A Magazine of Popular (and Unpopular) Culture
Modern promoters looking to book a rock concert, lawn & garden show, bridal fair, agricultural exposition, music theater production, industrial convention, sporting event, automotive exhibition, lecture or other major attraction …
Century I: The Wichita Forum
Enough time has passed since the closing of Joyland to see the maturation of a generation of young Wichitans who have neither fond memories of its creaky wooden “Queen of …
On an Island in the Sun
Douglas Avenue is the aorta to our fair city’s heart, and as such, through boom and bust and boom again, has frequently been the focus of efforts among the city …
Arches Over Douglas
Everything in this story is true. Some names may be changed for the usual reasons. My Grandpa Troy retired from 40 years on the Santa Fe Railroad in 1979, and …
Stop the Presses!
I have spent my entire life on the Kansas prairie, a locale as isolated from the sea as just about any to be found in the United States. But turn …
Salt of the Earth
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Me and Jesus
Author’s Note: This is the conclusion of a two-part article, the first half of which can be found here. Life on Wheels is an ongoing series of memoir entries centered on …
Used Cars
Author’s Note: Life on Wheels is an ongoing series of memoir entries centered on the many cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles and other vehicles I have owned over the years. Names and places …
Fifty Ways to Leave Wherever
From my earliest memories I have been confounded by the popularity of many common foods, as in my experience they are so intensely flavorful that I absolutely cannot imagine voluntarily …
Picky Picky
Starting in 1958, the sound of American pop music became heavily influenced by the aesthetic sensibilities of a single neurotic teenage boy from New York City. Phil Spector’s “Wall of …
Steve Albini: The Anti-Spector