Back in August, I wrote a feature examining the claims of Stan Romanek, the world’s only professional UFO abductee. (He’s the guy who claims to have video footage of an alien peeping into his window.) Romanek and his believers insist that his UFO sightings and tales of alien abduction make up the most fully documented case of extraterrestrial contact. I…
The Democrats will lose a prize member of the party when retiring Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore casts his final vote. Nate Silver, who writes about politics at the Web site Five Thirty Eight, recently set out to determine the Democratic Party’s most valuable member of Congress. Silver is a creative thinker, so he disregarded titles and fund-raising abilities. Instead, he…
We’ve all suspected the desirable of having an easier time of things than the rest of us average lumps. But until now, we didn’t know just how much better they had it. Thanks, University of Kansas scientists! A study published in the December issue of Personal Relationships, done by researchers from KU and the University of Georgia, found that hotties…
The Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special. This needs no introduction. I wish somebody’d put this on TV. I love A Christmas Story, too, but I get enough of that. They used to play this on MTV every Christmas. The rest is after the jump. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone. Categories: Music Tags: Annette Funicello, cher, christmas, Frankie Avalon, Little Richard,…
I said it earlier this year, and I’ll say it again: Someone must have hurt Jason Whitlock real bad. After a year of “strange tang,” “pussy galore,” “oozing pumpkins” and “stuffed onions,” it’s hard not to conclude that The Kansas City Star’s butterball of bitterness is hurting on the inside. Whitlock played weight watcher and criticized Serena Williams’ badunkadunk. He…
In the lead-up to Christmas, it’s important to remember the real meaning of the season: Christmas. As in, mas presents, mas spending and debt, mas Zhu Zhu Pets, or whatever. Mas, mas, mas. How does that apply here? Glad you asked. When staffer Justin Kendall linked a video about Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback’s participation in a “prayercast” against health care…
Oh, wow. Victory Records? You’ve made something that is amazingly ridiculous, stupid, and over-the-top in terms of Hessian aggression and meatheaded ridiculousness. Still…this video of moshing Santas, set to “The Warrrior,” by Before There Was Rosalyn, makes me smile. Thank you for not taking anything too seriously. Even though it’s Christmas tomorrow, please stop by for the final installment of…
It’s almost Christmas! Now, what do you do Christmas day and the weekend? Suggestions: 1. Go to the movies! Most theaters are open Christmas day. And if you don’t have your heart set on a new release, head to Union Station for Polar Express in 3D. 2. Yuk it up. Comedian Elliott Threatt performs at Stanford’s Comedy Club tonight. 3….
We knew Rod Jetton, the former speaker of the Missouri House, was a dirtball. Jetton, a Republican, worked as a political consultant at the same time wielded the gavel. His reign is reportedly at the center of an FBI investigation into “pay-to-play” deals in Jeff City. But then came his arrest on suspicion of felony assault, and words like “scumbag”…
The Christmas exhibits open Saturday decorated with customs from Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Russia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, African-American, Belgium, Greece, Denmark and Mexico. Saturdays, Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Starts: Nov. 21. Continues through Jan. 31, 2009 Tags: Night & Day
One day, a group of dog lovers in and around Blue Springs met with that city’s Parks and Recreation director, Roscoe Righter. The topic: an off-leash dog park. The pet owners were giving their spiel when Righter pulled out a folder and said he had been working on the idea for years. Ultimately, the city provided land in Gregory O….
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. Based on the beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg this holiday classic will jump off the Extreme Screen in stunning 3D. Fridays-Sundays,…
The holiday spirit grows a little warmer tonight during Christmas Eve at the Historic Pilgrim Chapel. Hosts Roger and Liz Coleman conduct a free event that features traditional carols and communion. Guest musicians Danny Cox, Bob Walkenhorst, Una Walkenhorst, Dave Nace, Kaye Johnston and Michael Johnston perform amid the candles. Also: a dramatic reading of Roger Coleman’s new children’s book,…
Some songs never get old. Take old-school country queen Patsy Cline’s entire catalog, for instance. “Crazy,” “Walking After Midnight” and “I Fall to Pieces” are just a few of her best-known hits. Opening today at the Chestnut Fine Arts Center (234 North Chestnut in Olathe) is a production of Always, Patsy Cline, a two-woman musical that documents the crooner’s rise…
