops the check and subsequently kills the mood at a festive table…
The Swell Season is a decent, hardworking band with the misfortune of appearing to be a shrewd marketing ploy — one molded by a creative team with a weakness for schmaltz: Veteran troubadour Glen Hansard collaborates with angel-voiced young songstress Markéta Irglová. Beautiful music is made, love blossoms and an Academy Award follows. This story, of course, is available on…
%{}% It’s officially time to finish up the leftover turkey in your fridge and homemade turkey dumplings are not a bad way to do it. You can win a copy of The Berghoff Cafe Cookbook just for leaving a comment on the Ulterior Epicure. Cupcakes are apparently the latest recipe for saving the economy, which means there’s an inevitable sugar…
Danselle T. Stubbs, who was allegedly involved in a bizarre landlord/kidnapper incident back in October, was charged Monday with kidnapping, armed criminal action and two counts of misdemeanor assault. According to court documents, a woman contacted Stubbs, a 36-year-old man who also answers to the name “Big D,” about renting a place. Stubbs and another unidentified man allegedly picked up…
Pickings are pretty weak as we near Christmas, unless you’re looking to buy a holiday album from the likes of MxPx or another Tom Petty live album. Do you want to hear high-voiced versions of today’s hits, but the Kidz Bop series is a little too melodic for you? Then grab the soundtrack to Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel….
Wayward Blog would like to present to you a Video Advent Calendar. Every day from now until Christmas, we’ll present a holiday-related video. Might be a movie clip, music video, or stand-up — who knows? We promise to try and avoid anything from Bing Crosby or A Christmas Story, but make no promises. Our clip today comes from the 1996…
%{}% A week ago, Sen. Claire McCaskill’s Westport office received a visit from Maurice Copeland and Ivory Mae Thomas, retired employees of the Honeywell-operated Kansas City Plant, along with representatives from PeaceWorks KC and Physicians for Social Responsibility. The visit came one week after The Pitch published this feature story on former Honeywell workers suffering from job-related illnesses. The activists…
Mayor Mark Funkhouser suffered another beating in this week’s fantasy football match up. Mercifully, only two weeks to go in the season. Funk isn’t making the playoffs. The Tampa Con Leches hammered Funk’s Footballers, 100-79. I’m just happy that Funk didn’t play concust running back Brian Westbook … like last week. Funks’ in 11th place out of 12 teams. He’s…
A Leawood nonprofit recently landed a big prize: A mention in The New York Times. Kids and Cars maintains a database that tracks deaths and injuries to children left unattended in or around motor vehicles. On November 2, the group’s founder and president, Janette Fennell, spoke at a press conference in Washington, D.C., about power windows. Fennell complained that the…
Kansas City blogger Ramsey Mohsen, that’s him in the ugly sweater dancing, put together this video to help promote the annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, with the proceeds going to Operation Breakthrough, which helps children living in poverty. The party is December 11 at Tower Tavern, so you can show off your own dancing skills while kicking it to Dolewhite….
Want to load bowls for a living? Stop by Sinbad’s Cafe and Hookah Lounge, where owner Sami Mac is seeking help. The bright, well-ventilated Westport business has been especially popular on recent weekends, drawing a diverse crowd of business people, skater dudes, art students, immigrants and the generally curious. The cafe serves no food — just tea, soda, juice, coffee…
Loudmouths in the Northeast put a stop to the efforts of the commissioners of the Kansas City Parks Board to rename Benton Circle in honor of deceased neighborhood denizen Ruthanne Harper. We covered the news of the Board’s plan to knock Thomas Hart Benton’s name off the traffic circle roundabout back in July. Northeast neighbors reached a compromise with the…
