Spring Break
Shot point blank in the head six times. That was typically how people died if they messed with the Kansas City Mafia. That's right, the Kansas City Mafia, who ruled this town for more than 50 years. While the term Mafia probably conjures images of New York gangsters and episodes of "The Sopranos," maybe images of Southwest Boulevard and the River Market would be more appropriate.
The economy sucks - that's not a newsflash. Neither are creative ways to save money. Every magazine, newspaper and blog you come across is giving you the lowdown on ways to cut costs. More often than not, they provide you with a list of the most completely obvious cost-cutters (i.
An iconic rock legend and a multi-platinum?Hip-Hop/R&B producer walk into a bar … It sounds like the perfect setup to a joke. But rest assured, grunge-era head banger Chris Cornell and modern day hit-maker Timbaland are hoping their collaboration on Scream, Cornell's most recent solo record, is anything but a laughing matter.
It is a rare occasion when a film is made that inspires you, fills you with a myriad of emotions and makes you dread the wait until it is released on DVD - this is not that film, but then again it never claimed to be. The newest college-humor comedy, "I Love You, Man," offers very little in terms of substance, but is sure to at least make you laugh once or twice.
"Atypical Boy" premiered last week at the Coterie Theatre with energy and intellect, sweeping the crowd off their feet. The evening started with the actors walking through the audience and playing games with the enthusiastic children. Matt Weiss brought a delightful presence with slapstick humor and crazy antics that wrapped the audience up in the story waiting to be told.
We are all most likely familiar with the separation of church and state in our country. But how familiar are we with the separation of politics and people? Iranian-American filmmaker Marjan Tehrani explored that separation in her documentary, "Arusi Persian Wedding.
Love gives and takes away. Love causes pain and brings healing. Love is the greatest joy and the greatest sorrow. "La Traviata," or the wayward woman, is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi that explores all of the contradictions that make up love. The heart-melting, operatic masterpiece made its premier at the Lyric Opera last Thursday.
She loves him. He loves this other girl. This other girl loves a married man. There is "Two Lovers" in a nutshell for you. The film follows a semi-suicidal Leonard (Joaquin Phoenix) as he picks up the pieces of his broken heart following a breakup with his fiancé.
Dear Readers, Spring is waiting right around the corner, which leads me to believe there are at least two things that are virtual inevitabilities: my allergies are gong to cause me grief, and the bubbas are going to cause my girlfriends even more. Always with your best interest at heart, I am taking the liberty of passing along a couple of rules taken from my grandmother.
Monday, March 16 UMKC Percussion Ensemble: Check out the Conservatory in a fun way with performances by the Percussion Ensemble. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in White Recital Hall.
