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Prints and professors: Two new exhibitions open today at Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art; Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; Visitors could very well be overwhelmed by a feeling of nostalgia when they see artist Bruce McCombs’ prints at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art.
That’s the feeling McCombs himself got when he saw photos of the prints on the museum’s Web site earlier this week.
“I haven’t seen these in probably 20 years,” McCombs says.
Mixing it up: Minus the Bear makes no song or album similar to its last; Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; Squarely fitting Minus the Bear into a musical genre is about as difficult as finding a primo spot for a semi-truck in the Olive Garden parking lot on a Saturday evening.
The five-man Seattle group incorporates sonic experimentation and prog rock influences into its sound. No Minus the Bear album embodied this more than 2007’s “Planet of Ice,” in which the group played everything from acoustic guitars, tambourines and swizzle stix to snare drums, organ pipes and maybe even the kitchen sink.
Entertainment calendars for Nov. 20: Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; Entertainment calendars for Nov. 20
Consistency key to Griffon men: Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; Missouri Western coach Tom Smith knew the challenge for his men’s basketball team this season before practice even started: offensive consistency.
It was the struggle in 2008-09, and it’s an issue early this season.
But the latest on-the-court lesson arrives tonight at the Griffons’ annual early season showcase, the Hillyard Classic.
We recommend for Nov. 20, 2009: Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; We recommend for Nov. 20, 2009
Friday's College boxes: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Northwest's Council in contention for Harlon Hill Award: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; In 2008, Northwest Missouri State running back LaRon Council faced the unenviable task of replacing Xavier Omon, one of the more dominant running backs in Division II over his four-year Bearcat career.
“The one thing about him,” Northwest coach Mel Tjeerdsma said, “is that I don’t think anybody thought he could come close to doing what Xavier did.”
Review: ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’: Sequel improves on shortcomings of ‘Twilight’; Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; Never judge a book by its cover, the old saying goes. Likewise, we should never judge a movie by its posters full of shirtless young men like Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson, with their brooding abs and heartthrob poses.
The core of the “Twilight” fanbase will always be boy-obsessed teenage girls, and the first film of the series was fine for them (watch the MTV Movie Awards for reference). The large remainder of the “Twilight” audience, however, had to endure god-awful acting, mediocre writing, poor special effects and an overbearing seriousness that bogged down the film. Not to mention, much of the movie deviated from the plot and dialogue of Stephenie Meyer’s book.
For the most part, all of those issues have been resolved in “New Moon.”
Turkey day touchdown: ‘Turkey Bowl’ get-togethers becoming more common, more formal; Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; One of the most memorable episodes of “Friends” came in the third season when the gang played a game of touch football on Thanksgiving Day. It ended with a controversial call that led brother Ross and sister Monica to fight over the “Geller Cup,” their childhood trophy that was essentially a troll doll nailed to a piece of wood.
While the premise seems a little ridiculous, informal touch football games on Thanksgiving are not. In fact, some people are making them a big family event with the works. Others are getting their friends together for a quick pickup game on the day after Turkey Day.
There are many different ways to customize the event to the needs of your family or friends.
Times keep getting tougher for Chiefs: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; KANSAS CITY — First, they release their leading running back and now the scruffy Kansas City Chiefs have said so long to their top wide receiver.
How much can a 2-7 team take?
The release last week of the disruptive Larry Johnson, on the heels of his second suspension in 12 months, may actually have amounted to addition by subtraction for the struggling Chiefs.
Backup Jamaal Charles was more than adequate in a victory over Oakland last week in his first start, running for 103 yards and KC’s first rushing touchdown of the year. He looked like he may have deserved to be the starter all along.
Bearcats get familiar foe for 1st playoff game: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009; Familiarity is breeding excitement — rather than contempt — around Bearcat Stadium this week, as Northwest Missouri State prepares for its fourth meeting with Abilene Christian in two years.
Northwest and Abilene kick off their second-round NCAA Division II playoff game at noon Saturday in Maryville with the Wildcats holding a 2-1 edge in the recent series.
Thursday's college results: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Thursday's prep results: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Entertainment briefs for Nov. 20, 2009: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009; Entertainment briefs for Nov. 20, 2009
Cold shooting costs Western men: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009; Missouri Western’s men’s program rarely loses a home opener. But the Griffons’ dug themselves a big hole on Tuesday night with frigid first-half shooting and ultimately fell 73-65 to Quincy — Western’s first loss in a home opener in 16 years.
The Griffons shot 27 percent from the field in the first half, which led to a 34-25 halftime deficit.
NFL suspends Chiefs' Bowe for failing drug test: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009; KANSAS CITY — Dwayne Bowe, in and out of his coach’s doghouse all year, is in much deeper trouble now.
Kansas City’s third-year wide receiver was suspended without pay for four games Tuesday for violating the NFL’s policy against performance-enhancing substances. Neither the Chiefs nor the league would make further comment and Bowe’s agent, Todd France, did not return calls seeking comment.
His loss is a blow to the Chiefs (2-7), who have struggled in coach Todd Haley’s first year and been particularly weak at wide receiver, signing them off the street throughout the year and then discarding them and trying others.
Cy Young goes to Royals' Greinke: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009; NEW YORK — When the phone rang, Zack Greinke let it go — he didn’t recognize the number. Only after listening to the voice mail did he call back and find out he’d won the American League Cy Young Award.
The Kansas City Royals ace easily beat out Felix Hernandez for the honor Tuesday after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination. Winning left the extremely shy Greinke with mixed emotions.
“Back in Orlando, I haven’t really got a whole lot of attention from people, which has been nice,” he said. “So I hope it doesn’t get that way, where everyone is like, ‘Oh, hey, Zack, hi.’”
Guards play well for Bearcat men: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009; The play of his guards pleases new Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum despite their obvious inexperience.
While former Lafayette High School standout Bryston Williams started and played well in the season-opener against Manhattan Christian on Monday night, DeShaun Cooper came off the bench to make his mark as well.
And both are freshmen.
Bengals show interest in Larry Johnson: Monday, Nov. 16, 2009; CINCINNATI — Larry Johnson might get to revive his troubled career with a team known for giving second chances.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday that Johnson would be in Cincinnati to discuss a limited role — fourth-string running back, essentially an insurance policy in case Cedric Benson’s hip injury gets worse or another running back gets hurt.
It’s a very low-profile role.
Running back Charles steps up for Chiefs: Monday, Nov. 16, 2009; KANSAS CITY — One game into the post-Larry Johnson era is all it took for the Kansas City Chiefs to get their first rushing touchdown, first 100-yard rushing day and second win of the year.
This week’s opponent, the Pittsburgh Steelers, may mount more of a challenge than the mistake-prone Oakland Raiders did in Sunday’s 16-10 victory.
But the Steelers would be wise to prepare for Jamaal Charles as KC’s featured back. It would seem a richly deserved reward for his long TD run and 103 yards rushing in the first game since former Pro Bowler Johnson was released amid a cloud of controversy.

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