Of Mice and Men — the novel and the play adapted from it, by John Steinbeck — arrived in 1937, but the story isn’t bound by the era of its origin. Rich with symbolism and allegory while also strikingly real, the classic work teems with individuals who breathe with life as relevant then as now. Much of our present day comes…
The musicianship on display in this month’s Cine Local is matched only by the cinematography with which it’s paired. Hip-hop, indie rock, soul, and garage punk are all represented in this fine collection of videos. We recommend casting these to your big screen for maximum enjoyment. Khrystal, “Badu” “I know you stuck, but the darkness never lasts too long” might be…
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I highly recommend that you take a look at Topeka Capital-Journal managing editor Sherman Smith’s Twitter thread about attending a rally today organized by former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon. %{}%The rally was held in support of Steve Watkins, a Republican running against Democrat Paul Davis in Kansas’ Second Congressional District. Watkins has shamelessly lied about his previous business experience and is such…
Tank & the Bangas have been making swiftly sliding, genre-bending, always-danceable music since 2011, but winning last year’s All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Contest substantially boosted the national profile of the New Orleans group. The Tank posse, which sometimes swells to as many as 12 performers on stage at once, has embarked on one of its largest tours yet, with New Orleans…
Last December, we lamented the closing of Mario’s, a slim Italian joint at 204 Westport that had slung its trademark grinders since 1969. Thanks to long-term employee Shelia Shields, though, those Westport grinders now have a chance to make it to their 50th birthday after all. Two months after Mario’s closed, Shields quietly opened Shelia’s Grinder Shop in the same location. Aside…
After the advance screening of Suspiria, I had a, let’s say, spirited conversation with a friend who’d also watched it. Alright: angry. He was angry. He hated it. The following evening, he saw a tweet of mine that suggested I might be coming around to the film’s charms. He wanted to know how I could go from what he termed…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. ♥Located on Lawrence’s northern outskirts, just as you’re almost to…
Monday, October 29Pitch Best of KC winner and happiest place in KC Bar K (501 Berkley Parkway) is hosting what might be the city’s greatest Halloween Party today from 6 to 10 p.m. Dog owners are encouraged to dress their pets up and bring them in, plus there will be drink and food specials, a haunted house, trick-or-treating and a…
Late-night drinkers, nostalgics and diner lovers should make it a point to head to Midtown this week, as word was just released that the iconic diner Chubby’s at 3756 Broadway Road is closing its doors at 6 a.m. on Thursday, November 1. This should make for an interesting Halloween night in Midtown. It’s also a sign of a rapidly changing…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. ♥It is tough to miss Molly Balloons at a party…
If you were to distill some of the most powerful forces behind the 2016 election — the death of manufacturing, the systematic dismantling of union power, the pivot to immigrant scapegoats, the twinned rise of legitimate economic anxiety and garden-variety racism — and pack them into a single play, you might end up with something a little like Sweat by…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. ♥A significant percentage of Kansas City’s best taquerias are located…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. ♥Kansas City has a ways to go in terms of…
Dear Dan: I am a homosexual young adult seeking advice about kitten play. I find it very intriguing, and I’m wondering where to start. It’s a turn-on when someone calls me kitten, but I’m not sure how to express my kink or desire for kink play to the person or persons I am into. Any advice would be appreciated.Constructive Advice…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. ♥We’ll happily dine any time of day at Jarocho Pescado…
Federal authorities have arrested a man in Florida in connection with the string of bombs sent this week to people routinely vilified by Donald Trump and right-wing American media. His name is Cesar Altieri Sayoc, and he is a registered Republican whose Twitter feed is filled with incoherent right-wing media talking points about George Soros. Like this: Yesterday, a photo of…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. ♥Boring-ass City Hall is actually not all that boring as…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. ♥Ensemble Ibérica’s artistic director, Beau Bledsoe, collects instruments from all…
Windhand, with Satan’s SatyrsThe Riot Room Wednesday, October 24 When the people at Riot Room says it’s a midnight metal show, they mean it. This show kicked off five minutes before the witching hour and didn’t end until nearly 2:00 a.m. Still, for the hardy few (about 100) willing to wander down to Westport late on a Wednesday, there was earth-shattering…
Even after eight years as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and multiple successful films like Horrible Bosses and Colossal, Jason Sudeikis’ connection to Kansas City remains strong. He’s back in town every year for Big Slick — the best fundraising event in KC, according to readers in the Pitch’s recent 2018 Best of Kansas City issue — with…
Powell Gardens and Lone Jack neighbors jumped a big hurdle Tuesday when a state commission recommended that a permit allowing the construction of a $30 million cattle feeding operation be reversed because it violates Missouri water and permit laws and regulations.The appeals case will now move to the Missouri Clean Water Commission for a final decision by Dec. 23.In June,…
Let us not bury the lede: Chance the Rapper is headlining this year’s Thundergong! benefit show at the Uptown on Saturday, November 3.Thundergong! benefits Steps of Faith, the Kansas City foundation dedicated to providing artificial limbs for those who can’t afford them. As with last year’s show, it’ll be hosted by Jason Sudeikis, along with guests Will Forte, Sam Richardson,…
This month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. ♥We have a new life dream, and it is to…
