Today's glimpse at nerd culture going mainstream. Read more:
Extra: Emily Ratajkowski is the cowgirl we all want to be in Texas
PC Gamer: The cosplayer who turned a passion into a business
Kotaku: Cosplay Is Outgrowing Cosplay Conventions
Closer to home, here are the news links also worth a peek tonight . . .
Kansas City Fire Dept. K9 Winning
Meet Zoom: KCKFD's newest team member
The Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department unveiled a new member to its team Monday.Meet Zoom, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever.The fire department said Zoom is a "live find K9," which means he is trained to search for and locate trapped or lost human victims. "Zoom locates a human scent and narrows the 'source odor' to a small area and gives a continuous barking alert until his handler arrives at that location," the department said in a Facebook post.
Talking The Dotte Today
Seg. 1: Strawberry Hill. Seg. 2: Violence In Pop Music
Segment 1: An iconic KCK neighborhood teeters on the brink of change. Strawberry Hill overlooks the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, I-70, the West Bottoms and downtown. It's maintained its identity as a Croatian neighborhood, despite several waves of new arrivals and teetering on the edge of gentrification for more than a decade.
Fanboys Celebrate Future
Patrick Mahomes will be a "special guest" on opening-night draft coverage
Just call him Patrick Mahomes, NFL Draft analyst. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and reigning NFL most valuable player will join host Robin Roberts of Good Morning America on the set before the first pick on ABC's opening-night draft coverage, as announced by the network in a press release Monday afternoon.
Celebrate Rock Chalk Tech Jocks
Are Video Games A Sport? Hoping To Attract Fans And Students, Kansas Colleges Say Yes
Wichita State student Jonathan Gallegos said gamers on campus felt like an afterthought. "The school wasn't really supporting us," Gallegos said. This semester, the support came. Gallegos is now a varsity athlete. He competes under Wichita State's name against other schools across the country.
Show-Me Vaporware Believers
Missouri panel planning out next moves to land Hyperloop
Pitch Transitions Into Hipster Shopper
Pirate's Bone is having a closing-party fundraiser, True Food Kitchen opens on the Plaza, and more: KC's food and drink events for March 25-31
Courtesy Casual Animal Monday, March 25 Meet Lidia Bastianich tonight at her restaurant, Lidia's Kansas City (101 West 22nd Street), during a four-course meal honoring the paperback release of her memoir, My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family and Food.
Kansas City Sunshine Warning
Sunshine returns Tuesday, so do warmer temperatures
Cloudy skies will prevail around the region Monday through the overnight hours. Low will to drop into the upper 30s. Sunshine returns on Tuesday with a high...
And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .
Why is the water green?
ReplyDelete^^^ Leprechaun piss.
ReplyDeleteGreen? It's Brown here.
ReplyDelete75 million a mile hyper loop. Could that investment ever pay off ?
ReplyDeleteDamn this Johnson County water tastes awesome.
ReplyDeleteThe HooptieLoop will run from Kansas City to Grain Valley in its first phase, which will result in the highest traffic load it will ever see.
ReplyDeleteTOP PHOTO -- RODEO TRICK RIDER
ReplyDeleteWhen I picked up a hitchhiking Emily outside a whorehouse in Corpus Christi, she said she was headed to "Brownsville" and I replied, "MeToo"!!!
^^^^ Winner, winner, CHICKEN DINNER!
ReplyDeleteVideo games now considered a sport. Thumb exercises anyone?
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