%{}% %{}% Since 2001, the Kansas International Film Festival — formerly known as Halfway to Hollywood — has given local movie fans a chance to sample upcoming Oscar contenders (Black Swan bowed here well before its national debut) and has brought legendary filmmakers (zombie pioneer George A. Romero and Canadian avant-garde master Guy Maddin, among others) to town. This year’s…
%{}% %{}% A talented cast and dazzling design work make Michael Benjamin Washington’s Blueprints to Freedom: An Ode to Bayard Rustin, a world premiere co-production of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse, an essential experience. Set in 1963 but depicting a vision of social justice that feels current, the play follows Bayard Rustin, the most influential civil…
%{}% “Ho-lee shit,” says a woman at the crest of the Main Street bridge. She’s looking to the south, where a crush of people clad in blue on opposite sides of Pershing Road await the Tuesday-afternoon rally for the World Series champion Kansas City Royals at Union Station. “It’s just nuts,” says another man with his young child. Indeed, it’s…
%{}% New York City psych-rock band White Hills has been changing things up a little as of late. While the band has frequently featured members on keys, drums, and otherwise, the group’s currently pared down to core duo Dave W. and Ego Sensation. It’s a reflection of the music on this year’s Thrill Jockey release, Walks For Motorists, which is…
%{}% Boulevard Brewing Co. is bringing back Crown Town Ale for a special run because — Royals! World champions! Boulevard made the announcement on its brewery blog earlier today. A few weeks back, I asked ambassador brewer Jeremy Danner if we’d see a celebratory beer in the future. He was noncommittal at the time; hey, no one wanted to jinx…
%{}% Baseball is a hard sport to predict. Still, plenty of people out there draw good paychecks telling their audience how teams and players will perform. After the Kansas City Royals won their first World Series title in 30 years by defeating the New York Mets on Sunday night, it seemed appropriate to revisit the assessments cast upon the newly…
%{}% Frankly, it is a miracle that I am at the office right now. When I went to bed last night, around 4 a.m., I didn’t bother to set my alarm. “They’ll just have to deal,” I told myself, referring to my employers. I slept in the middle of the bed, my arms and legs extended like the Vitruvian Man,…
%{}% The perks of being the champ. WWE is sending the Kansas City Royals a customized WWE World Heavyweight Championship title in honor of last night’s World Series victory. Take a gander at the belt above. And here’s what WWE Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Triple H had to say … Congrats to the 2015 @MLB…
%{}% We’ll have to wait until Friday to get our hands on Ellie Goulding’s newest album, Delirium, but the English singer-songwriter has a nugget of good news to tide us over: On Tuesday, May 17, Goulding will bring her worldwide tour to the Cricket Wireless Amphitheater. British electro-pop act Years and Years will open. Tickets on sale Friday, November 6 at…
%{}% Looking back, what may be most surprising about the Kansas City Royals’ World Series Championship is that they almost got eliminated from the playoffs during the American League Divisional Series. It was October 12 when most Kansas Citians got ready to resume their usual work and personal routines as the Royals looked like dead fish against the Houston Astros…
%{}% The Kansas City Royals took the crown Sunday night, defeating the New York Mets 7-2 and capturing the first championship since 1985. The ninth inning of the World Series. That’s when the Royals’ offense clicked on. Eric Hosmer doubled, scoring Lorenzo Cain. Salvy Perez grounded out scoring Hosmer to knot the game at 2-2 with the New York Mets….
