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Not into spandex sporting superheroes, animated fowl or fighters of paranormal nostalgia? Cheer up, Hollywood’s not forgotten you. Here are four movies set to open during the next month with adult tastes in mind. Upfront: ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE featuring the big screen debut of … Continue reading →

She didn’t obey the rules… That’s another thing the working class believes in strongly – right and wrong – respecting the law. And the funny thing is, most of us consider ourselves working class, or middle class. Be sure to … Continue reading →

Recently, one of the speakers at Harvard University’s commencement exercises caused a nationwide sensation…   A young African-American man from North Carolina named Donovan Livingston, who was receiving his masters degree from the School of Education, recited a “word poem” … Continue reading →

  Dynamic Pricing—get used to it! It’s the new flip term to describe (sometimes) hard to move inventory and improve the bottom line. Dynamic pricing is certainly not new. It’s been around for decades—just not by its current catchy name. … Continue reading →

We’re leaving eight billion dollars on the table! You’ve got to listen to Live Nation head Michael Rapino on Peter Kafka’s podcast. Or maybe not. You haven’t got that much time and don’t care. But then you can’t get a … Continue reading →

Seems like mass murders by radical Islam and Isis are becoming a regular event… This past weekend the United States suffered the worst massacre since 911. Fifty people were shot to death in Orlando Florida 50 with more than 50 others wounded by … Continue reading →

I heard Tom Frank speak recently at the Kansas City Public Library about his new book, “Listen, Liberal”.  I’ve known Tom since 2003, when he interviewed me for his earlier book, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” His latest book does … Continue reading →

Refrain for a moment from cherry picking the beautiful things Muhammad Ali said… Consider instead the total of Ali’s words. By far, most of what he said was basically, “I am the best.” The second most common thing was, “I will publicly ridicule those … Continue reading →

Comedy super star Louis CK will be at Sprint one July 7th… Louis did an interview with the Kansas City Star this week wherein he explained that he didn’t hate Kansas City as he’d ranted a while back on late night … Continue reading →

Will the general public ever tire of superhero movies? Well, 20th Century-Fox sure hopes it won’t be with their latest edition in the highly profitable ‘X-Men’ series poised to rule the box office this Memorial Day weekend. Advance tracking has … Continue reading →

Hillary Clinton was considered a shoe in to become President of the United States… Then a funny thing happened. As in, Donald Trump. And now while most of her following still think Hillary will win – she’s still the favorite in Vegas – … Continue reading →

It may be a two way street but etiquette shouldn’t always prevail… The bathroom in our neighborhood gym is a unisex operation – as in both sexes use it. And of course, half the time I use it, the toilet … Continue reading →

Newspaper editorial pages have been slobbering over presidential candidates forever… As in well over 100 years, but who’s counting? Hardly anybody these days except Hillary Clinton, John Katich who’ve been cleaning up this election cycle in the outdated game.. Take the Indianapolis Star‘s non-endorsement … Continue reading →

Well folks, it’s over… Donald Trump is gonna be the Republican nominee for president of these United States. Tuesday night sealed the deal! Trump not only won all five eastern states but crushed it. He took down Ted Cruz and for … Continue reading →

This just in… Following tomorrow’s final Super Tuesday, Donald Trump should be the presumptive Republican nominee for president. Ah, but not so fast. Because it’s likely his delegate count will be near 1000 of the needed 1237 to insure his nomination. So like him … Continue reading →

The fantastical world of Snow White and the Huntsman expands this weekend by revealing how the fates of huntsman Eric and Queen Ravenna are dangerously intertwined… Turns out that long before the evil queen (Charlize Theron) was believed to be … Continue reading →

Can we talk? When it comes to Melissa McCarthy movies you pretty well know what you are in for. Some, of course, are better than others. Her best—and breakthrough film—definitely was BRIDESMAIDS. In-betweeners include her buddy-cop comedy THE HEAT opposite … Continue reading →