Monthly Archives: June 2009
K-State’s Frank Martin Forced to Star in “Snatch” Sequel In Order to Fund School’s Athletic Program
Ah, even purple wildcats cannot escape today’s financial turmoil. K-State Athletic Upgrades On Hold New Kansas State athletic director John Currie says a planned $70 million upgrade of the university’s athletic facilities is on hold. During a forum Monday, Currie … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, Sports
Wichita Is Hotbed Of Miracle-Workin’, Cure-All Elixirs
These days, it appears, Miracle Max resides in the largest city in Kansas: the airplane-lovin’ burg of Wichita. You see, the Vatican — taking a rare break from condemning every movie in which it plays even a bit part — … Continue reading
Filed under Religion
435 South Still Poisoning Local Minds With Unreadable Prose, Mephistophelian Commercial Focus
Back in our State of the Line days, yours truly turned a mocking critical eye to 435 South, the execrably bad lifestyle magazine of Leawood and the tonier portions of Overland Park. (Olathe’s on its own, I guess.) That, however, … Continue reading
New Kansas Poet Laureate Embraces Plains Imagery, Spoils System
Did you know Kansas had its own poet laureate? Yeah, neither did I. Isn’t that just like the Sunflower State, though? Always has to its own thing, since the days of abolition. Anyway, K-Seb created the program back in aught-4, … Continue reading
Filed under In the News, Poetry, The Arts
Infantile Narcotics Latest Rage Among KC Criminals, Slow-Witted Truants
Sigh. You knew it had to come to this, I guess. In what can only be a sign of a) Walt Disney’s last revenge, or b) the incredible levels of boredom among local reprobates, Kansas City criminals are turning to … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, In the News, Politics, Strange news
Hendricks Places In Comedy Awards; Star Celebrates With 62 Kind Words
Newspaper award ceremonies must be increasingly melancholy affairs these days, what with the whole “death of the industry” thing. But a pervasive malaise didn’t stop the National Society of Newspaper Columnists — which surely must be the most jaded, be-bearded … Continue reading
Filed under Media
Funk & Yael’s Excellent Anthropological Adventure
Well, it appears that last night’s P&L District bowling brawl interfered with an evening man date between Mayor Funkhouser and KC Star columnist Yael Abouhalkah. Out of the blue, KC Mayor Mark Funkhouser called Saturday morning, wondering whether I wanted … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Funkhouser, In the News, Media, Power & Light District, Social Life
“Mark it ZERO, Dude!
This agression in the P&L District will not stand! Kansas City police are investigating an altercation in the Power & Light District early today that sent three men to area hospitals with stab wounds. Police said the incident began inside … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, In the News, Social Life
The Fasting and The Frankfurterious
In these challenging times (recession!), each of us is attempting to simplfy our lifestyle through sacrifice, thrift and conservation. For the love of god, titans of industry are falling! Scores of workers find themselves jobless and panicked over job prospects! Why, things are so bad that a certain lawmaker … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Strange news
