Dear Dan: I’m an adult man, and I have developed a trans attraction after following a particular Tumblr blog. That blog is now gone, sadly, since all adult content has been purged from Tumblr. It wasn’t just porn; it consisted of all the things I really enjoy — images of oil paintings and antique furniture, scenic landscapes, wild animals, and…
If you’re looking for the opposite of the little black dress, Barbara Bultman’s collections are for you. The St. Louis-based designer makes clothing for the “fearless woman,” using leather, fringe, and sleek-but-powerful silhouettes to create pieces that demand attention. Bultman got her BFA from Lindenwood University in 2015 and went on to win 2016 Couture Designer of the Year at…
Tenants living at Kansas City properties owned by Landmark Realty opened their doors yesterday to find a letter informing them that there would be an extra $20 charge on top of their next month’s rent.“The KCMO Health Department is implementing a new program called the ‘Healthy Homes Rental Inspection Program,’” read the letter signed by Jonathan Marcus, Landmark Realty regional…
Thursday night’s show at the Truman was the second local headlining gig in less than a year for rising Atlanta rap star Lil Baby. After a less-than-great Truman debut in August, it seems that Baby’s team at Quality Control Music has made some necessary adjustments. His highest-charting single, “Drip Too Hard,” also came out a month after the last tour.A…
Latina designer Amanda Casarez’s philosophy is to be unapologetically herself: “I am my own muse,” reads her website’s bio. Inspired by her own story, she merges streetwear with high fashion, aiming to serve the modern woman’s everyday needs with “classic cool” and “tomboyish flare.” Not only does Casarez hold degrees in both fashion design and biology, but she’s is also…
Since August, friends and enemies in the service industry have been telling me the same thing: You gotta go to Waldo Thai Place. Their passion surprised me, as did the marks their fingernails left in my arms. I’ve enjoyed the Liberda family restaurants, and mourned the 2015 closing of their Westport Thai Place along with every other Midtowner. But the…
Been trying for several months now to write about the midtown crab places. Finally decided there was just too much to say about KC’s blossoming Crab District (and the feud that threatens to tear it apart). No column could possibly contain such multitudes. We did a podcast about it instead. Here’s another link to the conversation, in case Spotify’s not…
Sponsored ContentWe grabbed Chef John Smith from EJ’s Urban Eatery to talk about how they do BBQ differently, then we cooked a bunch of food for a bunch of local brewers, including Jeremy Danner of Boulevard, Elizabeth Belden of KC Bier Co., Emily Yeager of Cinder Block, Grant Waner of City Barrel, Chris Meyers of Crane, and Annie Davis of…
Silhouettes, lines, and movement are essential elements of Jennifer Tierny’s work. Her 17-year career in professional ballet informs her design philosophy, providing inspiration for the voluminous shapes and pastel shades she creates. Tierney has presented at KCFW before, but each season has its own unique theme and look that’s vastly different to what came before. Originally from Sacramento, California, she…
You may not think of Australians as having an incredibly vibrant food and dining culture, but it turns out to be true, and it all starts with breakfast — “brekkie,” if you must. Australians were eating generous, healthy, largely plant-based meals in the morning long before that became a mark of a good brunch here. (We have them to thank…
Weezer / PixiesSprint Center Tuesday, March 26 Weezer is enjoying another “moment,” thanks to a *checks notes* Toto cover? OK, then. The band has gone for the “wholesome” corner of the market in recent years — no more songs about frontman Rivers Cuomo wanting to have sex with underage half-Japanese girls. (If you’ve heard the Weezer episode of Song Exploder, you…
Late last year, the same team behind River Market stalwart Farmhouse opened Black Sheep + Market, a promising new operation on 39th Street West. (It’s in the space formerly occupied by the Thai joint Aep and, before that, Thomas.) Both restaurants source heavily from local farmers, and many menu items, from daily specials to cocktails, are modified depending on what…
Missy IsaMoore’s designs are audacious and colorful. She’s a Kansas City native, but has lived in Houston and Chicago. IsaMoore began designing clothes in high school — she made her own prom dress junior year — and started her clothing line, Sew UnRelaxed, in 2003. Using prints and textures inspired by Ankara, Sew UnRelaxed marries urban style with African flair….
The Night Ranger left at dawn.That cruel fact — fabled Pitch nightlife columnist Jen Chen dying at 6:37 a.m. March 6 as her husband described the sunrise to her — is the only aspect of her departure that’s even remotely appropriate. The rest is wrong. The cancer discovered less than a year ago. The infection that hastened her decline. The…
In a week, Kansas City voters will decide if the city should impose a 3/8-cent sales tax to help fund high-quality education for Kansas City children the year before they enter kindergarten. Mayor Sly James is behind this pre-K tax proposal, and he’s been out stumping hard for it. Only problem is: the mayor’s having a tough time getting anybody to publicly…
Henry Winkler sounds upbeat, and he’s got several reasons to be. The man formerly known as The Fonz is enjoying a late-career renaissance: as the hilariously maladroit attorney Barry Zuckerkorn on Arrested Development, and more recently stealing the show as Bill Hader’s loopy acting teacher on HBO’s Barry. (Winkler himself is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.) He’s…
Comprised of Matt Pryor and Jim Suptic (The Get Up Kids), Josh Berwanger (The Anniversary/Berwanger), and Adam Phillips (The Architects/The Gadjits), Radar State represents a disproportionate amount of local music history. The band just released a video for “Damn the Man,” from last year’s Strays, and you can watch it below.%{}% Categories: Music Tags: Adam Phillips, Jim Suptic, josh berwanger, matt pryor,…
Monday, March 25Meet Lidia Bastianich tonight at her restaurant, Lidia’s Kansas City (101 West 22nd Street), during a four-course meal honoring the paperback release of her memoir, My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family and Food. The dinner features some of Bastianich’s favorite meals from childhood, including gnocchi in guazzetto di anatra (potato dumplings with duck guazzetto) and stuffato…
Hell Over North America with Aborted, Cryptopsy, Benighted, Hideous Divinity, and Torn the Fuck Apart The Riot Room Saturday, March 23 Saturday brought an international array of death metal to the Riot Room stage. The Hell Over North America tour featured bands from all across Europe. Belgium’s Aborted headlined, with support from Canada’s Cryptopsy, French deathgrind act Benighted, and Italy’s…
“Blah blah fucking blah,” says Mick Mars, in the new Netflix adaptation of Mötley Crüe’s group autobiography The Dirt. Yeah, that about sums this one up. Crüe guitarist Mars is played by Iwan Rheon, best known as the torture-happy pervert Ramsay on Game of Thrones. Here, Rheon is playing against type, I suppose, as the least irritating of four irritating…
Radkey with Drop A Grand, the Bad Ideas, and Wick & the Tricks The Bottleneck Friday, March 22 Last night, Kansas City came to Lawrence for a stacked bill of local rock and roll at the Bottleneck. Headlined by power trio Radkey, the show was nearly four hours of onstage bombast, with singers, bassists, and guitarists all stalking the stage…
Dear Dan: I’m a straight white woman in my early 30s. In theory, I’ve always been into men of all races — but in practice, most of my exes are Latino and white. In September, I met this really handsome Chinese American guy, and I feel like he rewired me. I’ve been exclusively attracted to Asian guys since. I’m not…
You know that holding-hands decal people put on the back of their car that’s supposed to represent their own nuclear family? The Wilsons have one of those. Gabe (Winston Duke) is this decade’s Clark Griswold, cheerily vacationing with his wife Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o), daughter Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph), and younger son Jason (Evan Alex) at their summer home in Santa…
Kansas City Fashion Week (KCFW) takes a romantic turn this season: ruffles, florals, and belted waists are expected to be big trends in its 15th show, which kicks off Wednesday, March 26.Twenty-four designers, both local and national, will present Fall/Winter ‘19 collections at Power & Light’s Grand Hall. Among them is Nashville’s Andrew Clancey, who has dressed superstar-level celebrities like…
