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The nice folks at @thepitch.bsky.social in Kansas City let me talk with author Scott Eyman about his new book on Joan Crawford.

It’s so gratifying to know the Kansas City-raised Oscar-winner has more to say for her self than her alleged hatred for wire hangers.

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Scott Eyman delves into Hollywood history with new book Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face
Crawford on the set of Mildred Pierce. // Courtesy Alan Rode Collection When I was a kid, you said your prayers thanking God that Joan Crawford was not your mom. Because of the 1981 biopic Mommie Dear...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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The Beths’ Liz Stokes talks Christmas music, Missy Elliott, and public arts funding ahead of Truman show
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The Beths’ Liz Stokes talks Christmas music, Missy Elliott, and public arts funding ahead of Truman show
The Beths. // photo by Frances Carter The Beths play The Truman on Friday, November 21, with Phoebe Rings. Details on that show here. When do you start listening to Christmas music? In theory, firing ...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Best of KC 2025: Sweet and savory at Seven Swans Creperie
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Best of KC 2025: Sweet and savory at Seven Swans Creperie
Photo Courtesy of Seven Swans Creperie Earlier this month, we published The Pitch’s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can take a peek at the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also inclu...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Digging deep in the record crate with DJ Thundercutz
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Digging deep in the record crate with DJ Thundercutz
DJ Thundercutz. // photo by Samantha Russell DJ Thundercutz–Clint Martens–slices up the corner of Mean Mule during his Thursday night residency with hand-slung 45s on a single turntable. Crackling vin...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Lisa Nguyen, the internet’s queen of instant ramen, unveils a bespoke resource for elevating the convenience food
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Lisa Nguyen, the internet’s queen of instant ramen, unveils a bespoke resource for elevating the convenience food
Lisa Nguyen // Photo by Sarah Sipple Lisa Nguyen does most of her work in her Kansas City apartment, like a lot of remote workers. However, most remote workers don’t have millions of eyes from around ...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Hailes reflects on music as spectacle ahead of Thursday’s show
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Hailes reflects on music as spectacle ahead of Thursday's show
Hailes. // photo courtesy the artist Back in August, Kansas City native Hailes, an R&B singer-songwriter and Broadway performer  based in New York City, returned to her hometown for a show at the Blue...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Bad Advice Column: Why you should definitely homeschool your kids
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Bad Advice Column: Why you should definitely homeschool your kids
Do you have a problem that you need really terrible advice for? Tell Collin all about it by sending him an email at badadvice@citybeat.com. You will probably regret it. Dear Collin, This year, my part...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Photos: Wichita Thunder lose to Kansas City Mavericks at annual Star Wars Night www.thepitchkc.com/photos-wichi...
Photos: Wichita Thunder lose to Kansas City Mavericks at annual Star Wars Night
Photo by Eli Ralls On Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, the Wichita Thunder squared off against the Kansas City Mavericks in an ECHL game that ended 3-2 in KC’s favor. It was also a sold out Star Wars fan nigh...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Waifs of the Week: Snowball, Leo, and a camouflaged explorer named Risotto www.thepitchkc.com/waifs-of-the...
Waifs of the Week: Snowball, Leo, and a camouflaged explorer named Risotto
Waifs of the Week is a collaboration between The Pitch and the local animal shelter Wayside Waifs. Over at 3901 Martha Truman Road, this ‘no kill’ shelter is constantly working to find loving homes fo...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Rom-com Eternity delights in the drama of a postmortem love triangle
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Rom-com Eternity delights in the drama of a postmortem love triangle
Eternity, directed by David Freyne, looks at love in the afterlife and what it means to truly choose someone forever.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man may not be perfect, but leading man Glen Powell sure is
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Edgar Wright's remake of The Running Man may not be perfect, but leading man Glen Powell sure is
Photo courtesy Paramount Since the beginning of Glen Powell’s ascendancy—which, in my eyes, really began in 2016 with Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!!—it feels like he’s been on the hunt for...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Shoutout to my friends EIC @brockwilbur.bsky.social film critic @abbyolcese.bsky.social and music critic @nuthousepunks.bsky.social - you all are the best!!!!
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Incredibly honored that WHACK JOB was named as a staff pick for @thepitch.bsky.social Best of KC issue!!!! Feeling very fortunate to have the support of local press, and to have the Pitch at all. And I’m in some amazing company: www.thepitchkc.com/content/uplo...
The cover of the Pitch best of 2025. An illustration of a retail space with music and books but no people The illustration for the Our Picks section - a lot of people in the space from the previous illustration, excitedly discussing culture The piece on Whack Job, which I couldn’t copy but which you can read at the link
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Cutting fat, coloring with sonic crayons, and playing in the sandbox of pop: www.thepitchkc.com/go-indigo-cu...
Go Indigo cultivates signature sound of '00s revitalization with new AVEC AMOR EP
Go Indigo. // image courtesy the artist I met over the phone with Beau Harris, frontman of the band Go Indigo, battling his car Bluetooth speaker. It disconnected during the best part of every song. “...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Eat This Now: Cozy sammies at The Book Club
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Eat This Now: Cozy sammies at The Book Club
The Book Club lunch // Photo by Sarah Sipple Sometimes this type of story is about a food you simply must try–location be damned. Other times, like this one, the story is more about the location than ...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Kansas City has been asking the state and federal government for financial help to pay for extra buses during the World Cup. The clock is ticking, and the transit agency hasn’t gotten a dime.
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As World Cup demands loom, transit leaders face hard decisions to pay for extra bus service
Kansas City expects about 650,000 visitors next summer over the course of the Kansas City World Cup. KC’s transit agency is concerned that if buses or the streetcar are overwhelmed with tourists, that...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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KC Sipps: New Mediterranean spot closes, National Pickle Day, and free sandwiches in Mission
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KC Sipps: New Mediterranean spot closes, National Pickle Day, and free sandwiches in Mission
Food Editor Sarah Sipple shares timely restaurant news and events for Kansas City.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Are kratom and 7-OH destined for government regulation? Research, politics, and profits could delay that indefinitely
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Are kratom and 7-OH destined for government regulation? Research, politics, and profits could delay that indefinitely
This is the third article of a three-part series regarding 7-OH and the billion-dollar industry expanding atop the kratom extract.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man may not be perfect, but leading man Glen Powell sure is
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Edgar Wright's remake of The Running Man may not be perfect, but leading man Glen Powell sure is
Photo courtesy Paramount Since the beginning of Glen Powell’s ascendancy—which, in my eyes, really began in 2016 with Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!!—it feels like he’s been on the hunt for...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Jinkx & DeLa are primed to bring drag-tastic holiday cheer to The Uptown this December
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Jinkx & DeLa are primed to bring drag-tastic holiday cheer to The Uptown this December
Catching up with drag stars Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme before they take over Uptown Theater this December.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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If you wanna listen to me & @brockwilbur.bsky.social talk about @thepitch.bsky.social's Best of KC issue & run down my favorite songs of 2025, it's up at KKFI's site. kkfi.org/program-epis...
WMM presents Brock Wilbur & Nick Spacek of The Pitch + Kai McGarry • KKFI
Wednesday MidDay Medley Produced and Hosted by Mark Manning Wednesday, November 12, 2025 Brock Wilbur & Nick Spacek of The Pitch + Kai McGarry At 10:00, we welcome Brock Wilbur & Nick Spacek of The Pi...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Rory O’Malley finds his way home in Lost & Found in Cleveland
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Rory O'Malley finds his way home in Lost & Found in Cleveland
Catching up with Rory O'Malley to figure out how Lost & Found in Cleveland is so deeply intertwined in his personal life.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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The third in our series of three stories about kratom, 7-OH, and American Shaman, covered by Joe Ellett: www.thepitchkc.com/are-kratom-a...
Are kratom and 7-OH destined for government regulation? Research, politics, and profits could delay that indefinitely
This is the third article of a three-part series regarding 7-OH and the billion-dollar industry expanding atop the kratom extract.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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The second in our series of three stories about kratom, 7-OH, and American Shaman, covered by Joe Ellett: www.thepitchkc.com/in-a-data-vo...
In a data void, 7-OH addictions and contradictions are debated on social media
After speaking with multiple 7-OH users from different walks of life, here is the information that The Pitch gathered.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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The first in our series of three stories about kratom, 7-OH, and American Shaman, covered by Joe Ellett: www.thepitchkc.com/the-7-oh-tug...
Inside the kratom industry's 7-OH tug of war between profits and public safety
This is the first article regarding Vince Sanders' two businesses, American Shaman and American Botanicals, specifically its 7-OH products.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM