Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. You’re Nearly There: Christian Sex Education for Preteens Author: Mary Kehle Date: 1983 Publisher: Harold Shaw, Wheaton, Illinois Discovered at: Olathe yard sale The Cover Promises: You’re…
Nate Dogg could croon about weed, hos and other g-thangs, and make it as smooth as a Motown love song. His silky bass could coax the panties off a mannequin. He made white kids roll through the ‘burbs in Dad’s car with the volume up and the seats reclined. And he was the magic ingredient that took many a West…
If you’re an avid reader of The Pitch’s music section — which you should be, dammit! — you might notice a teensy problem with this week’s section. As you settled down in your comfy, mahogany leather chair, puffing on your Cuban cigar with your aged scotch in hand, dear reader, you might have noticed that this week’s content seemed pretty…
The notoriously bleak worldview of Martin McDonagh reached its apotheosis — some would say nadir — with 2003’s The Pllowman, a play that generated controversy, polarized critics and audiences, and earned accolades (the Olivier Award for Best New Play, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Foreign Play, and two Tony Awards). The grisly, horrific fairy tale…
You know George Caleb Bingham, even if you don’t recognize his name. He’s the painter of “Fur Traders Going Down the Missouri,” the haunting and oft-reproduced waterscape depicting two fur traders in a canoe, with a black cat perched at the boat’s prow and set against a gorgeous backdrop of forest and sky. Prints can be viewed in the dining…
The St. Patrick’s Day festivities at Zona Rosa Irish bar O’Dowd’s include a pair of two-hour sets by Celtic duo Lenahan & Scott. Thu., March 17, 2-4 & 5-7 p.m., 2011 Tags: Night & Day, st. patrick’s day, zona rosa
British comedian Martin Plant shares the stage with local laughmakers Teague Hayes and Dustin Kaufman. Sat., March 19, 2011 Tags: Dustin Kaufman, Martin Plant, Night & Day, Teague Hayes
Have you been caught sobbing at a children’s movie? Don’t be embarrassed. Many Disney classics are tearjerkers: Bambi and Dumbo. And Pixar? Don’t even start. Up left hundreds of viewers red-eyed and mascara-streaked when the theater lights went up. Blubbering publicly is slightly more embarrassing at the skating rink, though. So bring the kiddies and some tissues if you plan…
Live music on the KC Live! Stage beginning at 1 p.m. with the Patrick Lentz Band, DJ Steve Serrano, Dolewite and special guest DJ Pauly D. Free admission. 21+. Thu., March 17, 2011 Tags: Night & Day, Paul DelVecchio
When economic bubbles explode and burn up everyone’s jobs and money, Americans turn their natural paranoia toward world-government conspiracies and the secret Islamic faith of certain socialist politicians. But when the economy soars like a magnificent eagle high o’er purple mountains and fruited plains, as it did in the 1990s, American paranoia turns its gaze on Area 51 and the…
Princess Slay-Ya, Diva de los Muertos — you don’t mess with roller-derby girls when they have names like that. A phenomenon that has become ubiquitous, women’s roller derby has attracted a strong following in Kansas City, and for good reason: tough women athletes wearing tight shorts, cruising fast on roller skates. But men have also joined the elbow-throwing, ass-kicking, punishment-dishing…
Suspension of disbelief is critical to the success of many motion pictures. We’ll believe a man can fly, for example, or that time travel is possible. Certainly we must will ourselves to believe that the Jets and the Sharks can dance like that without getting their asses handed to them by every other gang in New York City. But a…
It’s hard to find someone who shares your exact taste in art. But there may be a way for devotees of the Kemper and Nelson-Atkins museums to find common ground when the second annual Artist Series Wine Event returns to the Capital Grille (4740 Jefferson, 816-531-8345). This year, the venerable steakhouse is selling a Cabernet created by Thomas Peffer, from…
If Oprah says you can trust someone, that’s good enough, right? Well, that’s up for debate, but best-selling author Suze Orman is a contributing editor of Winfrey’s O magazine, and Smart Money has acknowledged Orman’s sense about dollars. Hear her discuss her latest book, The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream, and answer questions from the crowd…
Most local restaurants serving an Irish breakfast tomorrow will be offering soda bread or toast instead of scones, although the Irish like their scones as well, and some people insist that soda bread and scones, both being quick breads, have a lot in common. Although local coffeehouses have been offering scones for some time — ranging from crumbly, cementlike creations…
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco is trying out for Sporting Kansas City. For real. The club says the four-day tryout will begin Tuesday, and then the club will decide whether to extend the tryout. I can’t see any way that Sporting KC cuts Ochocinco. No way. This publicity is too good, and anything to put asses in the seats is good for…
It takes awhile to realize that chef Todd Schulte is funny. When asked a question, he’ll sometimes turn his head slightly to the left and briefly look like he’s searching for the answer. But then he’ll swing his eyes back to you and, with an exceptionally dry delivery, tell you exactly why he’s not the guy who should be answering…
The Kansas City Police Department has a new toy, er, very serious law-enforcement tool, and if you find yourself near it, chances are you’ll be going to jail. The police unveiled a brand-new tricked-out RV, called the Mobile DUI Enforcement Center, on Tuesday, just in time to send a scare through revelers during Thursday’s boozy festivities. It’s kind of like…
Once all the hoopla surrounding St. Patrick’s Day settles down, it’s time to celebrate other ethnic communities in the metro. Saturday’s Holi festivities, celebrating the Indian Festival of Colors, will feature food, music and color. Literally. People toss colored powder on each other, says Chandra Venkat, the spokesman for the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Kansas City, which hosts…
Our sister paper, The LA Weekly, traveled to Detroit to explore the reality and legend of controversial rap duo Insane Clown Posse. Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope gave us a revealing, no-holds-barred interview, leaving behind their wicked clown personas for a rare glimpse at the vulnerable Detroit “scrubs” who built an unlikely music/wrestling/events/merchandise empire. Here are some of the…
%{}% President Barack Obama filled out a bracket once again for ESPN.com, and the commander in chief’s pick to win it all — again — is the Kansas Jayhawks. Last year, the Jayhawks burned Obama, losing to Northern Iowa in the second round. But this year, Obama likes the Jayhawks, especially the Morris twins, to topple the Ohio State Buckeyes…
