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The Stanley Cup will be in Kansas City on Saturday

Ben Palosaari — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:31:00 -0600

The NHL lockout is still hanging around. There have been no games played, and only a fool would get their hopes up about recent negotiations between the players and the league.…

Donate or volunteer at Care of Poor People's Winter Survival event on Saturday

Ben Palosaari — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:21:59 -0600

Local charity Care of Poor People says it's in a bind. People are donating cash and supplies to help the millions of people in the Northeast that were harmed and displaced by freak storm Sandy.…

Dear entrepreneurs, please bring this streetside solar-powered USB charger to Kansas City

Jonathan Bender — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:27:00 -0500

We still live in a world that runs on juice. Instead of it being a cool word for respect (and an underrated Omar Epps joint), it's now simply a matter of whether your computer, phone or tablet has the juice to go on living.…

How well do you know Arrested Development? Prove it tonight at the Drop

Justin Kendall — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:12:32 -0500

Kansas City loves trivia. Everyone knows it.…

Budweiser's Clydesdales are coming to Kansas City for All-Star Week

Justin Kendall — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:42:50 -0500

Eight of Budweiser's legendary Clydesdale horses will be making a special delivery to at least one lucky Kansas Citian.

On Saturday afternoon, Tristan Tebbetts, the winner of an Anheuser-Busch sweepstakes, will be receiving a special beer delivery from the iconic horses as well as two tickets to Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby.…

TWA museum opens today at Wheeler Downtown Airport

Jonathan Bender — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:32:00 -0500

It's hard to imagine that flying was once glamorous, plane cabins were as smoky as bars, and your shoes remained on your feet for the entire time you were in the airport. Those days of tied laces and ties loosened after a few preflight cocktails were the "Golden Age" of flying.…

Stephen Colbert ridicules KU Medical Center plan for male birth control pill

Ben Palosaari — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:57:00 -0600

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In the raging national shit storm over contraception, one major medical story has been lost in the shuffle. KU Medical Center has had a breakthrough in its noble effort to create a male birth-control pill, which would prevent men from producing mature sperm cells.…

The city that shreds together ...

Nadia Pflaum — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:16:34 -0500

... avoids the feds together?

Kidding, of course.…

AMC wants you to watch Oscar-nominated movies for 24 hours straight

Crystal K. Wiebe — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0600

This is brilliant. Kansas City-based AMC Theatres is banking on the fact that (1) you haven't seen all 10 Best Picture nominees for the 2011 Academy Awards or (2) you're a total movie geek who needs to see them all again in order to know which film to root for.

Lots of movie houses, banking on annual Oscar fever, are showing the nominees right now, including titles that came out earlier in the year and are now available on DVD, such as the southern Missouri-set Winter's Bone.…

Kansas City Zoo demonstrates froggy style and other animal sex positions

Crystal K. Wiebe — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:00:00 -0600

Animals don't make love. Just ask Trent Reznor.…

The Plog's gift to you, dear reader: a new commenting system

Anthonia Akitunde — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:53:51 -0600

We know, we know. You've grown attached to straining your eyes over the distorted, nonsensical text of Captcha to prove you're not a spammy robot.…

Jim Morrison impressions, clothes swapping, tarot readings, bartering with artists and recognizing the scenery this weekend

Crystal K. Wiebe — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0600

1. Don't just stand there and pontificate, take part in the art!…

Santa can't resist a sexy reindeer this week, plus burlesque, the law and art by women

Crystal K. Wiebe — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:30:00 -0600

Tonight: Just recall Billy Bob Thornton in a Santa suit for evidence that jolly old St. Nick might not actually be so sweet. The latest from local theater company She and Her Productions offers another take on the creepy Kris Kringle angle.…

Larry the Cable Guy plus some stuff you actually should see this weekend

Crystal K. Wiebe — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0600

1. It's the last first Friday of the year! That means this is your final chance to experience a First Friday art crawl in the Crossroads during 2010.…

Minnesota travel writer hypes Broadway Café, Nikita the polar bear

David Martin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:00:00 -0600

Reading or listening to an outsider's assessment of Kansas City can be excruciating. The Show-Me State showed me lot of a hot barbecue and cool jazz!

So credit Brian Lambert, a contributor to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, for recognizing Kansas City as something more than a plate of burnt ends and a place where Charlie Parker developed a taste for narcotics.…

Iliza Shlesinger, a fashion report, Christmas trees and World AIDS Day can occupy you this week

Crystal K. Wiebe — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:00:00 -0600

Today: Get a Christmas tree that's already decorated. The 24th Annual Lawrence Festival of Trees kicks off at Liberty Hall.…

Drag queens, athletic aggression and ADD are on the plate this week

Crystal K. Wiebe — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:00:00 -0600

Today: Let's face it, we'll only ever get to see pro basketball players slam dunk at the Sprint Center during exhibition games.

However, during the two-night College Basketball Experience Classic, we might get to see some future pros dribbling down our court.…

Two water-related weekend activities, plus a nighttime party and biking for charity

Crystal K. Wiebe — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:00:00 -0600

Wondering what to do this weekend?

1. Put on your swimsuit one last time before the winter weight-gain totally sets in.…

Hairy bushes and vinyl toys -- some of the week's distractions

Crystal K. Wiebe — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:00:00 -0600

Today: Is it Chrimbus yet? Not quite.…

Bare midriffs, Lady Scrooge, hug machine inventor and Dr. Strangelove -- all on stage this weekend

Crystal K. Wiebe — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:31:40 -0600

1. Chances are, you'll be asleep, in the shower or already in your cubicle by the time Temple Grandin finishes her bound-to-be-empowering speech during the Kansas City Autism/Asperger's Syndrome Conference at the Kansas City Airport Hilton.

Grandin is a posterwoman for autism, which hasn't stopped her from becoming a best-selling author and leader in the animal welfare movement.…

Joyce Carol Oates, Stan Herd speaks The September Issue and other sophisticated activities

Crystal K. Wiebe — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:00:00 -0600

Today: Some people are writers. Others are writers.…

Doll bones and four more things to see this weekend.

Crystal K. Wiebe — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:00:00 -0500

1. Last weekend was for the ghouls, but a macabre vibe lingers over some First Friday happenings like the Doll Bones exhibit at Slap &Tickle Gallery and a couple Day of the Dead-themed parties.

2.…

Love in the time of a pandemic and other drama for the week

Crystal K. Wiebe — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:00:00 -0500

Monday: Intimate drama space The Living Room presents Beirut, in which a couple confronts quarantine, a highly communicable disease and if their love is worth the possibility of dying together.

Tuesday: Vote. It's Election Day.

Wednesday: Hook up with a Scorpio.…

Mute vampires and four more experiences to have this Halloweekend

Crystal K. Wiebe — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:30:00 -0500

1. Party like a Crossroads-dwelling, hyper-creative art student. Whoop Dee Doo, the art performance collective that usually puts on shows for kids, takes over Crosstown Station for a 21-and-up party tonight.

2. See what a zombie looks like on the runway.…

Spring Awakening's horny teenagers and three more things to watch this week

Crystal K. Wiebe — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:00:00 -0500

Tonight: Experience Jim Henson's dark side. The Muppet master's creepy cult classic The Dark Crystal screens at 6:30 p.m. for free at the Central Library of KCMO.

Tuesday: Strengthen your argument for the legalization of medical marijuana.…