Subject: Oprah Winfrey

• Oprah on Discount

  April 28, 2007

• Oh, God, Please Help Me

  August 21, 2007

• Contemplating 99.7 KY: The Hippo Rolls Over for "Quality Rock"

  February 1, 2008

• Daily Briefs: Unreliable narrators, Black Cat firecrackers and PR by proxy.

  July 1, 2008

• Yumi Taylor at the Plaza Library

  August 6, 2008

• Yumi Taylor at the Plaza Library

  August 6, 2008

• Best TV Hair

  October 19, 2000

• Getting ready for the Super Bowl

  Somebody once told me that for copyright reasons or some crap like that you're not supposed to call it the Super Bowl but the "big game" or the "championship." I say damn the torpedoes. It's the Super Bowl and it deserves some super snacks! I'm not talking some chips and weak-ass salsa here but some manly, innovative snacking.Jason Day and Aaron Chronister have the right idea with their bacon explosion, which has enough calories to kill Oprah's studio audience. While they're now famous, they

  January 30, 2009

• Stage Capsule Reviews

  May 5, 2005

• Stage Capsule Reviews

  May 12, 2005

• Stage Capsule Reviews

  May 19, 2005

• Night & Day Events

  June 9, 2005

• Stage Capsule Reviews

  March 22, 2007

• Step Brothers

  July 24, 2008

• In the Code

  February 14, 2008

• Green Up Your Stereo

  December 27, 2007

• The Star Does Oprah

  April 26, 2007

• That’s ‘O’ for Overreaction

  September 21, 2006

• Legal Exercise

  An Olathe man sues Oprah's fitness guru.

  February 23, 2006

• Oh, Grow Up

  March 9, 2006

• A Cowpoke Reach-Around

  Late Night's Bonanza has just the right amount of Brokeback.

  February 16, 2006

• Merry Xmas From the Dead Malls

  A lonely Santa, decorations held up by an abandoned shoe, and an homage to Oprah await you at KC's forgotten shopping centers.

  December 15, 2005

• The Grabs

  December 1, 2005

• A Very Long Run

  November 17, 2005

• New releases available this week

  September 22, 2005

• Varsity Game

  August 18, 2005

• Backwash

  We drag the river for stuff you didn't know you were missing.

  June 23, 2005

• Night & Day Events

  Week of November 11, 2004

  November 11, 2004

• The Edge of Treason

  Bridget Jones is betrayed by a dumb, dull sequel.

  November 11, 2004

• Monster's Ball

  The Godzilla-obsessed attack Lawrence.

  October 28, 2004

• Freaxploitation

  The Living Torso would be proud.

  October 21, 2004

• Night & Day Events

  Week of September 19, 2004

  September 16, 2004

• This Weeks Day-By-Day Picks

  February 19, 2004

• House of Pain

  It's Kingsley versus Connelly in a heart-wrenching real-estate battle.

  December 25, 2003

• Carrie Newcomer

  Thursday, April 24, at St. Teresa's Academy.

  April 24, 2003

• Where's the Beef?

  Rancher-turned-vegan Howard Lyman urges barbecue-loving Kansas Citians to stop "stuffin' it" down their throats.

  February 27, 2003

• Beat It

  Only band fans need stand in the Drumline.

  December 12, 2002

• Alicia Keys

  Sunday, August 18, at Starlight Theatre.

  August 15, 2002

• Night & Day Events

  Week of May 17, 2001

  May 17, 2001

• What is Col. Oprah thinking?

  So last week, KFC gave out free pieces of grilled chicken. Apparently that promotion wasn't successful enough because now KFC has enlisted the help of Oprah. And when you do that, be ready to handle the crowds.Oprah told her audience that KFC is struggling and she wants to help. So, she was providing a coupon, available on KFC's new Web site UnThink KFC, that let people claim a free meal: two pieces of chicken, two sides and a biscuit. Sorry, but you already missed out. The coupon was only avail

  May 7, 2009

• Crikey! KFC not honoring grilled chicken coupons

  KFC president Roger Eaton may be from South Africa but he sounds Australian. No matter his accent, considering that several generations of Americans grew up hearing Colonel Sanders talk about his 11 herbs and spices in a Southern drawl, it's unsettling to hear a man who sounds like Steve Irwin's brother explaining how KFC goofed with its latest promo.Eaton had a rough week. Those coupons that KFC gave out and Oprah touted, yeah, well, the chain is not accepting those anymore because the response

  May 11, 2009

• The rules for "free"

  The wonderful blog Consumerist makes great points about the recent snafus in "free" coupon giveaways by restaurants like KFC and Arby's. It only manages to generate consumer mistrust and cause long-term damage to their reputation.I've identified four rules that chains should follow before giving out something for free (consumers can also check these rules to see whether a certain promotion satisfies):1. Make sure you've got your franchisees on board: Some chains are announcing "free this" or "fr

  May 12, 2009

• Snobby genius author Jonathan Franzen tells you where you're from

  ​National Book Award-winning writer and literary fussbudget Jonathan Franzen, who looked a $1.5 million gift horse in the mouth by dissing Oprah Winfrey in 2001 when she picked his novel The Corrections for her book club, has now helpfully outlined the geographic and emotional boundaries of the Midwest. In an interview printed in the summer issue of Duke University's literary journal, Boundary 2, Franzen, who grew up in St. Louis suburb Webster Groves, explains:If you ask what the Midwest mean

  July 29, 2009

• The future of wine? One word: Plastics

  ​Plastics have always been the future, just never the future for wine. But restaurant owners and wineries are apparently reconsidering that position. The Chicago Tribune recently reported on how restaurants are looking to save costs and avoid broken glass by purchasing wine in plastic bottles. Although wine in plastic containers has an expiration date, the lower price is making consumers wonder whether the taste is really different. But according to W.R. Tish, a wine educator who writes a blog

  August 12, 2009

• An Evening With Michael Beckwith

  August 27, 2009

• Don't Expect A Whitney Houston Comeback Tour

  Whitney Houston didn't even make it the three songs she had planned for Good Morning America. During the performance, her voice repeatedly cracked, disappeared entirely, and then she cut it short. According to the Daily News, people lined up starting the night before for yesterday's concert in Central Park. She blamed her appearance on Oprah for her vocal loss: "I'm so sorry. I did 'Oprah.' I've been talking for so long. ... I talked so much, my voice," she said, trailing off. "I shouldn't be

  September 2, 2009

• Incoming: Sarah Palin to Missouri

  Sarah Palin, the unfunny one, is coming to Missouri. But gee golly darn it, the "rogue" Republican isn't coming to KC. Palin's speaking engagement --- talking about "patriotism, citizenship and civic engagement," don'tcha know -- is scheduled for December 2 at the College of the Ozarks, a private Christian school in southwest Missouri. (And don't forget that the former governor of Alaska will be talking to Oprah in November.)To tie you over, here's the funny one.

  October 21, 2009

• Incoming: Sarah Palin to Salina

  The real Sarah Palin​The unfunny Sarah Palin is coming to Salina, Kansas. The "rogue" Republican is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet on February 5, according to the Associated Press.A couple of weeks ago, Palin announced a December 2 speaking engagement -- talking about "patriotism, citizenship and civic engagement," don'tcha know -- at the College of the Ozarks, a private Christian school in southwest Missouri.The speaking engagement

  November 3, 2009

• Studies in Crap: The itchy, whiskery horror of macrame

  Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. ​ Creating With Macrame Author: Suzanne Stiles Date: 1971 Publisher: American Handcrafts The Cover Promises: Wookie-hair jellyfish! Representative Quote: "Macrame is the ONLY craft and art form that has been practiced in EVERY civilization throughout history." Your Crap Archiv

  November 19, 2009