AltWeeklies Wire
Attack on Evolution Is Well-Coordinatednew
Bloggers reveal that campaign contributions have flowed from anti-evolution, "intelligent design" proponents to conservative Kansas City school board members.
Poisoning Suspect Harassed Other Neighborsnew
Donna Ozuna-Trout cried racism after she was accused of attempting to murder the mayor of Edwardsville, Kan., by poisoned coffeecake. Her many neighbors beg to differ.
The Pitch |
Allie Johnson |
03-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Anti-Cloning Crusader Makes Republicans Squirmnew
Debate over an anti-cloning bill introduced by Missouri State Sen. Matt Bartle separates the Republican Party's believers in free markets from its believers in God.
Education Reform Programs Come in One-Size-Fits-Allnew
The Kansas City, Mo., School District has spent millions on a reform effort that forces teachers to read dumbed-down literature, like Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, to their students -- and be timed by stopwatches while they're doing it.
The Voice of Red-State Christianity Battles Gay Marriagenew
The Rev. Jerry Johnston and other preachers who oppose same-sex marriage want lawmakers to let the people of Kansas vote on a constitutional amendment to "protect" marriage.
Meet Dr. Hydrogennew
Roger Billings is an affable 57-year-old who holds many patents, on things from hydrogen devices to computer networking gadgets and Ethernet technology. But his biggest and most fascinating invention may be his own persona.
Tags: Health & Science
How to Tell If Your Wife's Really Pregnantnew
Kevin Montgomery of Melvern, Kansas, claims he had no idea something was terribly wrong about his wife Lisa's "pregnancy." After all, there's a lot on the mind of the average rural Kansas man.
Execution of Underworld Family Member Goes Unsolvednew
Phil Corbin took pride in his link to Kansas City’s notorious Cammisano mobsters. Maybe that’s why he’s dead.
The Pitch |
Kendrick Blackwood |
01-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Car Stereo Geeks Turn Kansas City Into Giant Boomboxnew
Stereo aficionados from around the country converge once a year at the Tuner Jam, morphing their cars into the world's most powerful portable boomboxes, pitting sound system against sound system to find out whose is loudest.
The Pitch |
Ben Paynter |
01-04-2005 |
Recreation
Movies That Heated Up Cinemas in 2004new
Not one of the political documentariess distributed this year made a fraction of Fahrenheit 9/11's earnings, and deservedly so, because not one outraged, engaged or entertained the way Michael Moore's film did.
Celebrating the Underhyped Movies of 2004new
Plenty of fine films opened to little or no fanfare this year. New Times reviewers pick their favorite movies that didn't draw the adulation they deserved.
The Pitch |
Bill Gallo, Melissa Levine, Jean Oppenheimer, Luke Y. Thompson and Robert Wilonsky |
12-27-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Directors, 2004's Best Films, Control Room, I Heart Huckabees, Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut, Kitchen Stories, Mean Creek, My Architect, Overnight, She Hate Me, Silver City, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space, The Corporation, The Manchurian Candidate, The Mother, The Story of the yearinreview 2004, The Terminal, The Twilight Samurai, Tokyo Godfathers, Weeping Camel
Small Movies Came Up Big in 2004new
New Times critics pick as their top film of the year Alexander Payne's Sideways, which juxtaposes a wine freak's brittle angst with his friend's doofy recklessness.
From Major to Minornew
Where once "independent film" meant a movie made outside the clutches of Hollywood, now it means simply a movie that resembles something done on the fringes. It's no longer a question of ownership, but of aesthetics.
Christmas Play About the Apocalypse Inspires Conversionnew
The Sheffield Family Life Center’s annual pageant is a heartwarming little tale starring machine guns and the Antichrist.
Trick Daddy Puréenew
A reviewer slices and dices a veritable buffet of new albums in a few sentences each.
