Kansas City Monday Look: Fonz, Soft Landing & Pro-War Progressive Want Ukraine Fight

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TV Star Meetup Stays Winning

HAPPY DAY: Henry 'The Fonz' Winkler meets Patrick Mahomes

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KCTV) --- In an event months in the making, actor Henry Winkler met Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes before Sunday night's game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Winkler made headlines earlier this year when he spoke about his love for Mahomes during an appearance on Rich Eisen's radio show.

Practice Lighting Starts 

Sign of the Season: Evergy Plaza Lighting returns!

CHEERING] CODY: THANKSGIVING IS ALMOST HERE, AND AFTER A TURKEY IN THE TRIMMINGS, THE LIGHTS COMING ON ALONG COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA IS THE PERFECT HOLIDAY DESSERT, A TRADITION WE KNOW AND LOVE, BRINGING THOUSANDS TO THE PLAZA EVERY YEAR. THE LIGHTING HAS QUITE A HISTORY.

Ballers Discounted

Why the Kansas City Chiefs' valuation ranks in NFL despite on-field wins - Kansas City Business Journal

The Kansas City Chiefs have been one of the best teams in the NFL on the field for the past 10 years, but that hasn't boosted its rank very much in terms of franchise value. And the team can do very little about the biggest impediment to a greater valuation.

Tradition Lives In Kansas City

Sinag-Tala has brought Filipino dances to Kansas City for 50 years: "It gives me goosebumps"

When Dr. Lillian Pardo helped start a Filipino folk dance troupe in March of 1972, she had no idea the staying power it would have in the Kansas City community. Fifty years later, Pardo, 83, introduced her fellow dancers at Sinag-Tala's 50th-anniversary show to a packed crowd at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art last weekend.

Retro On The Menu

Top 909 of the '70s All Thanksgiving Weekend!

Break out your bellbottoms, tie-dye tees and go-go boots - it's time for the Top 909 of the 1970s! Tune in starting at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 23 and all Thanksgiving weekend to hear your picks!

Brit Publishing Best Practices

'We took the acid at 6pm - the awards started at 6.30': the inside story of the wild early days of Loaded

"No you get it. It's your turn." "Fuck you, I'm telling you to get it." A row in the Loaded office is so rare I put down the article I am editing and edge round my desk, which is covered in vodka bottles from a photoshoot, and make my way across my room.

White House Hopes For Economic Mercy Despite Inflation

Biden's soft landing message

The Biden administration's latest economic messaging seems designed to talk itself - and the public - into a soft landing, not a crash or dramatic rebound. The big picture: The White House has found a catchy, consistent message that lowers expectations - whether or not the U.S. technically slips into a recession.

Nobody Likes Veep

Kamala Harris Had Her Chance. In 2024, Biden Needs a New VP.

Read the rest of our Happy Birthday, Mr. President package. When Kamala Harris launched her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2019, she was considered one of the party's brightest rising stars. An early frontrunner, she was a young, highly accomplished, relatively charismatic Black woman in a party built on Black women's support.

EURO-TRASHED POLICY

Give war a chance: Democracy conference pushes weapons, not talks, for Ukraine

Even the Biden administration, which has senior leaders disagreeing in public about when diplomacy should start, made one of the strongest cases for continued and uninterrupted aid to Kyiv.

GOP Against MAGA. Again. 

Paul Ryan Calls Himself A 'Never-Again-Trumper,' Says It Will Be 'Really Hard' To Govern With Thin Majority

Former Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan called himself a "never-again-Trumper" and blamed former President Donald Trump for the GOP's lackluster performance in the midterm elections. Appearing on ABC's "This Week" with co-anchor Jonathon Karl on Sunday, Ryan reflected on his tenure as speaker and his relationship with then-President Trump.

Turkey Day 2022 Cutback

Stressed-Out Americans Plan to Buy Fewer Christmas Gifts, Donate Less to Charity

Households, retailers and charities nationwide, feeling the pinch of inflation, are bracing for a humbug holiday season. U.S. consumers and businesses have trimmed spending plans for gifts, charitable contributions and holiday events, data show. The penny-pinching threatens to spoil the year-end for many, especially firms and nonprofits that tally their largest share of sales and donations in November and December.

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From Elon Musk to vibrator batteries: Edith Pritchett's week in Venn diagrams - cartoon

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KC Hipsters Play With Food 

The Menu serves up a delectably nasty feast and a playful deconstruction of art itself

Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Menu. Photo by Eric Zachanowich. // Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures There's something inherently cinematic about the world of food. Maybe it's the intense pressure that helps to make a compelling story, or maybe it's just how exquisite a plating sequence can be (no, really).

Forecast To Start The Week

Warming up in the metro this week!

Hide Transcript Show Transcript WILL BE BITTER COLD. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A STORM SYSTEM SWINGING THROUGH BUT THERE IS SUCH A LOW CHANCE WE WILL JUST KEEP OUR EYES ON IT THROUGH THE WEEK. BIG TRAVEL DAYS, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY.

Dierks Bentley - High Note is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.