Nobody on Wall Street has gone to prison for the outrageous and plainly criminal behavior that destroyed the world economy in 2008, but take comfort in this late-Friday-afternoon news: Kansas City’s very own Scott Tucker has been found criminally guilty of running an illegal $2 billion payday-loan business. Tucker and his attorney, Timothy Muir, have been on trial for the last…
Dear Dan: I’m a 25-year-old woman currently in a poly relationship with a married man roughly 20 years my senior. This has by far been the best relationship I’ve ever had. However, something has me a bit on edge. We went on a trip with friends to a brewery with a great restaurant. It was an amazing place, and I’m sure…
In July 2011, filmmaker Brad Norman announced that he was going to make a film documenting the Outhouse, a punk club in a cornfield three miles east of Massachusetts Street in Lawrence. A Kickstarter to fund what would become The Outhouse The Film 1985-1997 launched in December of that year, and scooped up $4,000 more than its modest $8,500 goal, thanks…
There was never any suspense about Mayor Sly James’ “special announcement” today.Everyone in the metro knew — even before a video arrived that showed James reviewing Amazon products, surrounded by mountains of boxes in his office — that his 3 p.m. gaggle would be about the city’s bid to attract Amazon’s second U.S. headquarters. The company has said that the winning city will see…
Summer internship applications are now closed.MULTIMEDIA INTERNSHIP – Summer 2019The Pitch is looking for a digital-savvy intern for the summer of 2019. Candidates should be college juniors, seniors, or recent graduates looking for experience. We want marketing, PR, or journalism students who want to learn more about social media, email marketing, event planning, and content management systems at a local publication.Responsibilities include:Writing…
Our latest video roundup blends chill hip-hop and R&B tracks with sunny, Indian-summer imagery to make you forget that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away. Sauce, “Black Power Ranger” September 1 The title track to Sauce’s Summer Sauce EP, released back in July, gets a solid video that does a lot with a little. We’ve seen quite a few videos…
The Stuff You Should Know podcast, with hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant, launched nearly 10 years ago and has spawned a formidable fanbase, a spinoff TV series and a live tour. At the heart of it all: two guys who have an insatiable curiosity, a marvelously easygoing manner, and the ability to entertainingly break down difficult subjects. Be it…
A little less than a year ago, in the days immediately following the election, someone we love — someone older, family we were visiting in another state — offered one of those assurances that used to pass for comfort. “You know this won’t really change much about your day-to-day life,” he said. Other older relatives not living in Kansas City…
Tuesday, October 10Choose from two autumn-themed specialty dinners tonight. The first is a five-course cider dinner at Bluestem (900 Westport Road), featuring hard ciders from all over the world. An example of what’s on offer: the fourth course features dry-aged duck with stewed apples, radicchio and garden beets, served with Bordatto Etxaldea, a cider from the Spanish Basque country. The…
Dear Dan: I’m a 22-year-old straight male dating a 23-year-old woman. This is by far the most sexual relationship I’ve been in, which is great, except one part is freaking me out: I recently “caught” my girlfriend masturbating with her roommate’s panties. (She knew I was coming over and wanted me to catch her.) It turns out she has a habit…
In the three years since playing its first show, Kansas City’s Hembree has evolved. What began simply as the band that rose from the ashes of Quiet Corral is now a distinctive entity. The big harmonies, catchy melodies and Americana flavor of the first Hembree EP, New Oasis, have been ushered aside, making way for the synth-tinged, highly danceable tracks…
The idea was born in the Blue Room, says Kemet Coleman, the rapper known as the Phantom. “Which is dope to really think about, because that’s the whole purpose of the Blue Room.” Not merely jazz, he means, but also newness, vibrant experimentation, recombination. Brass & Boujee, in other words — the cross-pollination of jazz and hip-hop masterminded and executed by Coleman, Marcus…
Thirty-five years after the release of Blade Runner — a contemplative sci-fi art-house B-noir that failed at the box office (not least because it was a contemplative sci-fi art-house B-noir), only to mushroom to cult permanence on home video and then become enshrined as a classic — now has a sequel.We’ve known about this for a long time. And we’ve…
The bittersweet thing about glory: It comes and goes, almost as quickly as a breath. Kansas City Royals fans know this better than most, having seen more than their share of stars depart for bigger markets — a scenario that’s about to repeat itself, in an offseason that started too soon.On September 26, the Royals were officially eliminated from postseason…
Onscreen, John Cleese frequently seems to be very upset about something. Whether attempting to return a parrot on Monty Python’s Flying Circus, running a lodge on Fawlty Towers, or being seduced by Jamie Lee Curtis in A Fish Called Wanda, Cleese’s characters seem dangerously close to the edge. Speak with the man over the telephone, however, and what you hear is…
In February 1960, four black college students decided to sit at a Woolworth store’s whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Denied service and asked to leave, they remained in their chairs until the store closed for the night. Then they returned the next day. And the next. Soon, more students joined them, and angry white counter-protesters gathered around.That this…
Let’s make one thing clear about The Pitch’s Best of Kansas City Party, which happens Thursday, October 5, at the Madrid Theatre: It’s not an awards ceremony.This isn’t some staid evening where you sit and listen to nominees and winners being named in each category, read on a stage by an MC reading a winding scroll made of newsprint (or,…
Pup with Partner and The ArchitectsThe Granada, LawrenceSunday, October 1 Tags: Partner, Pup, the Architects
Tuesday, October 3Wine-loving night owls should venture to Tannin Wine Bar (1526 Walnut) at 10 tonight for a free late-night wine tasting featuring wines from South Africa’s premier wine region, Stellenbosch. Francois Haasbroeck, owner of Blackwater Wines, is hosting the event.Friday, October 6The Oktoberfests continue with a two-day party a the Bowery, a large event space in Spring Hill (20559 South…
