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Big Sexy

Jason Whitlock's pen gained him local fame (and a favorite nickname) -- then he took to the air.

• by Andrew Miller and Kendrick Blackwood
• Tags: Feature, Feature Story, Jason Whitlock, Chad Boeger, Kevin Kietzman, AL Central Division

If It Ain't Broke

Is there a city housing scandal? Two City Council members aren't so sure.

• by Joe Miller
• Tags: State Lines, State Lines, Deb Hermann, Wayne Cauthen, DeBorah Williams, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Straight to Video

Who will be the city's next tax break survivor?

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Columns, Kansas City, Kay Barnes, Casey Logan, Hollywood

The Last Outlaw

Hank Williams III could save country music, but he's no savior.

• by Ali Ryan
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Hank Williams, Mike Curb, Hank Williams III, Curb Records Inc.

Natasha Kinky

Under the Night Ranger administration, attendance at new hot spot Bar Natasha will be mandatory.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Westport, Bar Natasha, Night Ranger, Missy Koonce

I Pod, You Pod

Welcome to the days of wearing your pretensions on your hip.

• by Rob Harvilla
• Tags: Interview, Interviews, Apple iPod, Dell Inc., Apple Inc., Hank Williams, Jr.

The Last Hurrah

Ultimate Fakebook joins the prestigious legion of bands who burn out fade away.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Prairie Dogg, Columns, Bill McShane, Eric Melin, Nick Colby, Ultimate Fakebook

Storm Window

The Prairie Dogg goes down drinking with Titanic survivors Gaelic Storm.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Dig It, Columns, Steve Twigger, Bud Light, Coventry, Santa Monica

Amish Armada

Friday, January 30, at the Brick.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Amish Armada, Amish Jailbreak

Opeth

Tuesday, February 3, at the Bottleneck.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Columns, Mikael Akerfeldt, Opeth, OutKast

Skeleton Key

Saturday, January 31, at the Hurricane.

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Curtis Mayfield, Larry LaLonde, Les Claypool, Mike Patton

Ghosty

Saturday, January 31, at the Bottleneck.

• by Seth Sherwood
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Lawrence, Mike Mogis, New York City, Wayne Coyne

Ronnie Baker Brooks

Saturday, January 31, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Lonnie Brooks, Chicago, Luther Allison, Muddy Waters

Son Venezuela

Thursday, January 29, at the Blue Room.

• by John Kreicbergs and Mike Warren
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Columns, Kansas City, Michael Walker, Ruben Blades, Westport

Ja Rule

Blood in My Eye (Def Jam)

• by Geoff Harkness
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Ja Rule, 50 Cent, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez

Angela Hagenbach

Poetry of Love (Amazon)

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Angela Hagenbach, Barry White, Kansas City, Marvin Gaye

Secret Mommy

Babies That Hunt (Orthlorng Musork)

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Andy Dixon, San Francisco, Squarepusher, Vancouver

Porest

Prude Juice for the Heritage Swinger (Electro Motive/Seeland)

• by Ray Cummings
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Fresh Kills Landfill, Ben Stein, Gordon Lightfoot

Love

The Best of Love (Elektra/Rhino)

• by Dave Segal
• Tags: Hear & Now, Hear & Now, Los Angeles, Arthur Lee, Burt Bacharach, Memphis

Thai and Thai Again

Ann and Ted Liberda roll the dice and come up winners.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Cafe, Overland Park, Kansas City, Westport, Western Union Financial Services Inc.

Noodle Kaboodle

Soon, we'll be able to Thai one on all around town.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Kansas City, Dave Merola, Noodles & Company, Wendy's International Inc.

Elmore or Less

There's little merit to The Big Bounce.

• by Bill Gallo
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Elmore Leonard, Sara Foster, Owen Wilson, Gary Sinise

College Bored

The Perfect Score adds a neat twist to the heist movie, then bungles it.

• by Luke Y. Thompson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Matthew Lillard, Leonardo Nam, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Evans

Love in a Spider Hole

A powerful war zone drama gets the sex too silly.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Michael Stock Abe, Karen Sunde, Kansas City, Glen Dunzweiler

Diamonds

Switch-hitting actors get The Monarchs of KC to third base standing up.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Danny Cox, Jackie Robinson, Josh Gibson, George Forbes

Roll Models

You might be embarassed to admit you still like playing with toys, but Russ Johnson and his friends feel no shame.

• by Michael Vennard
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Russ Johnson, Kansas City, Oldsmobile Motor Company, Miniature Museum

This Weeks Day-by-Day Picks

• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Big 12 Conference, Kansas Jayhawks, Atlanta, Lawrence

Puppets Get Freaky

There are some things kids shouldn’t see puppets do; sucking blood is among them.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Paul Mesner, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Texas

Rally the Troops

We want our chili (and democracy) now!

• by Gina Kaufmann, Nadia Pflaum and Steve Walker
• Tags: Urban Experience, Columns, Russia, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Radchenko, Moscow Festival Ballet

Soccer Rocker

Women learn to B-E! A-G-G! R-E-S-S-I-V-E!

• by Sarah Smarsh and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Columns, Brandi Chastain, Michael Vennard, Sean Combs, AFC West Division

Ghost Runners

KC's baseball past is celebrated in song.

• by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Christopher Sebela and Michael Vennard
• Tags: Kid Stuff, Columns, Danny Cox, Dr. Seuss, Major League Baseball, Kansas City

Reely Good Stuff

Electromediascope is back.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Steve Walker
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Columns, Gina Kaufmann, Nikki Kessler, Helena Muskens, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Shake It

Let the kids rap, people.

• by Gina Kaufmann and Steve Walker
• Tags: Performance, Columns, Emperor Caligula, Clarence Draper, Rome, Gina Kaufmann

Air Con

Letters from the week of January 29, 2003

• Tags: Letters, Letters to the Editor, Moby (Musician), Westport, Saddam Hussein, Kansas City