The Big Bang: Vinland’s First Family of Fireworks and their epic Fourth of July bash

Gaslight Tavern Grand Reopening

Gaslight Tavern, July 4, 2009
12:00pm – 2:00am Lawrence, KS Community

Food and Music Festival

Watson Park, July 4, 2009
4:00pm – 9:00pm Lawrence, KS Activities

The Vinland Cracker

686 E.1719 Road, July 4, 2009
4:00pm Activities

Fourth of July Fireworks Show

Watson Park, July 4, 2009
9:00pm Lawrence, KS Activities

Kaw Valley Kickball All-Star Game

Hobbs Park, July 5, 2009
5:00pm Lawrence, KS Activities

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Events happening at your favorited places and shows from your favorited bands. (You'll see if any of your dot comrades are going, too.)

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Big Ass 'Splosions

Daily Dose

Idiots and fireworks, a proud American legacy. Here are 10 videos of morons blowing themselves up.

Pod People! :P

Ballin' Idols, All Star Edition

The Cougar, Er Bear, and The 'Stache are joined by C.J. "Cobra" Kie to preview this weekend's All-Star game of the Kaw Valley Kickball League. It's appropriate that this is the 4th of July installment, since this podcast is blowin' up like a mortar shell! Boosh!

Jayhawk Flashback: Kansas State, 10/9/2004

The Newell Post

KUsports.com online editor Jesse Newell takes a look back at KU's 31-28 victory over Kansas State in 2004. The victory snapped KSU's 11-game winning streak over the Jayhawks.

We Hit 400!

Just the Red Pill

We passed the four hundredth video added to the Films For Action website this week, making it one of the largest and highest quality collections of socially-conscious videos available across the web.

Black market: Area's premier recording studio deals with collapse of music industry

Some of the bands that have recorded at Black Lodge Recording in Eudora have claimed it was haunted.

Celine Dion as Michael Jackson

Daily Dose

I think if he were to see this video of Celine Dion impersonating him, Michael Jackson would die all over again.

Juke Joint Duo feat. Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm

The Juke Joint Duo featuring Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm visit the Turnpike.

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Style Scout: Erinn Barr

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Style Scout: Jeff Immer, Jr.

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Sanford & Son of a Bitch

O Caption! My Caption!

Governor Mark Sanford tearfully apologizes after disappearing for seven days, having his staff lie and say he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail, then admits he flew to Buenos Aires without telling anyone so he could continue his extramarital affair with an Argentine lover.

Interview Notes: mewithoutYou

The Off-Ramp

Soft-spoken Aaron Weiss is a deep dude.

A juicy helping of celeb fodder for your Fourth!

Good Blog Almighty!

Wow…what a week this has been…so many deaths, so fake death reportings, so many tears — for real, I’ve been rather choked up. But we must shine through the sadness, people. So let’s shine, shall we?

Another year, another ride

Rolling along

Where oh where will this old man take his traditional birthday ride?

The Big Bang: Vinland’s First Family of Fireworks and their epic Fourth of July bash

The sleepy little town of Vinland, 10 miles south of Lawrence, is about to wake up.

The Legendary Starfy (DS)

What started as a Game Boy Advance series that Nintendo execs deemed "too Japanese" for US audiences has finally found its way onto American DS systems. After playing through the game, it makes me wish they would have taken this chance sooner.

Imagined Scenarios of How My Life will go If You Dump Me / Art Show / Johnny America Issue 7 Release Party / Beer-Drinking & Music-Listening Session

Johnny America

I sell my things and move to the shore. I learn to surf incredibly well and get really tan. Women flock to me, the other surfers are afraid of me.

Bollywood He-Man

Daily Dose

Words...fail...brain...hurt...so...so...AMAZING...

Put It On The News

The Miles Bonny Show

Broadcasting live now!

Mann’s stubborn and fascinating “Public Enemies”

Scene Stealers

Michael Mann takes the audience hostage and peers into band robber John Dillinger’s inner circle. Is it what you’re expecting? Probably not. Is it worth seeing? Absolutely...

Fall Garden Preview

Subversive Cultivation

It's not really a preview, but don't act like the word "preview" didn't make you feel a little more cool than normal...

TMI Parents

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What happens when poopy obsessed parents get on Facebook? Your biological clock screeches to a halt.