
Unhip Hop
Straight outta comic-con, a crazy muggle frakker named MC Chris
While MC Chris has often been dismissed as a niche performer in the genre coined as “nerd-core,” he’s an undeniably talented lyricist and rapper who takes his music very seriously—he just happens to bust rhymes about pizza and Spider-Man.

Gnarly!
BMXers crash campus (legally!), a sign of the sport's persistent popularity
On May 2, a mildly historic event will take place. BMX freestylers, a scourge for many a year to the KU campus along with their skateboarding and rollerblading brethren, will grind away without hassle from the fuzz...

Size Matters
KC’s Olympic Size makes music for “pivotal, dramatic scenes,” as seen on MTV's Real World
With a name like Olympic Size, a band really ought to crank their amps to 11 and perform athletic feats of guitar-tapping and drum-soloing. The KC of that name is quite the opposite, purveying a slow and spacious brand of so-called “sadcore” (though it’s not really that depressing)...

Townie guide to... Comic-conning
With Kara Holcombe—comic book conventioneer, ultimate bitch killer, and knitter.

GILF Fight!
Actual News Nugs*
Sebelius vs. Palin! The Silver Fox vs. the Raging Moose! Gubernatorial gladiatrixes get freaky!
Stinky Pee Is A Small Price To Pay.
How much asparagus does it really take?