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Kansas attorney general site hosts illicit content in apparent national scam campaign
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Kansas attorney general site hosts illicit content in apparent national scam campaign

The links appearing on the attorney general’s website opened PDF files containing instructions on how to access illicit content, such as AI tools that “undress” individuals in photos. // Photo by Zane...

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November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM

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As SNAP benefits are restored, food pantry workers assess the damage. Supply is low, demand remains high and uncertainty about future federal cuts leaves families wondering what comes next.
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‘We can’t keep food on the shelf’: KC food pantries struggle to keep up ahead of holidays

Volunteers collect food for the pantry at Redemptorist Social Services Center in Kansas City (Thomas White/The Beacon). Kisha Tivis heard about an emergency food distribution event at Jewish Family Se...

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November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM

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Post-Glee, Dot-Marie Jones remains one of the hardest working character actors in the scene
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Post-Glee, Dot-Marie Jones remains one of the hardest working character actors in the scene

Briefly catching up with Glee's and Lost & Found in Cleveland's Dot-Marie Jones to talk all things show business.

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November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM

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Dish & Drink KC: Breakfast hits with luxe sips at HomeGrown and Urban
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Dish & Drink KC: Breakfast hits with luxe sips at HomeGrown and Urban

Dish & Drink KC logo by Theodore Rosen There’s something special about gathering your people for a surprise celebration, especially when it involves brunch in downtown Kansas City. My friends and I re...

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November 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM

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Best of KC 2025: Rachel McCarthy James’ book Whack Job cuts deep
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Best of KC 2025: Rachel McCarthy James’ book Whack Job cuts deep

Rachel McCarthy James. // photo credit Carly Hays Earlier this month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can take a peek at the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue...

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November 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM

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KC Sipps: Award-winning cocktails for $10 all month, plus two new bars open within existing eateries
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KC Sipps: Award-winning cocktails for $10 all month, plus two new bars open within existing eateries

Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.

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November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM

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Zootopia 2 nails consistency and dedication to deliver a quick, feel good hit
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Zootopia 2 nails consistency and dedication to deliver a quick, feel good hit

Courtesy Disney For the last several years, Disney has been focusing on promoting its biggest brands. Marvel, Star Wars, and even their Fox properties have all seen a significant push, with numerous m...

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November 27, 2025 at 11:50 PM

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The night of Dec. 3, we've got a private early screening of Five Nights at Freddy's 2. Win tickets by tossing your name in here: gofobo.com/HwNhj33223

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November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM

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Brock Wilbur

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Doing my annual viny fundraiser for those unhoused and hungry in the KC area. Rare/well-loved items up for sale through the Discogs website, and every dollar goes directly to area organizations. Looking for something for yourself/friend in the soundtrack/rock world? www.discogs.com/seller/riots...

Buy Vinyl Records and CDs from riotsmile at Discogs Marketplace

Check out our shop on Discogs, the biggest online music marketplace in the world, and add some gems to your collection!

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November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM

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Abby Olcese

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EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! (Advent starts MONDAY and it's the perfect time to start MY BOOK):

November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM

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Two new oral histories, covering divergent rock eras, differ wildly in quality
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Two new oral histories, covering divergent rock eras, differ wildly in quality

Currently on bookstore shelves are two very different musical oral histories. Alternative for the Masses: The Oral History of the ’90s Alt-Rock Revolution by Greg Prato was published by Motorbooks on ...

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November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM

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Signature gatherers were allegedly offered thousands of dollars to abandon their work and provide ‘intelligence’ to opponents of the referendum campaign.
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Lawsuit details alleged scheme to sabotage referendum on Missouri congressional map

Protesters gather in the Missouri Capitol rotunda Sept. 10 in opposition to a gerrymandered congressional district map (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Opponents of a referendum on Missouri’s ...

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November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM

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Remixed musical fable & Juliet delivers a Max Martin-fueled fever dream at Music Hall
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Remixed musical fable & Juliet delivers a Max Martin-fueled fever dream at Music Hall

& Juliet's tour hit Music Hall from Nov. 18-23 with a hilarious, self-aware, girl power show featuring songs written/produced by Max Martin.

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November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM

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Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love is cinema as pure punk rock instability
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Lynne Ramsay's Die My Love is cinema as pure punk rock instability

Courtesy MUBI With Die My Love, her fifth feature and first in seven years, Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay reaffirms her status as one of the most uncompromising voices in modern film. A director who...

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November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM

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Four Inane Questions with author/maker Amy Barickman
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Four Inane Questions with author/maker Amy Barickman

Catching up with local author and maker Amy Barickman to bounce our Four Inane Questions off of her. Here's what we got.

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November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM

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The night of Dec. 3, we've got a private early screening of Five Nights at Freddy's 2. Win tickets by tossing your name in here: gofobo.com/HwNhj33223

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November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM

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Dan Lybarger

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The nice folks at @thepitch.bsky.social in Kansas City let me talk with author Scott Eyman about his new book on Joan Crawford.

It’s so gratifying to know the Kansas City-raised Oscar-winner has more to say for her self than her alleged hatred for wire hangers.

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