1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (440+ words) What do Marvel comic creators and rock album designers have in common in terms of artistic muses? Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. Despite being dead for over a century, Mucha’s lines have inspired the work of countless recent artists across a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (594+ words) Misha Osherovich (Ethan) and Nico Carney (Alex) in She’s the He! // Courtesy of Obscured Releasing Conservative groups have been claiming for years that transgender people are a threat to private spaces like bathrooms and dressing rooms. With She’s the He!,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (755+ words) Director John Carney has made a career in musical movies that have blown audiences away, like Once and Sing Street. His latest has a Jonas Brother and Paul Rudd, which sounds like an unbeatable combo, but Power Ballad ends up…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1815+ words) Actor/Comedian Will Forte has played a lot of roles over the years, but “Kansas City royalty” was not one of the early career objectives. Still, hang around Big Slick long enough, and the city tends to adopt you whether…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (993+ words) For more than three decades, Margaret Cho has built a career out of scathingly saying the loud parts out loud. “Pride is a political protest,” Cho says plainly. “It’s always been. My first Pride was in 1978, and I’ve always perceived…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (377+ words) That does not, however, make them moral fables. Cinema is art, obviously. It’s also entertainment. Anyway, it got me thinking: not every movie needs to be moral or political. But every movie does have a perspective, whether dictated by a…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1358+ words) Alex Winter is one of many pop culture guests as part of Planet Comicon Kansas City, which runs Friday, March, through Sunday, March 29, at the KC Convention Center. More information is available on their website. Suffice it to say, 2025 was…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (663+ words) Courtesy of Kyle Kinane If you’re in the mood to laugh at the misfortunes of others, now’s your chance. Stand-up comedian Kyle Kinane is coming to the Comedy Club of Kansas City with shows on Mar. 19, 20, and 21. He’s a little…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (762+ words) Brooks Wheelan chatted with us ahead of his February 5-7 shows at the KC Comedy Club. He reflects on living in Kansas City, his passion for traveling, and what people can expectfrom Midwest comedy. The Pitch: You lived in Kansas City…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (542+ words) As the label explains it, Presenting… Dick Davy is “the wild story of a young cantor, the politically leftist son of a politically leftist New York rabbi, steeped in folk music and anti-war passions and nights at the Apollo, who…...