Archives: July 2011
Cowboys & Aliens: Don’t let anyone make you feel bad for thinking this is fun
I’d forgotten how much I missed Harrison Ford. When he makes his first appearance in Cowboys & Aliens to punish an incompetent ranch hand, people applauded. A girl next to me swooned, which I didn’t know was possible to do in a movie-theater seat. In the ’70s, Ford helped invent the Hollywood summer blockbuster with his part in Star Wars….
Unidentified woman shot to death in KCK
Here’s hoping this is the last murder news before we go off for the weekend. Jesus Christ. A woman’s body was found early this morning on the deck of a house near North 17th St. and Cleveland Ave. in KCK, police say. An official cause of death has not been released, but media reports indicate that the woman had been…
Rufus L. Young kills self before police can arrest him on murder charges
Police were looking for Rufus L. Young ever since his ex-girlfriend, Naushay Riley, and her mother, Jackie M. Riley, were found dead in their home early Thursday morning. But before he could be apprehended, police say, he shot himself in the head last night at an Independence motel. Categories: News Tags: Jackie M. Riley, Naushay Riley, Rufus L. Young
Chiefs say Tony Moeaki is now physically unable to perform
This feels like it came out of nowhere. The Chiefs announced today that they were putting tight end Tony Moeaki on the physically unable to perform list. Moeaki had a hell of a first year with the Chiefs in 2010. His stunning one-handed catch into the end zone against San Francisco was a season highlight. Moeaki is one of the…
ACLU challenges Westport trespassing charge
The ACLU of Kansas & Western Missouri intervened on behalf of a man who was charged with violating the city’s trespassing ordinance in May. The ACLU asked that the case against Nicholas “Wick” Thomas be thrown out because he was using a sidewalk in Westport at the time of his arrest. On July 18, the city prosecutor dismissed the charge….
Stretch, Part Three: ‘Stretchifying’ your television screen
With two restaurants up and running, a regular series of traveling chef gigs and steady sculpture commissions, Stretch has set his sights on television. He’s determined to “Stretchify” the small screen, figuring out how to squeeze his oversized personality and diverse interests into 22 compelling minutes of programming. On Wednesday, he talked about leaving Philadelphia to pursue a career as…
Bill Murray’s Cousin, tonight at Vulcan’s Forge
Fringe Festival continues through the end of this weekend. One of the more musical performances is Bill Murray’s Cousin, the premise of which is a guy who is Bill Murray’s cousin trying to contact Bill Murray via a seance. Scenes from What About Bob and Ghostbusters are projected onto hanging bed sheets as a soundtrack of looping, experimental lullabies is performed. This…
Odd Future headed to The Granada in October
The year’s most blogged-about hip-hop act, Odd Future, has announced its fall North American tour dates, and we landed one. They hit the Granada October 11. That is gonna be one berserk show. No word yet on when tickets are on sale. Categories: Music Tags: odd future
The Coathangers: show at RecordBar, free download
Forgot to mention: All-lady quartet the Coathangers will bring their playful, searing punk rock to the RecordBar on August 2. The band’s recent Daytrotter session was a fine one. Take a listen. Doors open at 10 p.m. 18-plus. Maren Parusel and Parts of Speech open. Categories: Music Tags: The Coathangers
Tim Kasher, The War on Drugs, Crossfade and a handful of other incoming artists
Tim Kasher, frontman of Cursive, is returning to Lawrence. He’ll play a solo gig at the Jackpot Saloon on September 9, where he’ll sell his EP, Bigamy: More Songs from the Monogamy Sessions, which is a show/Saddle Creek webstore exclusive — joys!. The Jackpot will also host The War on Drugs on November 1. Purling Hiss and Carter Tanton will support. There’s more….
Five restaurants to get your pickling fix
I can still remember walking by a white bucket outside a summer cottage on Lake Michigan and hoping it was the day my grandmother’s half-sour pickles would be ready. Crisp and salty, those pickles formed the underpinnings of my adolescent diet alongside fat chunks of sweet watermelon. For me, summer is about pickling and trying to find a use for…
Can we find a way to get classy food photos on menus?
I have long made fun of my father for watching plates travel to other tables as part of his decision-making process at a restaurant. He’ll stare for far too long, waiting to see what someone’s reaction is to the first bite of a dish — and the second and the third. But even as I gently admonish him for joining…
Chiefs release Brian Waters; also, the sun comes up
The Kansas City Chiefs will hold the first practice of training camp this afternoon in St. Joseph. The work begins without veteran offensive lineman Brian Waters. The Chiefs released the five-time Pro Bowler on Thursday. Organization and player are calling the separation a mutual decision. “There’s no ill will,” Waters, 34, told The Kansas City Star. “There’s no bad blood.”…
New film to document storied punk club the Outhouse
Brad Norman, former bassist for the Sex Offenders, recently launched a website and Facebook page for a new project of his. Entitled The Outhouse: The Film 1985 – 1998, the forthcoming documentary looks to interview “the bands, the people who attended the shows, the neighbors, the cops, all involved” with the punk venue in a cornfield outside of Lawrence (which…
Summer Bash and other weekend possibilities
Real rockers drink beer and wine and everything in between. The Wine Barn winery is holding its Summer Bash Rock Concert on Saturday. Sip on complimentary beer or water while listening to Nobody’s Fool. The gates open at 6 p.m., and the band takes the stage at 7 p.m. Wine (including a limited-release Summer Breeze citrus wine) and catered barbecue…
Being pulled over for speeding now more like buying groceries
With the punch of several buttons, the Kansas City Police Department made a little history on Tuesday morning. At 7:44 a.m., a woman driving 20 miles an hour over the posted speed limit on U.S. Highway 71 near Truman Road received the first department-issued e-ticket. Four traffic officers are testing hand-held devices that print receiptlike citations. The department is moving…
Star’s parent company McClatchy reports 32 percent drop in revenue
Surely I don’t have to tell you that all print media — alt-weeklies included — have been having a hell of a time finding new ways to bring in revenue as a dollar’s worth of print advertising moves to a nickel’s worth on the Web. So it pains me to report that the Star’s parent company, McClatchy, has announced a…
Police hunting for the man who may have killed mother and daughter in their home
Police are on the hunt for the former boyfriend of Naushay Riley, who they believe may have killed Riley, as well as her mother, Jackie M. Riley, inside their home on East 40th Terrace early this morning. Police say Naushay, 35, took shelter in the home after a fight with the man at her own house, bringing her 2-year-old and…
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