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Holding our breath: Uncertainty about World Cup crowd sizes trickles down to Kansas watch parties
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (1059+ words) Like an elaborate wedding, a surprise birthday party or a Fourth of July barbecue, the World Cup has Kansas City and its Kansas suburbs wondering about crowd sizes. What if no one shows up?" Like nervous hosts, municipal and private…...
Jessica Payne's assassin thriller Somebody Worth Killing is the beach read you need
18+ hour, 17+ min ago (1718+ words) Author Jessica Payne's new novel, Somebody Worth Killing, is about Nadia Davis, a married mother of two who happens to have a job working as an assassin, unbeknownst to her family and friends. On the outside, she presents as the…...
The Black Angels brought a powerful Passover tour to Warehouse on Broadway
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (675+ words) Kansas City Pitch The Black Angels brought a powerful Passover tour to Warehouse on Broadway As the years pass me by, the list of bands I hope to see live only grows longer. The Black Angels have not only been…...
Disclosure Day tries to remind us what summer movies can be
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (79+ words) The biggest discussion point around Steven Spielberg's latest film Disclosure Day (other than its many surface-level Kansas City references) is its status as a big-budget, true four-quadrant movie in a time when those are scarce. So let's start there." The…...
Science as an art: Brian Blake and his research-backed aquarium designs
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (886+ words) Having a beautiful aquarium can be a wonderful addition to a home'but for the average family, maintaining a luxury fish tank is no simple task. Building a thriving and attractive tank requires a deep understanding of aquatic life plus an…...
Eat This Now: Chicken quesadilla at Tiki Taco
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (414+ words) Chicken quesadilla // Courtesy of Tiki Taco "Get yourself a dang quesadilla!" That line from Napoleon Dynamite might sound random, but it actually makes a lot of sense when you're taking yourself to Tiki Taco. The restaurant started as a small…...
Jennifer Holliday headlines intimate fundraiser show to benefit KC's own Melinda Ryder
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (738+ words) Jennifer Holliday has spent the better part of four decades being introduced as the original Effie White from'Dreamgirls. It's a title she's earned. After all, her earth-shaking performance of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" helped turn a…...
Vulpes Bastille exhibits donated art to help local families feel at home
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (483+ words) As I walked through the doors of the Kansas City art gallery, Vulpes Bastille, I was greeted by Julia Cole'one of the organizers of the one-night-only Making Do/Making Special, a diverse art exhibit with a heartwarming cause." Cole had…...
She's the He! is a campy reclamation of the gender-bending sex comedies
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (594+ words) Misha Osherovich (Ethan) and Nico Carney (Alex) in She's the He! // Courtesy of Obscured Releasing Conservative groups have been claiming for years that transgender people are a threat to private spaces like bathrooms and dressing rooms. With She's the He!...
Avec Amour: Lawrence roastery Repetition Coffee leads by example
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (500+ words) Nestled in a corner of East Lawrence is Repetition Coffee, a roastery and incubation office space where founder Amy Pope has created a safe haven for the community, as well as fostering direct relationships with coffee growers all around the…...