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21. Night & Day

    Primary Humors

    By Caleb Goellner

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Presidential primary season is a time for voters to seriously consider which candidate is most fit to lead — that is, if they can keep a straight face long enough to mark...

22. Night & Day

    ROOTS, POWER, PRIDE

    By Crystal K. Wiebe

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Roots, power, pride: They're the kind of words that get tossed around a lot during Black History Month. Pat Alexander has used them to name an exhibit he curated, featuring...

23. Night & Day

    Native Jazz Son

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Kansas City jazz guitarist Norman Brown is s-m-o-o-t-h, but not in a Kenny G way. Brown's fluid guitar playing — which blends rhythmic complexity with vivid articulation...

24. Night & Day

    Dance of the Past

    By Lisa Horn

    Published: February 7, 2008

    History and dance blend with banjos, spirituals and African drums in a locally produced performance that portrays the experience of people seeking freedom from the fetters of...

25. Night & Day

    Pancake Dash

    By Eric Barton

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Your plan today is simple: Eat 13 plates of pancakes in 15 hours. Here's why: There are 13 IHOP locations between Lawrence and Grandview, and all of them are giving away a free...

26. Night & Day

    Pubes of Enchantment

    By Nadia Pflaum

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Here's a tip for all the gents out there this Valentine's Day: If your lady's curtains no longer match her drapes — as it were — but have instead been pruned into...

27. Night & Day

    Snatch Soliloquies

    By Penny LaRocque

    Published: February 7, 2008

    When playwright Eve Ensler first staged The Vagina Monologues in 1996, the controversial show was billed as a celebration of women's bodies. But by 1998, it was being used to...

28. Night & Day

    Nightmare Valentine

    By Alan Scherstuhl

    Published: February 7, 2008

    The spring semester of a senior year at the University of Kansas usually means floating — savoring your enhanced tolerance for alcohol and hoping your advisers are right...

29. Night & Day

    No One Loves You

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Every year, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (4525 Oak, 816-751-1278) opens its doors for Love in Art, a romantic dinner and lovey-dovey art tour. It's great for happy couples....

30. Martin

    Loss Leader

    Kansas City keeps losing money on an old, badly played hand.

    By David Martin

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Middle schoolers are swimming in gamblers' tears. That's what I thought last week while a helpful chap named Bob led me on a tour of the North Kansas City Community Center....

31. Burnt Ends

    The Idiot Son: A Board Game

    John Sebelius shouldn't stop at tasteless jokes about prison rape. How about a game about being an untouchable offspring of a governor?

    Published: February 7, 2008

    The son of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has made up his own board game called "Don't Drop the Soap." Which is funny because it's about prison rape! John Sebelius created the...

32. Ask a Mexican®

    China Syndrome

    For a real immigration debate, just look at what happened when the Chinese invaded Mexico.

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Dear Mexican: I've often wondered how Mexicans would react if 25 million piss-poor Chinamen snuck into Mexico and took up residence. Would they be greeted with open arms? Or...

33. Interview

    Punks Among Us

    KC's underground punk scene is vital as hell — it just needs a place to play.

    By Jason Harper

    Published: February 7, 2008

    “Survival Knife” by Crap Corps, from the band’s self-titeld 7-inch on BBS Records The best present I got for Christmas was from a punk. A few days before New...

34. Bonus Tracks

    U.S. of A.A.

    By JAIME LEES

    Published: February 7, 2008

    “There’s a Reason” by A.A. Bondy Though few outside the indie circuit recognized Verbena, critics and fans hailed the group as the second coming of Nirvana. The...

35. Bonus Tracks

    Death Meddle

    Lonnie Fisher dabbles in gothic pop.

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: February 7, 2008

    “Famous Girl” by Lonnie Fisher By some appearances, Lonnie Fisher is a morbid fellow. He and his band, the Funeral, drive a white hearse to shows, despite the fact...

36. Bonus Tracks

    The Download

    Supergrass

    By Andy Vihstadt

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Supergrass bass player Mick Quinn sleepwalked out a window last September, which might have been hilarious had he not broken a heel and two vertebrae. While he's on the mend,...

37. Critic's Choice

    The Pitch Ultra Music DJ Contest Finalists

    By Jason Harper

    Published: February 7, 2008

    This year, The Pitch received around two dozen entries for its fourth annual Ultra Music DJ Contest. After hunkering down and listening to each mix, we've picked our finalists....

38. Update

    Murder Case Is Killed Again

    KCPD says its officer bungled a murder case, but a disappearing witness sunk the trial.

    By Nadia Pflaum

    Published: February 7, 2008

    Last Thursday, a press release from the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department announced that the termination of former police officer Danny Holmes would be upheld. As this...

39. Critic's Choice

    Klusterfux

    By Crystal K. Wiebe

    Published: February 7, 2008

    A band with a name like Klusterfux would have to have a great origin story, right? "It started around 1983 or maybe '82," founding member Bob Cutler divulges in an e-mail. "We...

40. Critic's Choice

    Kevin Devine

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: February 7, 2008

    You were always cute/But goddamn, you got hot. So sang Kevin Devine on his 2003 indie release, Make the Clocks Move, a charming collection that ditched the emo trappings of his...