About to watch the World Cup in the pub when a fella said to me ‘I bet you can’t name 3 Qatar players’
I replied - George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton
#worldcup
World Cup own goal? Less than a week out from Kansas City's first host match, city officials were in court Tuesday for an emergency hearing over staffing the city ahead of the games.
I was there to watch. Column:
kansascity.com/opinion/artic…
It's official: The Beatles' first album, PLEASE PLEASE ME, was released closer to the 1800s than to the present day.
Dec 31, 1899 to March 22, 1963 = 23,091 days
March 22, 1963 to June 11, 2026 = 23,092 days
Incredible scene in Kansas City right now! Bikers from across the metro are joining with three men who have biked all the way from Argentina to KC. It’s been a 10 month, 10,500 mile journey that ends today at the Argentina team hotel. @kmbc
What are some stalled projects or abandoned or otherwise mysterious buildings in the Kansas City area you'd like to know the status or history of? Working on something. Post in comments or bang my line: dhudnall@kcstar.com
Among other things, she describes a City Hall where racial politics appear to permeate nearly every major decision.
I break it down here:
kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c…
Foreshadowing.
The shadow of downtown KC casts on to high level clouds above the K. One of the coolest pictures I think I’ve gotten lucky enough to take at the K. Especially with where we will be moving to. So cool.
some real titans of public radio leaving NPR thanks to these buyouts and layoffs. a shame. my heart aches for that newsroom npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-583…
Breaking News: Steven Rosenbaum, the author of “The Future of Truth,” acknowledged that the nonfiction book about the effects of A.I. on truth included misattributed or fake quotes concocted by A.I. nyti.ms/4wE8ssc
The new Missouri House map is the Schrodinger’s cat of politics.
It’s neither alive nor dead until someone looks at the petitions inside the box.
@BigElad@chuckhatfield