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Ambush at Channel 5: One TV type gets a dose of her own hidden-camera-style investigation and finds it "uncool"
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Sex Edition
Our second-annual issue dedicated to all things sex.
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A college drop-out abandons a lucrative tech career for a life of inner-city poverty – and hopes to save an urban school district from oblivion
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How Not to Be a Rap Star
Flying high on Ecstasy, Grey Goose and his own hype, Paul Mussan blew through 100 G's in six months.
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Kansas City’s Corona Cantina #1 still has some problems to work out, but we’ll raise a few bottles to the concept
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Ambush at Channel 5: One TV type gets a dose of her own hidden-camera-style investigation and finds it "uncool" (21)
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Kansas City’s Corona Cantina #1 still has some problems to work out, but we’ll raise a few bottles to the concept (15)
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Booty Crawl (10)
We find our nemesis and a lot of booze during a Waldo bar hop.
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No one feels sorry for Councilman Terry Riley as much as Terry Riley (7)
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China Syndrome (7)
For a real immigration debate, just look at what happened when the Chinese invaded Mexico.
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Buckle Bunny Confidential: The Young Woman's Guide to Getting Down With Rocker Boys
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Tom Russell discusses his art, his music and why he doesn't sing about politics
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Eyes of the Betrayer
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Oh, Omé: This local cage fighter turned R&B singer thinks he knows how to treat a lady.
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Pickin' on Syd
Lawrence's the Gnomes channel the spirit of Syd Barrett
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Daily Briefs: Be Terrified For Your Kids; Funkhouser's Ambitions; Obama -- Now Even Blacker!
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Daily Briefs: Terrorists, Abortionists and Atheists
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News Flash: K-Snag Isn't Horrible
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Michael Bublé Musicans Tonight at River Market Brewery
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Bad News for a Local Musician at the News Room
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Local Guy Interviews (ex)Sex Pistol Glen Matlock
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A growing number of artists are mining the still-rich seam of golden-age hip-hop, almost 20 years after its heyday. Yet even though this sort of revivalism is poised to become the next big thing all over again (think the Cool Kids), there are few doing it better than Kansas City's Stacy D. Smith, aka Reach. His sophomore album benefits from a surprising transcontinental alliance; the backing here is provided by Copenhagen producer Twelve Beats, who expertly burnishes his rhythms with R&B and jazz accents in classic old-school style. It's the perfect complement to Reach's plain-spoken anthems for Everyman, which dare to suggest an old-fashioned world outside the boundaries of normal hip-hop discourse. On "Go Home," Rreach memorably warns a young wannabe out of the clubs: Get home/Get safe ... I know you're not hard/'Cause you're human and you're vulnerable/You're not God. Besides its obvious value to fans of De La and Pete Rock, Corner Speech has plenty to say to the world at large — if anyone's still listening.
