Nothing in this universe is more beautiful and annoying than James Harden conjuring a foul from glancing contact

Turns out an episode-by-episode “Insecure” podcast is what my soul needed right now. youtu.be/959rBv0anWw?...

I don’t often work until midnight, but when I do I have no idea how to decompress, wind down, and fall asleep 😩

Having one of those nights where I legitimately felt I could go to sleep at 5:30 p.m. AND YET it is almost 2 a.m. and I decided to reach for my phone one last time to check the NBA standings after Monday’s games 🙄

She was flattened by cognitive dissonance _______

I’ve begun observing a new tradition: rewatching “Heated Rivalry” every time I’m sick

Have introduced two 20-somethings to The Magnetic Fields’ “69 Love Songs” over the past week bc it’s important to educate the youth

Obligatory note that Joe Carter is a Wichita State alum.

Finally looked into who Dax Shepard is. Crosby Braverman?! Huh.

Reading this & thinking about Bill Clinton's Lincoln Bedroom scandal, which now seems almost painfully quaint wapo.st/3WjyJv8

Often I feel like I’m doing pretty well & then I consider how much tension I’m holding in my jaw

Recently a family member sarcastically referred to me as a "Zen master," which is hilarious if you have any sense of how anxious I am ... BUT I did let the driver of a car in front of me space out at a green light today for five seconds without honking Thus concludes my dharma talk 💁‍♀️

“I want [people] to walk away with an understanding of the kinds of books that are being banned and why that's just totally antithetical to democratic values and first amendment rights,” Steven Kelly, Adult Literacies Mgr, Wichita Public Library. #BannedBooksWeek www.kmuw.org/2025-10-03/w...

The U.S. Open has broken my heart a couple times already but OMG VENUS WILLIAMS 🥰🥹🥰🥺🥰🥹

What's the German word for the mixture of relief and joy you feel when closing all the browser tabs related to the research you were doing for the overdue freelance assignment you finally filed

Truly where would I be without the people who remind me I don't have to do everything

Editors: How do you explain the editor-writer relationship to folks new to the process? I'm exploring how to circumvent at least some of the defensiveness of writers who have never been edited before

From my First Friday wanderings in Wichita last week: at Envision Arts Gallery, works by artists who are blind or visually impaired from the Los Angeles and Anaheim Braille Institutes. Angelica Fuentes, "Crazy Love;" Savannah Gayle, "Abstract is Hard;" Lynette Basford, "Circling Around."

Sometimes when I need s little boost I scroll back through the posts on our site and marvel at the work of our editors & contributors.

We just launched The Popcorn List: Pop Up Series and you can help us fuel this community-driven cinema project!! Coming to a screen near you. 🍿🍿🍿

@jeromiahtaylor.bsky.social came in clutch on this review of an exhibition on view for less than two weeks. A closing reception will take place 6-8 p.m. tomorrow at Harvester Arts. www.shoutwichita.com/giana-martin...

I’ve slept five nights in a row with my phone in another room 🏆

I've been a PBS member ever since *that* mid-season cliffhanger in Sanditon s3. 🤓 Even if you look at it as just paying for a streaming service, it's one of the best deals out there.

Our first review of an exhibition in a gem of a gallery in Lindsborg, Kansas www.shoutwichita.com/mapping-conn...

Lovely review by @samtjack.bsky.social of a terrific concert, the second performance in a row I’ve attended wherein the insta-ovation felt earned www.shoutwichita.com/alejandro-br...

I confess I sometimes think our reviews skew a bit too positive, but I can’t disagree with this assessment. Angelique Ilo’s choreography is fab & Taylor Aronson is in possession of a formidable voice. “I Got Rhythm” was so good I almost cried.

I love that this story about a backyard concert series that’s been running for ages.

When the editing process is working it feels like magic ✨✨✨

Notifying the universe that I have reached my limit for small-to-medium-sized calamities for the calendar year. Please circle back with various minor crises in January.

As a Midwesterner I only followed the NYC mayoral primary glancingly, which is why I am JUST NOW learning that Zohran Mamdani is Mira Nair’s son(!!!!!!!!)

I keep thinking the NBA finals cannot possibly get any better, and then I spot Raptors superfan Nav Bhatia in the crowd ✨✨✨

Ope

Collective Soul played at the iconic Cains Ballroom in Tulsa on June 4 and they were so gracious about most of the crowd being jammed at the bar watching TVs (they might have even had on Thunder gear??)

“Sports aren’t art” OK but the Knicks-Pacers game borrowed heavily from pantomime and slapstick

Miniature eye paintings are the new ceramic boob flower pots

“'Be embraced, all you millions,' I’ve found myself bellowing ... “Here’s a kiss for the whole world!” Then my mind turns to, say, Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem’s fascistic photo op in front of a dire El Salvador prison cell crammed with half-naked deportees." — @samtjack.bsky.social

“'Be embraced, all you millions,' I’ve found myself bellowing ... “Here’s a kiss for the whole world!” Then my mind turns to, say, Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem’s fascistic photo op in front of a dire El Salvador prison cell crammed with half-naked deportees." — @samtjack.bsky.social

Kansas arts advocates say that proposed cuts to the state arts agency would jeopardize the future of Kansas artists and arts organizations. #ksleg

Kansas arts advocates say that proposed cuts to the state arts agency would jeopardize the future of Kansas artists and arts organizations. #ksleg

Patient Zero - Chemical Traces is out! #bandcampfriday patientzerolofi.bandcamp.com/track/chemic...

Fab story by @awelsbacher.bsky.social about the 50th anniversary of Wichita State’s national student playwriting competition & this year’s winner, a rage-fueled, feminist play about a social worker-turned-serial-killer. www.shoutwichita.com/bela-kiralyf...

Me facing a Captcha: what do cars look like 😬

These videos coming out of Senator Roger Marshall’s unannounced town hall in Oakley, Kansas, are WILD youtu.be/lXfCRZk1W_Q?...

Look at that! One of my prints, framed and in a gallery for a change! On view at the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in the Analog and Alternative Photography Invitational until Mar. 29.

Thanks The Shout www.shoutwichita.com/kansas-arts-...

Kansas ranks #47 in the U.S. for state-level funding for the arts. But a new advocacy group wants to change that.

Kansas ranks #47 in the U.S. for state-level funding for the arts. But a new advocacy group wants to change that.

My latest and perhaps most favorite ADHD strategy is to chop and caramelize onions during webinars and Zoom calls that don't require much engagement. It's just enough distraction, and I can always use caramelized onions.