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Everybody loves a winner… Up to a point – or maybe in the case of controversial media types – love to hate. But where fallen WHB sports radio personality Kevin Kietzman is concerned, it would appear that next to nobody has … Continue reading →

What a difference a day makes… It was like Wednesday night was the kiddie table, and last night it was the adults, playing for real. Marianne Williamson had it right. It’s not about specifics, policies, it’s about playing Donald Trump‘s … Continue reading →

Answer the damn question… I support Elizabeth Warren, but when asked about guns, she veered into gibberish and never tacked back. Why couldn’t she just speak English? Guns are a big problem in society but they’re here forever. We’re never … Continue reading →

It’s seldom these days I find a sequel or spin-off that’s better than its predecessor… But that is exactly what’s happening at the movies THIS weekend. TOY STORY 4 is just about everything one could wish and look forward to in … Continue reading →

The mainstream media is always last… No, wait a minute…even if you hate Elizabeth Warren you’ve got to hear what I say because it applies to you. The issue is how do you get famous and have your ideas heard … Continue reading →

Make no mistake, Kansas City loves its barbecue… As evidenced in no small part by the barbecuing I just took on my Facebook page over yesterday’s Quinton Lucas piece. Check it out. On second thought, allow me to shall share a … Continue reading →

There’s a good chance the next mayor of Kansas City will be gay… And I’m not talking about Kansas City councilman Jolie Justus. Because according to several sources, the openly gay Justus’s opponent, Quinton Lucas, is also gay…just not out of … Continue reading →

Politics is show business for ugly people… But this year, the politicians are playing the game better than the entertainers. You’ve got to be able to say no. That’s one thing a musician no longer is capable of. If you’re … Continue reading →

critical consensus proclaims Late Night to be: “Smart, timely, and brought to life by a terrific cast, LATE NIGHT is a workplace comedy with a lot of heart—and just as many laughs.” The low budget independent movie made quite an impact … Continue reading →

Long time, no see… After a couple weeks off, returning to the task at hand brings to mind the state of local print journalism. What’s left of it, anyway. Because it’s impossible to escape the fact that pretty much across … Continue reading →

I’ve been chided in the past for overlooking small, independent films in favor of major big budget studio releases… This week I rectify those (unjust) accusations by focusing on a fresh, funny new coming-of-age comedy. It’s a ‘small’ film called … Continue reading →

What goes around comes around… Seems like only yesterday theaters proclaimed in newspaper directory ads that certain movies showing in their multiplexes would be presented in the “revolutionary new” digital format. (We still HAD newspaper movie ads back then.) It … Continue reading →

The painfully long slide of Lawrence Journal World took a giant leap last weekend… From appearances, the 108 year -old newspaper of record for Lawrence – proud home of the University of Kansas and its Jayhawk sports teams – is … Continue reading →

Local media jock sniffers gave the Chiefs a slap on the hand when they drafted Tyreek Hill… After which they spent the better part of past two seasons pretending everything was fine and dandy – that Hill was a changed … Continue reading →

The Mueller Report will move no needles in either Democrat or Republican silos… Places where long standing biases are life sustaining sustenance. Case in point, approximately 30% of the country thinks anti-Trump Dem Adam Schiff is Diogenes and disgraced MSNBC anchor Brian … Continue reading →

‘DUMBO’—what can I tell you? It’s a beautifully staged and photographed (i.e. filmed) LIVE-Action, family fantasy movie that should please audiences of ALL ages. Parents and/or grandparents taking the kids to see it will enjoy it as well. Imagine that. … Continue reading →

Time flies when you’re having fun… Reading the novels of Anthony Trollope, an English writer of the 19th century, one is struck by how different society is nowadays from his era.  It’s actually not that remote in time from our … Continue reading →