‘Fast & Furious 6’: Dumb fun in the summer time | 2 stars
Bad movies are rarely as much fun as these “Fast and the Furious” pictures. And make no mistake about it — they’re bad.
Kansas City Ballet names a veteran dancer and choreographer as its artistic director
Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
Lots of heat but little light in ‘Behind the Candelabra’
Some top contenders at Cannes
Steven Soderbergh waves goodbye to Hollywood
The Classical Beat: Summer starts tonight at Celebration at the Station
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Cannes Film Festival: Cameras capture stars, fashion
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The 2013 Billboard Music Awards
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Red carpet photos from the Billboard Music Awards
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Major TV networks parade shows at upfronts
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Stars flock to Cannes for International Film Festival
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Stars hit Cannes for International Film Festival
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Angelina Jolie through the years
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Rockfest 2013
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Your guide to a $5 lunch
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Grant Snider's 'Delayed Karma'
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Star Magazine | Comics by Trussell & Trussell
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The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Ink Bar Guide
The definitive guide to your favorite watering holes, from packed pubs to under-the-radar dives.
The Star's Restaurant Guide
Search The Star's restaurant dining guide by type of cuisine, location, vegetarian options and more, then link with the restaurant's website to check out complete menus.
Your $5 Lunch Guide
Browse more than 50 local spots that dish up delicious fare for $5 or less.
Restaurants
Summer dining: Savor the season’s fresh flavors
Restaurant patios around the city are abuzz with al fresco diners eager to sip and sup under the stars. Festivals are in full swing, serving up barbecue, cotton candy and street food. Farmers markets on both sides of the state line supply shoppers with local produce for bountiful dinners on the grill.
Frosty drinks are oh-so cool
Anything pink with an umbrella or sugary rim is dismissed as girly and lightweight. But summer spirits are my favorite. When you’re landlocked like we are, who doesn’t want that beachy feeling that daiquiris, margaritas and coladas bring? Here are some of my favorites.
Music
Yo La Tengo takes a loyal crowd on a colorful sonic voyage
For its tour in support of its 13th studio album, which is called “Fade,” Yo La Tengo has dispensed with the formality of hiring an opening band to fill time before its headlining set. Instead, it fills the role itself, which makes sense, for this is two or three bands rolled into one.
'Idol' winner rolling out debut album in July
Candice Glover spent more time on season 12 of "American Idol" than she will on creating her debut album.
Movies
Steven Soderbergh waves goodbye to Hollywood
At 50, the director has had enough of “the tail that’s wagging the dog” to get mainstream movies made.
‘Epic’ isn’t epic, but it is gorgeous | 3 stars
The action sequences are frequent and exceptional, from zooming aerial battles to comedic chases involving Bomba’s three-legged pet pug. It’s also one of the year’s most visually distinctive movies. All this is thrilling enough to divert viewers from the formulaic elements.
Television
Lots of heat but little light in ‘Behind the Candelabra’
“Behind the Candelabra” is like “Casino,” with Michael Douglas instead of Robert De Niro and Matt Damon in the Sharon Stone role. The HBO movie is Steven Soderbergh’s dramatization of a tell-all by Scott Thorson, Liberace’s boyfriend and companion of five years.
CBS pulls comedy season-ender because of tornado
CBS has taken the scheduled season-ending episode of "Mike & Molly" off the air because its plot line revolved around a tornado threatening the couple.
Theater
Summer theater: Tunes take the stage across KC
The annual mix of elevated language and accessible entertainment known as the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival this year returns to “As You Like It.” Otherwise, most of the season’s offerings are ... musicals, of course.
‘Miss Abigail’ has its moments, but there’s no there there
In “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage,” which runs through June 23 at the American Heartland Theatre, the writers tap-dance right up to the brink of saying something meaningful about society and sexual mores. But in every case, they pull back in favor of audience-participation antics, stereotyped Desi-and-Lucy banter, a few bad puns and jokes that fall flat.
Arts and books
Kansas City Ballet names a veteran dancer and choreographer as its artistic director
Devon Carney is expected to take the creative reins of one of the city’s most important performing arts organizations in July. He succeeds William Whitener, who retired this month.
Book review: Novel goes inside the lives of disabled, differently wired people
Susan Nussbaum’s new novel, “Good Kings Bad Kings,” enlarges readers’ empathy, opening our eyes to the realities of disabled youth.
