
Beer as Folk
Two guys from Lawrence make a go at a sudsy livelihood
Barnyard Brewing is fine-tuning brews that Lawrence will soon be enjoying.

Townie Guide to... surviving Sebelius withdrawal
Maybe I'll share my inhaler when my own anxiety-triggered asthma attack is under control.

Layoffs to Lemonade
Web-savvy Lawrencians look on the bright side of unemployment
Jacinta Langford and Jesse Sevier decided to latch onto the upside of getting downsized. After getting pink slips a few weeks ago from the firm where they worked together, the Lawrence duo started a marketing business with an emphasis on Web 2.0.

Cast and Present
The Appleseed Cast embarks on new sonic expedition
In a one-handed count of Lawrence bands whose last two records have each sold over 25,000 copies, you’d likely have fingers left over. Tom King interviews The Appleseed Cast about its new album "Sagarmatha" and mountains to climb in 2009.

Save & Splurge: Linda Niedbalski
Estée Lauder is the crack cocaine of the cosmetics world and Clinique is the meth.

Mission Re-accomplished
Actual News Nugs*
Obama announces all troops out of Iraq by 2011, Haliburton applies for bailout money.

Blowing Smoke Up Our Ass
Actual News Nugs*
Kansas House passes coal plant legislation, suffers hairy palms and blindness from repeated self pleasure.
Band Name Generator
Actual News Nugs*
Using Wikipedia and Flickr to randomly crank out an album. So this is how Lil' Wayne does it...
Redistribution of Health
Actual News Nugs*
Comrade Obama proposes socialized medicine, eating of dissidents and infants soon to follow.

La Prima Ta-ta
Actual News Nugs*
A topless coffee shop. Work for tips? Makes you perky? Room for milk? Etc., etc.

Barack & Awe
Actual News Nugs*
President Obama addresses Congress, inspires nation. Governor Bobby Jindal offers rebuttal, frightens children.

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (360)
While the story may not be a masterpiece, the atmosphere and sense of dread F.E.A.R. 2 presents to the player makes it a perfect title to play late at night with the lights off and the sound up.