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No, not THAT kind of vice… This one’s an extraordinary comedic bio drama of how George W. Bush chose Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney to be his running mate in the 2000 presidential election. A VP pick that re-directed the country—and … Continue reading →

So what have we learned? Bohemian Rhapsody was the worst-reviewed Golden Globe winner in 33 years. Not that I needed Rotten Tomatoes to tell me this. I’ve been tracking it all along. (And yet…) Excoriated in the press, I’ve yet … Continue reading →

No need to rub your eyes, it’s true… Ten years after I fumbled a layoffs deal that would have continued my column in the FYI section of the Kansas City Star – and after dozens of online columns questioning and/or … Continue reading →

Almost everyone’s familiar with the pop culture definition of insanity… Why then does the Kansas City Star persist in reporting day old stories as if they were breaking news while bagging on Donald Trump and talking down to readers by force … Continue reading →

Some OF YOU may wonder IF I’ve given up on the movies… Nothing could be further from the truth. Let’s just say that a temporary, severe health issue placed an unfortunate fork in my writing and reviewing road, preventing me … Continue reading →

When you unleash a seriously good expose, you shouldn’t need to engage in behind-the-scenes manipulations for affirmation… Yet that appears to be exactly what the Kansas City Star’s been doing ever since its attempted “bust” of newly elected Missouri senator Josh … Continue reading →

Now that the faux handwringing on the Chiefs cutting Kareem Hunt is starting to subside… How about we take a moment for a bit of reflection and some finger pointing? Because somewhat obviously the sexist excuses making the rounds about Hunt’s … Continue reading →

Tis the season, right? And what better time to lay a little positivity on our new friends at The Pitch. Guess what? They deserve it! I’m not going to nitpick last month’s “Best of Kansas City” issue. By now pretty … Continue reading →

Sometimes you can try too hard… In today’s competitive market, where you can make it but the label won’t put it out until it’s convinced it’s a hit, everybody feels the pressure, and this works against music. Whereas Eric Clapton‘s … Continue reading →

This just in… Most – okay, not all – sports media types are jock sniffers. In some cases, glorified, nerd jock sniffers. I realize this may not be wildly surprising, but it’s a good jumping off point to talk about … Continue reading →

So many surveys, so little time… What would we have to talk about if it wasn’t for those endless surveys pitting Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri against competing cities and states? Not much, apparently. Two of the more interesting of … Continue reading →

I get it… When skating on ice as thin as the Kansas City Star is the last thing one can afford to do is sit back and mail it in. So it’s not surprising that the know-it-all editorial board folks at … Continue reading →

Talk about getting the run around… Between Lawrence police and the city prosecutor, I’m going to venture a guess that drowsy drunken city KC councilman Quinton Lucas has a decent shot at dodging a pretty nasty public relations bullet. One where the embattled … Continue reading →

Another one bites the dust… Wondering where last week and this week’s movie review went? I’ve got news. As in that movie guy Jack Poessiger has been under the weather – a viagra overdose, perhaps? Nah… Probably not, but fear … Continue reading →

Remember this one? Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That’s what’s wrong with today’s Kansas City Star. Make no mistake, they still face the same obstacles other newspapers are struggling with like disappearing print profits and readership. They can rack … Continue reading →

It’s the biggest windfall his sales department and out-of-state station owners that can ever remember… This from sales executive who’s been in the area for decades. Whoever says politics aren’t good for the economy doesn’t know what they’re talking about! … Continue reading →

“Houston, ‘The Eagle’ has landed” That’s the monumental sentence spoken in 1969 that rocked the world. But if you thought you knew the story—THINK AGAIN! FIRST MAN is the (sometimes tedious) biographical drama of Neil Armstrong‘s journey to becoming the first … Continue reading →

Like I said the other day… Despite the grotesque exaggerations and distortions of what appear to mostly be sophomoric, youthful indiscretions, in today’s political world it doesn’t take much to cook public figures like Brett Kavanaugh‘s goose. Or anybodies, for … Continue reading →

I’m sick of reading how funny and great Saturday Night Live is… Chevy Chase must have a new publicist because suddenly he’s everywhere. Most notably in the Washington Post where he laments that no one will hire him – that … Continue reading →