As I have noted all along, this blog is inspired by the hit 2009 movie “Julie and Julia” in which a blogger decided to try to cook every dish in one of Julia Childs’ cookbook. This massive home-improvement project is for all of those other urban pioneers out there needing an outlet where others can [...]
Can I just put in my two cents and say that this is possibly the greatest idea since someone figured out that wrapping people in togas meant we didn’t have to look at ugly fat people anymore? I think that what American Idol’s been lacking for the past few seasons is a sense of class [...]
For many, rape is a mystery laden with prejudice, self-righteousness and apathy. Many simply do not recognize the pervasive violence that defines the act even when the injuries are virtually undetectable. Our world has not yet found a way to diminish vulnerability and stop forever those who commit rape.In the Waldo incidents, the [...]
Cowell has taken the role of villian many times on Idol, but has always comported himself with honesty and integrity, if not always with grace. One of the comments he made that stood out to me was that he could not “prostitute himself” just for the extra money. By bucking the Hollywood system of money [...]
So, the Pitch wants to know what kind of bones (or boners) dwell in Bartle’s closet that would make him such an anti-sex crusader. Those with a convincing, truthful story of getting naughty with Matt Bartle can win tickets to Sublime in Kansas City.Here are the details from the Pitch:Truth is the only criteria. Maybe [...]
Greg Cote of the Miami Herald, under the headline “NFL Goes insane With Super Bowl in New Jersey,’’ grumbled “The League should be arrested for prostitution because, in effect, the NFL has broken its own rules on mild-climate cities to reward the Jets and Giants for building [...]
I can’t come up with a decent reason to want to be in East Rutherford under any circumstances — particularly with its unfortunate proximity to Jets fans — but the least of those circumstances would be in early February, when temperatures drop into the 20s and the wind bites and sleety, gray banks of sludge [...]
… Julie and Julia” with stripper and toolsBy Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnistFriends have gotten a kick out of my telling them I was having a male stripping party at my 84-year-old house in Northeast Kansas City.Instead of Luther, Marvin or Teddy anyone within earshout of my place is likely to hear [...]
ESPN The Magazine has a feature called “Postcards From The Edge.” In it, pro athletes provide anecdotes regarding their lives.In the latest issue, which hits newsstands Friday, Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe possibly says too much.Bowe talks about the behind the scenes of road trips and hotel visits.“My rookie year, we were playing in San [...]
There are probably going to be a few NFL players upset with Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe when they get wind of this story. In the latest issue of ESPN the Mag, Bowe tells a detailed story about NFL players bringing women come to their hotels on the road. Worst of all, they have [...]
