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Back to School

Even though he’s no longer running for office, UMKC’s most famous and controversial professor continues his campaigns.

• by Carolyn Szczepanski
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, Kris Kobach, Ellen Suni, Jessica Allen-Piedra, John Ashcroft

Eat It and Beaten

With brisket up to his pig statue, a downtown barbecue master gets paved over by progress.

• Tags: Backwash, Columns, Danny Edwards, Jon Copaken, Styrofoam, Joe Miller

Scratch Your Poison

• Tags: Backwash, Columns, Missouri Lottery, Stamford (Connecticut), Arkansas

Hey, You!

• Tags: Backwash, Columns, 1228

Joe Mama

Necia Gamby is Kansas City’s hip-hop matriarch.

• by Aaron Ladage
• Tags: Interview, Feature, Joe Good, Necia Gamby, Kansas City, Olathe

High Hopes

The Wayward Son and friends make a few wishes for 2007.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Wayward Son, Columns, Kansas City, Doris Henson, Mutual Musicians Foundation, Madrid

Big Lou Tailgating

MC Lou Rip joins a new group and gets his soul served.

• by Nadia Pflaum
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Show Preview, Lou Rip, Deuce Fontane, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Jevon Fisher

The Ministry of Silly Band Names

• by Megan Metzger
• Tags: Bonus Tracks, Show Preview, The Beatles

Too Short

Blow the Whistle (Jive)

• by Rachel Swan
• Tags: CD Reviews, CD Review, Too $hort, Atlanta, Jazze Pha, Mistah F.A.B.

Jay Reatard

Blood Visions (In the Red)

• by Jennifer Maerz
• Tags: CD Reviews, CD Review, Jay Reatard, Jay Reatard Blood, Memphis, Pixies

The Jumpoff

• by Chris Milbourn
• Tags: Spin Cycle, Show Preview, Seattle, Kansas City, Company Flow (Band)

Roy Hargrove

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Roy Hargrove, D'Angelo (Musician), Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock

The Elders

• by Jesse Nathan
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Enya, Loreena McKennit, Kansas City, Michigan

How to be a Kans-Ass

Wagging wins out over skin at the Miss Kans-Ass City contest.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Austin, North Kansas City, T.I. (Rapper), Shoney's Inc.

Dream Grill

Sometimes at Nara, style really is all that matters.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Dining Review, Franklin, Terry Barkley, Nara Prefecture, Casey Adams, Nara

Downtown, Unchained

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Baltimore, Kansas City, Chicago, Dallas

Future Shock

Face a bleak future with Children of Men.

• by J. Hoberman
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Clive Owen, Alfonso Cuaron, P.D. James, London

Play Time

Secrets and lies riddle a tale of adultery and parental neglect.

• by ELLA TAYLOR
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Tom Perrotta, Kate Winslet, Massachusetts, Jennifer Connelly

Wise Guys

News flash: The city’s improv scene isn’t just dick jokes.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage, Stage, Tina Morrison, Josh Steinmetz, Linda Williams, Rachael Ray

Art Capsule Reviews

Our critics recommend these shows.

• by Ray T. Barker, Annie Fischer, Alexandra E. Fox and Santiago Ramos
• Tags: Art Capsules, Culture Listings, Overland Park, Kansas City, Warwick, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Stage Capsule Reviews

Reviews and previews of upcoming shows.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage Capsules, Listings, Kansas City, Union Station, George Forbes

Weird and Wonderful

• Tags: DVDish, Reviews, David Lynch, John Wayne, Preston Sturges, Home Box Office Inc.

Letters from the week of January 4

Missing pieces of information relevant to stories is why the Star and all the local news stations are no longer interesting.

• Tags: Letters, Kansas City, Sam Brownback, Mutual Musicians Foundation, Ahmad Chalabi

Wab Approval

Thanks to the Mexican, this Orange County slur goes wide.

• by Gustavo Arellano
• Tags: Ask a Mexican®, Columns, Armin Schwegler, Oscar Garza, Alberto Gonzalez, Ben Quinones