Category Archives: Hearne_Christopher

Some of you guys can’t stand it when a local celeb weighs in here with a sports opinion…  Contrary to your own opinion, of course. Hey, that’s understandable. Who does whoever it is think they are? What kind of journalism … Continue reading →

It’s Sunday, time for some light hearted diversionary journalism… Remember the story earlier this week about Pitch parent SouthComm shuttering one of its hometown newsweeklies, Nashville’s The City Paper? In essence the tale was about how incredibly difficult it is for print … Continue reading →

Oh my gosh, this is a little disturbing… Cruising the web to see what’s up on the Pitch and Star websites a few minutes ago, I stumbled onto one of those bogus party pics pages that the newspaper uses to … Continue reading →

The comments dude KC Confidential readers know as smartman is no more… Most of you had no idea who that wily rascal was. He did a pretty good job of trying to pull the wool over my eyes even and … Continue reading →

Hoopla aside, Missouri sucked its first season out of the gate in the SEC… In the $ports that matter that is, men’s football and basketball. And while the SEC is a prestigious conference, there’s more to the equation than the … Continue reading →

Much has been said this past week about KU football coach Charlie Weis self-deprecating remarks… “Have you looked at that pile of crap out there?” Weis told reporters his pitch was in recruiting new players. “Have you taken a look at … Continue reading →

Move along folks, nothing to see here… About that lawsuit filed Monday by concert promoter Mammoth – messrs Josh Hunt and Jeff Fortier – against Kanrocksas promoter Bill Brandmeyer and (more importantly perhaps)  MMF, LLC. The one in which Mammoth claims “the defendants … Continue reading →

This is both scary and sad… After years of hand wringing over how thin the ice is at Kansas City alternative newsweekly The Pitch, the worrisome point was driven home again today when Pitch parent SouthComm announced it was folding it’s … Continue reading →

A, b, c, d, e, f, g… Take a number if you sang those letters in your mind as you read them. Now scratch the letter “g” and you’ll have KC Confidential‘s new, improved movie ratings system. Starting immediately, we’re … Continue reading →

This is huge… It’s been like for-ev-er since Kansas City has had a comedy club. A real comedy club. You know, like Stanford & Sons. No mas. As of right now, that’s about to change. Because Stanford’s on Broadway is slated … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s news, anyone? The front page headline in today’s Kansas City Star: “Hollywood faces epic year of flops.” Never mind that the story was written by a New York Times writer, not a Star staffer. The inconvenient truth is it’s … Continue reading →

Does it strike anybody else as hypocritical that after days of preaching political correctness, championing racial harmony and calling for more sensitivity where stereotypes are concerned, that up pops a giant photo spread on the Kansas City Star website celebrating … Continue reading →

Talk about flying low… The horsies are history but the airport is still alive and kicking. And therein lies the problem, says Olathe homeowner Bill Nigro. Let’s begin with a moment of silence for the fabled Hilltop Stables near the … Continue reading →

For reasons that include that I’m usually not in lock step with the more conservative opinion writers and commenters on KC Confidential I tend to avoid weighing in on topics like the George Zimmerman trial. That doesn’t mean I don’t … Continue reading →

Now go drive a new Fiat 500L which have landed and are in stock at Fiat of Olathe near 119th and I-35.  You’ll be shocked, I certainly was. I was expecting something akin to a Mini Cooper Clubman – the somewhat … Continue reading →

Allow me to assist you guys in your pursuits of near perfection… You’ll find it at the “entertaining eatery” that goes by the name Standees. It’s a super upscale/casual restaurant and intimate movie theater that opened recently in the Prairie Village … Continue reading →

Once upon a time it was magical… It was Crown Center – the ultra upscale, urban shopping mall the mighty Hallmark Cards built. It was one of the Cowtown’s top tourist draws, ashopping Mecca. Forget about the miniature LEGOLAND Discovery Center … Continue reading →

“Is there no semblance of permanence anymore? There was a time when somebody invented something like the wheel, the lightbulb, telephone, radio, you could count upon them remaining relevant for decades, generations even. No mas. I remember in the early … Continue reading →

Et tu, Hostess? First Monsanto, now Twinkies…the ongoing death march of prepackaged, processed foods into day-to-day lives continues. Starting next week we’ll be getting new, improved, longer lasting Twinkies snack cakes, courtesy of a reconstituted Hostess Brands. The investors who … Continue reading →

The jury is no longer out… Not George Zimmerman’s murder trial, I’m talking about the pending demise of bookstores (and down the road libraries). You don’t have to drive very far to pass the fossilized remains of once booming businesses like Blockbuster … Continue reading →