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21. Night & Day

    The Spirit of the Wood

    Published: May 1, 2008

    On this Mother's Day, take Mom to the sculpture garden at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for a free performance of a giant, interactive puppet show. Also: flower arranging,...

22. Night & Day

    Doctor X

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Cannibalistic murders are happening around town, and Dr. Xavier's medical academy is under suspicion. Lionel Atwill and scream queen Fay Wray star. Shown as part of the...

23. Night & Day

    Raiments Recontextualized

    By Nadia Pflaum

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Old black-and-white movies can make our grandparents' wardrobes seem awfully romantic. Women didn't leave the house without stockings, men always wore hats and T-shirts...

24. Night & Day

    It's Who You Know

    By S.T. Vockrodt

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Sports enthusiasts and British glitterati stalkers alike were crestfallen last year when David Beckham, international man of intrigue and occasional soccer player, sat out his...

25. En Espaņol

    La Guerra en La Familia

    Una pequeña niña muere en el campo de guerra entre las pandillas de KCK.

    By Carolyn Szczepanski

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Hasta la noche del 3 de abril de 2007, Fernando Guzman y Ramona Moreno no conocían el sonido de un arma de fuego. Al escucharlos pensaron que habían escuchado una...

26. Martin

    Forgetting history and ignoring evidence, Kansas City pursues a convention hotel

    By David Martin

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Ghosts in blue jackets haunt Kansas City. In 1996, the Future Farmers of America announced that they were taking their annual convention to Louisville, Kentucky. The news...

27. Burnt Ends

    Good Samaritans and a helping of luck kept this guy from trouble for losing his ring among the recycling

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Roy Corn had little hope of recovering his wedding ring when it slipped from his finger into a giant Dumpster of plastic bottles just before Christmas last year. But, like the...

28. Letters

    Letters for the week of May 1

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Feature, "Gone Green," April 10 Protect It Thanks for Carolyn Szczepanski's profile of Bob Berkebile. Good reporting and well-written stories are keys to raising...

29. Ask a Mexican®

    The Mexican warns a Scotsman not to make ridiculous comparisons between the two cultures

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Dear Readers: The paperback version of my book is in stores. Buy it! Now, on to the preguntas. Dear Mexican: Consider the similarities between my people, the Celtic Scots,...

30. Interview

    Songwriting alchemist Mark Eitzel turns dread into Golden

    By Scott Wilson

    Published: May 1, 2008

    “The Decibels and the Little Pills” by American Music Club, from The Golden Age (Merge): Big stars toast themselves with fine, leathery pinot noir and take care to...

31. Wayward Son

    Miles Bonny is the Innate Sounds Crew's Alpha male

    By Jason Harper

    Published: May 1, 2008

    “Recipe” by the Innate Sounds Crew (vocals by Smoov Confusion, produced by Beatbroker), from Alpha (Innate Sounds): Bubbly beats. Synth washes. West Coast cool...

32. Bonus Tracks

    Errant KC musician Jon Freeman left full-time motorcycle banditry to form the Shaker Hoods

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: May 1, 2008

    “Dead and Gone,” by the Shaker Hoods: After more than a decade playing in Kansas City bands, Jon Freeman finally hit a wall. "I just had too many nights playing...

33. Bonus Tracks

    Steve Earle talks about becoming a New Yorker and what he's learned from Springsteen and Seeger

    By Jason Bugg

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Since 1986, Steve Earle hasn't pulled a punch. From his beginnings as a savior of country music to his current role as a folk singer championing the environment and other...

34. Bonus Tracks

    Download: Conor Oberst

    By Andy Vihstadt

    Published: May 1, 2008

    The lineup for this year's Austin City Limits Festival (September 26-28) is now official, and among the performers is Conor Oberst, playing with his newly formed Mystic Valley...

35. Critic's Choice

    Destroyer

    Published: May 1, 2008

    “Foam Hands” by Destroyer, from Trouble In Dreams (Merge): From carefully orchestrated torrents of words to whispered asides, Destroyer's Dan Bejar never sounds less...

36. Critic's Choice

    Kathleen Edwards

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Pity the fool who broke up with Kathleen Edwards and inspired the lyric You say you love me in your memory/You've gotta be fucking kidding me. The lanky Canadian calls bullshit...

37. Critic's Choice

    Viking Moses

    By Andrew Miller

    Published: May 1, 2008

    “Werewolves in the City” by Viking Moses: During its 2006 cult-hit single, "Werewolves in the City," Viking Moses undergoes a ferocious transformation worthy of the...

38. Critic's Choice

    Uh Huh Her

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: May 1, 2008

    “Not a Love Song” by Uh Huh Her, from Common Reaction (Nettwerk): Uh Huh Her is the synthpop partnership of Murmurs co-founder Leisha Hailey and...

39. Cafe

    With its superb food, Lawrence's Genovese reclaims a notorious Italian name

    By Charles Ferruzza

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Now that a single gallon of gas costs nearly as much as a pack of cigarettes, a 12-ounce can of Red Bull or a box of Purina dog treats, friends of mine refuse to drive long...

40. Fat Mouth

    Rumors of restaurant closings and openings make for a game of telephone

    By Charles Ferruzza

    Published: May 1, 2008

    Local astrologer and waitress Brenda G. Smith has definitely felt some negative cosmic influences on the economy and the restaurant scene lately. I can't begin to keep all...