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Weird Science

At the Stowers Institute, insect genetics has the potential for relieving human suffering – or increasing it.

• by Joe Miller
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Scott Hawley, Terry Hassold, Kara Koehler, Wei Cui

Mean Old Frisco

UniverSoul's hip-hop circus can't shake old-fashioned allegations.

• by Scott Nowell and Michol Rantschler
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tyrone Taylor, Carson & Barnes Circus, Frisco

Half-Cocked

Is that lump in your pants a concealed weapon, or are you just glad to see us?

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Frank Brady, National Rifle Association, Alvin Brooks, Missouri

Almost Famous

The boys in Intent play rock stars for a day.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Joel Frazee, Mitch Peters, Tyler Lyon, Marilyn Manson

My Cheatin' Heart

The American Royal Superstar competition hits a soft spot.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Prairie Dogg, Columns, Jessica Simpson, Emerson Drive (Band), Newlyweds Nobel, Wheaties

Size Matters

Bigger is better with the Polyphonic Spree.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Dig It, Columns, The Polyphonic Spree, Chicago

Personal Fouls

Had a good hurl? Send us your story, and we'll cheer for you, too!

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, AFC West Division, American Football Conference, Kansas City Chiefs, National Football League

Six Feet Under

Friday, November 7, at El Torreon.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Danielle Steel, Six Feet Under

Robert Randolph and the Family Band

Friday, November 7, at the Beaumont Club.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Robert Randolph, Orange (New Jersey), North Mississippi Allstars, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

Voodoo Organist

Wednesday, November 12, at the Brick.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Scott Wexton

Penis Flytrap

Tuesday, November 11, at Balanca's Pyro Room.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Nikki Sixx, Tom Petty, Motley Crue

Cheating Kay

Friday, November 7, at Studio 24, and Saturday, November 8, at the Bottleneck.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Cheating Kay, Columbia, Kansas City, CMJ Music Marathon

Grand Champeen

Wednesday, November 12, at Davey's Uptown, and Friday, November 14 at Replay Lounge.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Tom Petty, Soul Asylum, Austin (Texas), Paul Westerberg

Eighth Blackbird

Sunday, November 9, at 2 p.m. at the Lied Center.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Wallace Stevens, The Beatles

Nickel Creek

Sunday, November 9, at Liberty Hall, and Tuesday, November 11, at Memorial Hall.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Nickel Creek, California

Electronica

Friday, November 7, at St. Mary's Episcopal Church.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Jim Mobberley, Julia Wolfe, Mark Monnet, Michael Daugherty

Gov't Mule

Tuesday, November 11, at Liberty Hall.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Allen Woody, Matt Abts, Warren Haynes, Gov't Mule

Junior Senior

D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat (Atlantic)

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Andrew W.K., Fatboy Slim, The Beach Boys, NutraSweet

Quasi

Hot Shit (Touch And Go)

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Elliott Smith, Janet Weiss, Sam Coomes, Built To Spill

Kings of Leon

Youth & Young Manhood (RCA)

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Kings of Leon, Memphis, Nashville, Oklahoma City

Ima Robot

Ima Robot (Virgin)

• by Robert Bishop
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Alex Ebert, Ima Robot, Jesse Camp, Joey Waronker

Steve Earle

Just an American Boy: The Audio Documentary (Artemis)

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Harlan Man, Jerusalem, Townes Van Zandt

Jimmy Fortune

When One Door Closes (Audium)

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Alan Jackson (Musician), Rodney Crowell, Brooks & Dunn

Various Artists

The Executioner's Last Songs, Volumes 2 and 3 (Bloodshot)

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Jon Langford, Sally Timms, Kurt Wagner, Tom Waits

Eye Theory

Vagrant Flock (Eye Theory-Independent)

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Tool (Band)

Bright Spot

The Red Star Tavern may be slightly dull in the kitchen, but sparks fly in the dining room.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Cafe, Kansas City, Restaurant Development Group, Chicago, Lou Jane

Jumping Beans

After ten years, the Roasterie just keeps getting hotter.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Danny O'Neill, Portland (Oregon), Chicago, Restaurant Development Group

Silly Humans, Matrix Is for Kids!

Revolutions joyrides through a nifty vision of hell.

• by Gregory Weinkauf
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Burbank, Joel Silver, Wachowski Brothers, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Big, Wet Kiss

Richard Curtis is in Love with love, so what's new?

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Richard Curtis, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson

Yesterday's News

The Rep's Front Page deserves no banner headlines.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Idina Menzel, Jennifer Grey

Free Will

Another SNL vet may be the next Bill Murray. Seriously.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Stuff, Columns, Saturday Night Live, Will Ferrell, Bill Murray, Jon Favreau

A Shrew Loose

If Kiss Me Kate be waspish, beware its sting.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, William Shakespeare, Cole Porter, Dexter James Brigham, Brian Stokes Mitchell

This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Chicago, Detroit, Kansas City, American Society of Professional Estimators

Para Musical

They may be scientific, but these performance artists aren't above relying on a little psychic power.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Dwight Frizzell, Colby Walter, Jan Faidley, A.J. Smith

Route 66 Revelations

KCPT's highwaymen have a ball.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Sarah Chayes, Michael Vennard, Gina Kaufmann, Brian Knappenberger

College Ballers

KU and UMKC play previews.

• by Gina Kaufmann, Christopher Sebela and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Allen Fieldhouse, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Quincy University, University of Kansas

Lamppost Licking

Ralphie Parker might shoot your eye out.

• by Michael Vennard
• Tags: Kid Stuff, Columns, Crown Center, Michael Vennard, Ralphie Parker

Got Milk?

Evaporated Milk Society's got all that and more.

• by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Gina Kaufmann and Steve Walker
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, Laura Frank, Gina Kaufmann, Tim Wilson, Judith Winn

Facts of Life

Willie Nelson ain't wrong -- he's just different.

• by Christopher Sebela and Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, Diana Krall

Crash Register

Letters from the week of November 6, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Kansas City, Kendrick Blackwood, Missouri, Higginsville