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A moment of silence, please… Because the dude who started Stanford & Sons, ran for Kansas City mayor and went toes up in just about every biz he ever owned, “has left the building.” So says an online ad for … Continue reading →

And then there were none… The long, sad exodus of beleaguered, beat down journalists from the Kansas City Star‘s proud home at 18th and Grand is in the books. The last of the last checked out on July 19th for … Continue reading →

Give credit to Tom Cruise for keeping this franchise strong and fresh… Not necessarily from a standpoint of story line, mind you, but by creating ever more exciting action stunts to amaze us. Could he top his impressive ROGUE NATION … Continue reading →

This is just weird… I’ll make some calls and see what I can learn, but there’s something rotten in Denmark. In a manner of speaking. Because since the dawn of time, the alt weekly (turned monthly) known as the Pitch … Continue reading →

Know what gets tedious? Wading through nonstop Donald Trump bashing day in and day out. Hey, I get it. When people hate their jobs, the nasty neighbor who disagrees with them, traffic snarls on the drive to work or the … Continue reading →

Hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the producing team of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson successfully brought one of today’s most popular musical romantic comedy plays to the big screen… MAMMA MIA! would go on to earn in the neighborhood … Continue reading →

There wasn’t one song everybody didn’t know… That’s the difference between yesterday and today, the ubiquity of the hits. If you were alive in the 1960s and 1970s, you heard them. They penetrated not only the airwaves, but society, and … Continue reading →

It’s about time… Ever since KU got its panties in a bunch over Mizzou bailing on the Big 12, leaving the Jayhawks high and dry, the oldest rivalry in Division One college sports “west of the Mississippi” has been missing in action. Missouri … Continue reading →

Took a while, but… With Lawrence and Topeka in the rearview mirror, at long last I’m back in the Cowtown. And with a little luck, the folks in the Philippines who work for the local newspaper will have my delivery rectified by Monday … Continue reading →

Let’s not get too critical here and accept it for what it is… SKYSCRAPER is your basic summer action brain candy. No more. No less. What we’ve got here is fan-favorite Dwayne (‘The Rock’) Johnson playing the part of Will … Continue reading →

Record companies used to have a formula, they’d cross tracks over from one format to another, ultimately ending up on Top 40 radio… That doesn’t happen anymore. Prior to the Beatles the music business was a backwater. Of course we … Continue reading →

Here I am, a grown man attempting to critique ANT-MAN AND THE WASP… But guess what, you don’t have to be a nerd to enjoy the 20th release in the past decade from Marvel’s Cinematic Universe series. Because if for … Continue reading →

“Your story’s going to be about me pretty much retiring from comedy,” says longtime Stanford & Sons main man Craig Glazer. “I’m closing Stanford’s downtown.” Make that past tense. “The last day was this past weekend,” Glazer says. “We’re closed … Continue reading →

Well ,it happened… Lebron has signed with the Lakers and Magic Johnson. These two will RULE the NBA and fast. The Lakers are the most storied team in modern NBA history and now will be again. No, a title this year is not … Continue reading →

  Forget right and wrong… It’s always wrong to  take the law into one’s own hands and kill people. What’s more, there are always going to be nut cases – regardless of their affiliation – who will perpetuate this kind … Continue reading →

The drug cartel crime thriller SICARIO was not a major box office blockbuster… The 2015 movie did however garner quite a following by fans of the genre via the various video delivery systems in its afterlife. Hence this week’s sequel called … Continue reading →

OK, so I lied… Remember how I told you recently I was going to really start writing more? And then I did. However, as the sun sets on my time here in Lawrence and my return to the wilds of Kansas … Continue reading →

It’s based on facial recognition technology… Ticketing is broken, can anybody fix it? Will anybody fix it? That’s what Nathan Hubbard has set out to do, the man who used to run Ticketmaster. He’s raised double digit millions and… I first … Continue reading →

The good news about JURASSIC World: FALLEN KINGDOM is that it delivers on its hype and expectations… If you’re looking for a big summer popcorn action-adventure, this one fits the bill. The bad news: Well, there really isn’t any unless … Continue reading →

Don’t get stung on your next car rental… When picking up your rental car at the location keep in mind that the person behind the counter isn’t merely a customer service agent. Oh no, he or she are much more … Continue reading →