Native Hoops
Haskell's "Fightin' Indians" overcome obstacles and strive for respect
Second grade was a rough year for Tim Johnson. Already abandoned by his parents, Johnson moved to Albuquerque, N.M., with his grandparents. It was his first time on an Indian reservation, and his new peers had trouble accepting his "urban Native" style.
Meet the combatants
Several thousand fans determined the combatants in the first annual Deadwood Derby by voting online from March 1 to 22 - the 16 bands below are the lucky winners. Every Tuesday night in April, a Derby round will feature four of these bands. The winner each round will be determined by 50 percent crowd vote and 50 percent judges' vote. The four finalists plus one wild card band will perform at the finals on May 6 for a shot at the grand prize worth over $2,000. Thanks to all the bands that entered and all those who voted - see you at the shows.
Style Scout: Emily Elmore and Brent Carter
Emily Elmore and Brent Carter
Farmers Market seeks volunteers to staff new Saturday location
Our weekly reminder that people aren't all bastards
As the new coordinator of the Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market, Mercedes Taylor-Puckett hopes to assemble a team of dedicated volunteers.
Practice holding still
Lawrence artist Paul Flinders opens anticipated second show
Only a kid from Utah could describe northeast Kansas as noisy and crowded. Lawrence artist Paul Flinders grew up on an orchard at the base of Utah's Manti Mountain and moved to small-town Kansas as a kid. He regretfully compares the landscapes.
Ad Austin per aspera
Lawrence band journeys to the South By Southwest music festival
The annual South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, TX, offers independent bands like Lawrence's Ad Astra Per Aspera a chance to perform for a concentrated cross-section of industry movers and shakers. With a full-length album nearly completed, the five-piece band journeyed to SXSW to audition for record labels, grab some free sneakers and catch a few of their favorite bands...
Spike Lee gets inside NYC with "Inside Man"
It's not often that Spike Lee directs a movie that he didn't write. Perhaps that's why all the trailers and TV ads for his new movie, "Inside Man," downplay the controversial director's involvement, instead stressing its "perfect bank robbery" set-up and star power.
Review: Black - PS2, Xbox
The creators of Burnout try their hand at the shooter genre
Black is like a roller coaster where all the cool hills and loop-de-loops are prematurely placed at the beginning of the ride. After you've experienced it for a while, you'll start checking your watch
How I Spent My Summer Hurrication
Destin, FL, where well-off Gulf Coast evacuees go for fun in the high surf.
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