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ON THE MOVE - August 2008

mopressservice wrote 4 days ago: Cape Girardeau ‹ Jim Maxwell, formerly president and publisher of Pocono Mountains Media Group, ha … more »

Tags: Appointments and Awards, —Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian, Cedar County Republican, Chris Post, Dennis Sharkey, DeVry Institute, Jess Hamlet, Jim Maxwell, Joshua Appleman

Whitlock on Favre1 comment

goearth wrote 1 week ago: Another great article from Jason Whitlock of the KC Star!  Whitlock expalins what should happen (an … more »

Tags: Sports, Favre, packers, KC Star, whitlock, Ted Thompson

Wii-hab Rising: NIH Joins Research Push

John Rice wrote 1 week ago: David Twitty of the Associated Press writes of an increase in interest and research surrounding the … more »

Tags: Research, Video Game Research, Serious Games, Making Video Games, Nintendo, AP, Medical Games, Surveys, HopeLab

The Worst "Blind Pews" of U.S. Newspapers, PT II3 comments

johnwilpers wrote 1 week ago: You might think that as you move down the list of large American newspapers, away from the tradition … more »

Tags: Arizona Republic, Baltimore Sun, Bloggers, blogs, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Columbus Dispatch, Dallas Morning News, Denver Rocky Mountain News, Detroit Free Press

Famous Last Words

6ot6eek wrote 1 week ago: Last summer, prior to the release of the seventh and final installment of the frighteningly popular … more »

Tags: fandom, Harry Potter (fandom), contest, Deathly Hallows, Fanfiction, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, ubernerd, writing

Review: Chris Hillman thumbs through his back pages

thedailyrecord wrote 2 weeks ago: Above: Chris Hillman and Herb Pederson perform “Turn Turn Turn.” By Joel Francis The Ka … more »

Tags: Back To Rockville, Chris Hillman, Joel Francis, Music, Review, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers

Why critics are important

kcopera wrote 2 weeks ago: The Kansas City Star, among other voices, questions why the Lyric Opera and other arts organizations … more »

Tags: Advocacy, Classical Music, criticism, Financial Times, McClatchy, Opera, Paul Horsley

New York Times, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle foster an addiction

Ron Meyer wrote 2 weeks ago: I have been a junkie for nearly 40 years.  There is no need for an intervention.  I am not going t … more »

Tags: July 2008, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Omaha World-Herald, Los Angeles Times, Newspapers, San Francisco Chronicle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

O Billie, O Las Vegas1 comment

donnatrussell wrote 2 weeks ago: Since I destroyed clowns in my previous post, allow me now to rehabilitate them. If I had to choose … more »

Tags: Art, Journalism, Kansas City, Movies, Music, Theater, Travel, Bellagio, Billie Holiday

Jason Whitlock Too Black Too Strong3 comments

AMP wrote 1 year ago: Bar none, this brother is the loudest, proudest and for damn sure the strongest African-American sp … more »

Tags: Race Relations & Sports, NFL, Fox Sports, Jason Whitlock, hip-hop, Sean Taylor, Jim Rome

Concert Review: Wakarusa Music Festival (2007)

thedailyrecord wrote 1 year ago: The Kansas City Star By Joel Francis Michael Franti and Spearhead, Sun Down Stage Michael Franti b … more »

Tags: Greencards, Jam Bands, Martin and Wood, Medeski, Michael Franti, Music, Old Crow Medicine Show, Review, spearhead

Alabama man wins Cliburn piano contest

emily wrote 1 year ago: Jun 4, 2007 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — An ophthalmologist from Birmingham, Ala., bested 74 othe … more »

Tags: Oregonian, San Francisco Chronicle, Birmingham News, Post-Dispatch, International Herald Tribune, MichiganLive.com, Denver Post, Fox News, WTOP News

Everyone Hates Clowns

donnatrussell wrote 3 weeks ago: Don’t even think about buying that domain. It’s gone. And who better to own everyonehate … more »

Tags: Art, Humor, Journalism, Kansas City, Movies, Theater, austin artist, Cartoon, clown phobia

Review: For The Roots It's All In The Music1 comment

thedailyrecord wrote 3 weeks ago: Above: “You Got Me” in Japan earlier this year. By Joel Francis The Kansas City Star Un … more »

Tags: Back To Rockville, Joel Francis, Music, Review, the roots

Of Wigs and Men

donnatrussell wrote 3 weeks ago: There’s a fine line between the moving and the maudlin, and every day writers attempt to walk … more »

Tags: Cancer, Humor, Journalism, Kansas City, Poets, writing, Alopecia, bald, breast cancer

Obit - Shifra Stein

mopressservice wrote 3 weeks ago: Shifra Stein, Kansas City, an author, travel writer and arts and entertainment editor of The Kansas … more »

Tags: Obituaries, Bob Barrett, Kansas City DayTrips, shifra stein

Tell The Star: reinstate the classical music criticism staff position12 comments

kcopera wrote 4 weeks ago: Last week, in an effort to shore up its sagging revenues, The Kansas City Star eliminated the posit … more »

Tags: Advocacy, Classical Music, criticism, Dance, McClatchy, Opera, Paul Horsley

On the firing of Paul Horsley, The KC Star classical music and dance critic3 comments

ward440 wrote 4 weeks ago: It feels a little odd for me to be writing in support of a critic; after all, performers and critic … more »

Tags: Ward's commentary, Advocacy, Classical Music, criticism, Dance, McClatchy, Opera, Paul Horsley

Newspaper Cartoonist Wishes Death on Limbaugh

tsfiles wrote 1 month ago: This is how Stalinists liberal goons treat those who disagree with them: … more »

Tags: Crazy Liberals, cartoonist, God, Rush Limbaugh, Tim Russert