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Christmas in Hell

The Sheffield Family Life Center’s annual pageant is a heartwarming little tale starring machine guns and the Antichrist.

• by Nadia Pflaum
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, Sheffield, Craig Hampton, Jimmy Shrader, Westlake

A Walk on the Wild Side

City Manager Wayne Cauthen to rich arts patrons: Take a hike!

• by Tony Ortega
• Tags: Kansas City Strip, Editorial Column, Kansas City, Wayne Cauthen, Julia Irene Kauffman, Missouri

Secret Santanas

This holiday shopping season, we elbow uppity soccer moms in the throat at the mall so you don't have to.

• by Robert Bishop, Ray Cummings, Kandia Crazy Horse, Kevin Kampwirth, John Kreicbergs, Aaron Ladage and Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Interview, Feature, Elvis Presley, Carole King, John Kreicbergs, The Beatles

F'd Troop

The Prairie Dogg steals a Daily Show headline, supports the troops in Grain Valley.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Prairie Dogg, Column, Craig Morgan, Toby Keith, Chely Wright, Keni Thomas

D:Fuse

Saturday, December 18, at Kabal.

• by Nathan Dinsdale
• Tags: Spin Cycle, Preview, Texas

Tainted Love

Back in the United States, the NR happily encounters the human stain.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Dining Column, London, Paris, Guinness Beer, Musee d'Orsay

Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards

Sunday, December 19, at El Torreon.

• by Annie Zaleski
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Lars Frederiksen, Rancid (Musical Group)

Mic Mechanics Battle

Friday, December 17, at the Bottleneck.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Preview, Mic Mechanics Battle

Bobby Watson

Saturday, December 18, at the Blue Room.

• by John Kreicbergs
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Bobby Watson, Kansas City, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Michael Carvin

Charlie Robison

Friday, December 17, at the Grand Emporium.

• by Aaron Ladage
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Emily Robison, Charlie Robison, AC/DC (Band), The Dixie Chicks

Kottonmouth Kings

Sunday, December 19, at the Beaumont Club.

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Critics' Choices, Preview, Kottonmouth Kings, Butthole Surfers, Hawaii

The Golden Republic

Friday, December 17, at the Brick.

• by April Campbell
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Preview, Interpol (Band), New York City, Sondre Lerche, Peter Katis

Flight of Fancy

Two former stewardesses serve lovable eccentricity at Lillies on 17th.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Cafe, Dining Review, Lynn Richardson, Adam Jones, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Lill's On 17th

Feta-morphosis

Don't worry: That pilgrimage to the old Promiseland will lead to the all-new Petra.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Dining Column, Salem, Jerusalem, Nazeeh Hajeeh, Darryl Nash

No Dicking Around

Bill Condon's movie about Kinsey is warm -- and plenty hot, too.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Bill Condon, Alfred Kinsey, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney

Crash and Yearn

Howard Hughes gets what he wants -- in this case, a fun and loving biopic.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Katharine Hepburn, Alexander the Great

Sour Lemony

Jim Carrey's in fine form, but the rest of Snicket is less fortunate.

• by Luke Y. Thompson
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Jim Carrey, Lemony Snicket, Count Olaf, Brad Silberling

All You Can Eat

James L. Brooks serves up too much of a good thing in Spanglish.

• by Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Adam Sandler, James L. Brooks, John Clasky, Beverly Hills (California)

Roadside Attractions

On Truman Road, images of the past collide with signs of the times.

• by Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: SeeSaw, Columns, Cleveland, Jim Maybrier, Kansas City Screw Products Inc., Leila's Hair Museum

Seat of Power

Neil LaBute's 9/11 play leaves us feeling slightly terrorized.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Neil LaBute, Patricia Carrier, World Trade Center, John Hilleary, The Mercy Seat

Stage Capsule Reviews

Our critic weighs in on local theater.

• by Steve Walker
• Tags: Stage Listings, Culture Listings, Eartha Kitt, Toni Gates-Grantham, Theatre for Young America, Clement Clark Moore

Art Capsule Reviews

Our critics recommend these shows.

• by Theresa Bembnister and Gina Kaufmann
• Tags: Art Capsules, Culture Listings, Diane Arbus, Lawrence (New York), Baltimore, Byron Cohen

Mighty Good Men

It's raining men at Joshua's, and we're caught without an umbrella. Oh, well.

• by Rebecca Braverman
• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Marco Marcez, Playgirl Inc.

Night & Day Events

Week of December 16, 2004

• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, Kansas City, Maril Crabtree, Snow Creek, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Knight Watch

Check out the knights in white polyester...

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Night & Day, Calendar Story, National Basketball Association, St. Louis, Dennis Rodman, American Basketball Association

One Vine Day

• by Andrew Miller, Annie Fischer, Jason Harper and Julia Westhoff
• Tags: Urban Experience, Calendar Column, Eddie Amador, Westport, Annie Fischer, Andrew Miller

Merry Chimpmas

The zoo offers all that and a partridge.

• Tags: Sports/Outdoors, Calendar Column, Big 12 Conference, Missouri Tigers, Union Station, Sarah Smarsh

Comedy Central

KC gets an influx of funny.

• by Annie Fischer and Christopher Sebela
• Tags: See/Be Seen, Calendar Column, Lewis Black, Kansas City, Wanda Sykes, Stanford

Faux Snow

The seven dwarves just aren't pretty enough.

• Tags: Performance, Calendar Column, Charles Dickens, Lawrence, Kansas Regional Ballet, The Walt Disney Company

Ill Will

Letters from the week of December 16, 2004

• Tags: Letters, Letters, Kansas City, Missouri, Brandon Phillips, Tony Ortega