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Jeneé Osterheldt

Harry Potter is right: 'Snogging' is enough

The fun wizards and witches of Harry Potter’s world frequently have been compared with the sexy vamps of “Twilight.” I’ve read and enjoyed both series, but I’m glad they are different.

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Aaron Barnhart

Sitcoms alive and well on cable — but who cares?

The days are over when TV comedy has to be great to be a hit. It doesn’t even need to be that good.

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Timothy Finn

KC's Jon Yeager finds 'Magic' in Nashville

Jon Yeager isn’t the first musician from Kansas City to flee the coop and land in Nashville, and he won’t be the last. (At least two more are headed that way shortly.) Yeager has been a fixture in the local rock scene since he was the drummer for the Daybirds in the early part of this decade.

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Robert W. Butler

Harry Potter is meant for marathons

I’ve had no luck thinking of a precedent for the wildly successful “Harry Potter” films. Has there been another series of eight motion pictures following the same characters over a decade — characters played by the same actors from film to film?

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Robert Trussell

KC's Fringe Festival gains acceptance while keeping its edge

And so we’re coming up on No. 5. The Kansas City Fringe Festival, born of haphazard enthusiasm and awkward growing pains in 2005, has inched forward in its quest for permanence and legitimacy.

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Alice Thorson

Juror weighs in on regional art exhibition

Check out the Kansas City Artists Coalition’s River Market Regional Exhibition and hear a talk about the show by juror Anthony Huberman, chief curator of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. Huberman’s discussion will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte Ave.

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Joe Klopus

Mel Rhyne and Will Matthews return to the Blue Room

Here’s one way to break up the summer musical doldrums: Have a friend or two from out of town come to stay for a while. We have some distinguished visitors this weekend, and their presence brings a little fresh air to the scene.

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