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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die has human flaws, but the spirit of tech rebellion saves the day Courtesy Briarcliff Entertainment Perhaps in direct defiance of the technology they’re satirizing, recent movies and shows about artificial intelligence have also been wonderfully bonkers. The 2023 li...

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die has human flaws, but the spirit of tech rebellion saves the day
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Top World Cup teams flock to stay in Kansas City—and it makes sense England, the Netherlands and Argentina will use Kansas City as their base camp for this summer’s World Cup. (Illustration by Eric Thomas for Kansas Reflector) On Wednesday, the English soccer federati...

Top World Cup teams flock to stay in Kansas City—and it makes sense
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Noir-thriller Crime 101 held together by Chris Hemsworth’s spotty accent Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios The rights to turn Don Winslow’s thrilling novella Crime 101 into a motion picture were won by Amazon MGM Studio – they made sure to throw all the bells and whistles at ...

Noir-thriller Crime 101 held together by Chris Hemsworth’s spotty accent
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Half Price Books Westport ratifies union contract Half Price Books in Westport // Photo by Samantha Russell Two years ago, workers at Half Price Books in Westport won their vote to unionize. Only now have contract negotiations with the corporation be...

Half Price Books Westport ratifies union contract
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Kings Return's Vaughn Faison on the a cappella quartet's wide-reaching fame ahead of Lied Center show King Return. // facebook.com/KingsReturnMusic If you’re a music fan who’s ever been scrolling online, you’ve likely come across a video or two of four men singing acapella in a stairwell and had your ...

Kings Return’s Vaughn Faison on the a cappella quartet’s wide-reaching fame ahead of Lied Center show
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Lucas' State of the City 2026 highlights infrastructure, parks, and planning; sidesteps more pressing concerns Photo by Brock Wilbur On Feb. 11 at City Hall, Mayor Quinton Lucas’ 2026 State of the City Address began with a sharp prayer. “We confess we fly the red, black, and green in February atop City Hall, w...

Lucas’ State of the City 2026 highlights infrastructure, parks, and planning; sidesteps more pressing concerns
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KC Sipps: Sweet weekend plans and an indoor beer festival at Union Station Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.

KC Sipps: Sweet weekend plans and an indoor beer festival at Union Station
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The Unicorn's Casey and Diana finds spectacle in end-of-life seclusion Photo by Don Ipock In October of 1991, Princess Diana visited the pioneering HIV/AIDS hospice Casey House in Toronto and shook the hand of a man living with HIV. After the media left, she reportedly s...

"Thomas’ huge, brash personality is the near-cartoonish confidence of a man who has known death, internally and externally, and has laughed in its face enough times to know that he is either immortal or inescapably next in line." www.thepitchkc.com/the-unicorns...

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Alex Birney's OBEX is a sci-fi throwback to floppy disk era gaming, and the disappointments therein Alex Birney’s latest film, OBEX, is a small, weird, and intimately made film that seems as if it belongs to a bygone era. Connor Thomas Marsh (Birney, who also co-wrote, scored, and co-produced the fi...

As jubilant and whimsy-filled as things first appear, there's a fair amount of menace and dread peeking its way through the veneer. #OBEX www.thepitchkc.com/alex-birneys...

Missouri attorney general wants to rewrite history and redefine who counts in the Census Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway at an event in St. Louis on Nov. 24 (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a lawsu...

Missouri attorney general wants to rewrite history and redefine who counts in the Census
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KC Sipps: New bourbon in Waldo, a full day Chingu pop-up, and dining for good Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.

KC Sipps: New bourbon in Waldo, a full day Chingu pop-up, and dining for good
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Brat collapse mockumentary The Moment heralds the death of cool—and Charli xcx Charli xcx plays a stylized version of herself in The Moment // Courtesy of A24 To be a Charli xcx fan is to always question if she’s being serious or not.  In the late 2010s to early 2020s, she was p...

Brat collapse mockumentary The Moment heralds the death of cool—and Charli xcx
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Federal judge denies Kansas officials’ attempt to toss challenge to ballot advocacy Attendees of the Kansans for Constitutional Freedom watch party celebrate after Aug. 2, 2022, primary election results verify Kansans voted to keep abortion a constitutional right. (Photo by Lily O’Sh...

Federal judge denies Kansas officials’ attempt to toss challenge to ballot advocacy
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Matt Pryor, Night Tennis, Natalie Prauser, and more of the best local music videos for February Illustrated by Katelyn Betz It has been a whirlwind start to the year, and if you’re anything like us, you’re in dire need of some beauty to make you feel something other than deep-simmering rage. So,...

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Dish & Drink KC: Core Coffee & Eatery and Bamboo Penny's Dish & Drink KC logo by Theodore Rosen While I’m a creature of habit, I do appreciate a first visit. Walking into a place for the first time removes loyalty and routine from the equation. All you have...

Dish & Drink KC: Core Coffee & Eatery and Bamboo Penny’s
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Alex Birney's OBEX is a sci-fi throwback to floppy disk era gaming, and the disappointments therein Alex Birney’s latest film, OBEX, is a small, weird, and intimately made film that seems as if it belongs to a bygone era. Connor Thomas Marsh (Birney, who also co-wrote, scored, and co-produced the fi...

As jubilant and whimsy-filled as things first appear, there's a fair amount of menace and dread peeking its way through the veneer.
www.thepitchkc.com/alex-birneys...

Ninajirachi turns The Granada into a glitchpop Australia for the terminally online Ninajirachi at The Granada, Jan. 30 // Photo by Kylie Volavongsa Ninajirachi with 2charm The Granada Friday, January 30 Ninajirachi is one of those rare acts that can come to Kansas and beg the audien...

Ninajirachi turns The Granada into a glitchpop Australia for the terminally online
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The Toxic Avenger: The Musical is worth catching before the cast dies tragically Photo by Jack Kapple If you have the stomach for it, Arts Asylum is currently putting on the highest form / lowest brow musical in recent memory. While only a few performances remain, you may want to ...

"It would be unethical treatment of actors to allow this show to persist." www.thepitchkc.com/the-toxic-av...

Swiftynomics tracks the fiscal impact of gender and inequality (Taylor's Version) Swifties, rejoice. There’s new reading material, and it’s from a local author. Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy is brought to you by Misty L. Heggeness. She’s a professor at...

Swiftynomics tracks the fiscal impact of gender and inequality (Taylor’s Version)
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Missouri sports betting tops $543M in first month but deductions leave state with only $521K House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton, a Republican from Noel, speaks March 3 during debate on the fiscal 2025 supplemental appropriations bill.(Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). Missou...

After providing more than $100 million in free plays to lure customers, FanDuel and Draftkings, the sports books dominating the state market, paid no taxes.
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Year of the Horse: Lunar New Year celebrations in Kansas City Event photo courtesy of Hella Good Deeds Lunar New Year 2026 begins on February 17, 2026, welcoming the Year of the Horse.  The Year of the Horse symbolizes energy, confidence, and forward movement. P...

Year of the Horse: Lunar New Year celebrations in Kansas City
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Ninajirachi turns The Granada into a glitchpop Australia for the terminally online Ninajirachi at The Granada, Jan. 30 // Photo by Kylie Volavongsa Ninajirachi with 2charm The Granada Friday, January 30 Ninajirachi is one of those rare acts that can come to Kansas and beg the audien...

Ninajirachi turns The Granada into a glitchpop Australia for the terminally online
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2026 Folk Alliance International Conference was a musical whirlwind CJ Chenier plays his father’s accordion. // photo credit Shadow Scape Records Off and on for the better part of a decade, the Folk Alliance International Conference took place at Kansas City’s Westin ...

2026 Folk Alliance International Conference was a musical whirlwind
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Brat collapse mockumentary The Moment heralds the death of cool—and Charli xcx Charli xcx plays a stylized version of herself in The Moment // Courtesy of A24 To be a Charli xcx fan is to always question if she’s being serious or not.  In the late 2010s to early 2020s, she was p...

After seeing how Brat has melted into a mess of corporate nothingspeak, teens whose lives Charli saved, and other deeply unserious or maybe-kind-of serious mishaps, The Moment loses steam. At least Charli knows when to stop. Kinda? www.thepitchkc.com/brat-collaps...

Photos: Anti-ICE protests in downtown Olathe Photo by Tarik Sykes Over 100 students walked out of school Thursday afternoon, heading to the Johnson County Courthouse in downtown Olathe. Amid honking cars and disputes with passing motorists, the ...

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Alex Birney's OBEX is a sci-fi throwback to floppy disk era gaming, and the disappointments therein Alex Birney’s latest film, OBEX, is a small, weird, and intimately made film that seems as if it belongs to a bygone era. Connor Thomas Marsh (Birney, who also co-wrote, scored, and co-produced the fi...

As jubilant and whimsy-filled as things first appear, there's a fair amount of menace and dread peeking its way through the veneer.
www.thepitchkc.com/alex-birneys...