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Bully Wars

Hometown hero Boulevard Brewery faces a fight for our taps.

• by Ben Paynter
• Tags: Feature, Editorial Feature, David Colgan, Gary Briggs, John McDonald, Tom Schlafly, Boulevard Brewing Company

First Lady Book Club

Mayor Funkhouser’s wife may be learning from one of the masters.

• Tags: Burnt Ends, Columns, Gloria Squitiro, Tom Pendergast, Kansas City, Mark Funkhouser

Exported Kobach

The anti-immigrant professor hasn’t done much here, but he’s getting around.

• Tags: Burnt Ends, Columns, Kris Kobach, Department of Burnt Ends, Arizona, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Scratched Off

If you're going to scrape my brand-new car, how about leaving a note?

• Tags: Hey, You!, Columns, Lawrence (New York), Honda Civic

Dog Days

More festivals, please.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Pitchcast, Columns, Apple iTunes, Eleni Mandell, Neko Case, Jason Harper

All the Rage

The Pitch Music Showcase: There’s no better reason to leave the house.

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Music Showcase, Kasey Rausch, Miles Bonny, D.C. Bellamy, Kim Anderson

Lofty Birthday

Once again, the Student Union serves as a fantastic speakeasy.

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night Ranger, Columns, Ron Megee, David Wayne Reed, Green Day, Dolly Parton

The Blasters

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Los Lobos, Social Distortion

Modest Mouse

• by Jason Harper
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Megan Birdsall, Steve Thorell, The Republic Tigers, Isaac Brock

Mosquito Bandito

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Hasil Adkins, Scott H. Biram

Car Bomb

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Maestro Patton, Mike Patton

The Go

• by Andy Vihstadt
• Tags: Critic's Choice, Show Preview, Detroit, Jack White, Minneapolis, The Stooges (Musical Group)

DJ Highnoone

• by Chris Milbourn
• Tags: Spin Cycle, Show Preview, Shawnee

Scott Free

At Scotty's on 39th, Chef Scott Warren is now his own man.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Restaurant Reviews, Dining Review, Scott Warren, Tommy Macaluso, Desiree Stone, New York

Forked Tongues

Servers give the restaurant critic an earful.

• by Charles Ferruzza
• Tags: Fat Mouth, Columns, Kansas City, Washington, DC

Bourne Again

A spy trilogy culminates in a thrilling Ultimatum.

• by Nathan Lee
• Tags: Film, Film Review, Jason Bourne, Paul Greengrass, Central Intelligence Agency, Simon Ross

Star-crossed

Kiki Smith's Constellation doesn't quite light up the Bloch Building's floor.

• by Dana Self
• Tags: Art, Columns, Kiki Smith, Beatrice Wood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art

Art Capsule Reviews

Our critics recommend these shows.

• Tags: Art Capsules, Culture Listings, Santiago Ramos, Judith Mackey, Chris Packham, Baltimore, H&R Block Artspace

Stage Capsule Reviews

Reviews and previews of upcoming shows.

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Stage Capsules, Listings, Alan Scherstuhl, Noel Coward, Union Station, Elton Johns, American Heartland Theatre

Fuzz Busters

• by Jordan Harper and Robert Wilonsky
• Tags: DVDish, Reviews, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Robert Wilonsky, Frank Miller

Trick Play

NFL greats shake off the rust in All-Pro Football.

• by Gary Hodges
• Tags: Game On, Reviews, Dan Marino, Walter Payton, Dick Butkus, Jerry Rice

Our top DVD picks scheduled for release this week:

• Tags: What Else Is New?, Reviews, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Babylon, Sony Corporation, The Kids in the Hall

Dots at the Dot

• by Santiago Ramos
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Doug Bates, Christopher Jackson, Claude Monet, Kansas City

Volkswagen "Destination Anywhere" Art Exhibit

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, 2639

Be a Wizard

• by Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Lawrence (New York), Simpsons Pinball Party

Nerd Alert

• by Megan Metzger
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Dustin Diamond, Saved by the Bell (TV Show), Elizabeth Berkley, Jesse Spano

Art and Cookies

• by Andrew Miller
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Joe Hoskins, UFC 2009 Undisputed, Virginia

Marty Olson

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas, Marty Olson, Mamie Eisenhower

Music Therapy

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Jeremy Lillig, Nancy Sinatra, Avila University, Pixies

Pole Positions

• by Jen Chen
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas City

Tax Relief

• by Chris Packham
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Tommy Cryer, Shreveport, Louisiana, Missouri

Volleyball League Play

• by Chris Packham
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day

Hot Wings

• by Ashley Brown
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Missouri

Action Movie

• by Carolyn Szczepanski
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Lawrence (New York), Tim Hjersted, Matt Topiklar

Bluegrass Family

• by Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Apple Valley, Lawrence (New York)

Suck on Sake

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Liz Albritton, California, Nara Prefecture

Sing Your Heart Out

• by Megan Metzger
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Granada, Joss Whedon, Bertolt Brecht, Cole Porter

Not on DVD

• by Alan Scherstuhl
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Alberta Hunter, Anthony Perkins, Geraldine Chaplin

Puh-Push It

• by Megan Metzger
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, DJ Spinderella, Kansas City, Salt-N-Pepa, Hilton Hotels Corporation

Sweat and Sweet Art

• by Megan Metzger
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Rachelle Gardner, Scott Fitness, Westport

Au Revoir, Monsieur Serrault

• by Chris Packham
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Michel Serrault, Ron Megee

Get Wet

• by Sarah Smarsh
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Lenexa, Kansas City Zoo, Lenexa Fire Department

Local Showoffs

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Catherine Browder, Ernest Le Roy, Frank Higgins

Girls on Film

• by Lorna Perry
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Kansas City, Jill Crowley, Sarah Whorton, Pennsylvania

Ballers From Up North

• by Chris Rasmussen
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, AL East, American League (MLB), Major League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Pose Outdoors

• by Lorna Perry
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, American Heart Association

Sweat and Groove

• by Ashley Brown
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, 2969

Ralphie May Kill

• by Julie Seabaugh
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Ralphie May, Sam Kinison, Last Comic Standing, The Opie & Anthony Show

Wolf Songs

• by Crystal K. Wiebe
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Alex Brown, Jack London, Lawrence (New York), Pedro the Lion

Blues for Schools

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, D.C. Bellamy, Dan Smith, J.J. Johnson Rhythm, Jim LaForte

Corn Dog-copia

• by Richard Gintowt
• Tags: Night & Day, Night & Day, Missouri State Fair, Alice Cooper, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean

Ghost Patriots

Were those Minutemen or an active imagination outside a councilwoman's condo?

• by David Martin
• Tags: Martin, Columns, Frances Semler, Beth Gottstein, Mark Funkhouser, The Wall Street Journal

letters from the week of August 2

• Tags: Letters, Letters, Lansing, Americans for Prosperity, Kansas, Nancy Boyda

Mucho Love

After stupid septics send hate mail, a good-hearted limey defends Mexicans.

• by Gustavo Arellano
• Tags: Ask a Mexican®, Columns, Mexico, Sinaloa, United Kingdom, Telemundo Communications Group Inc.