Time to finish clearing out the Links To Share queue.
Kicking things off, two posts about Kansas City. First, The Midwestival traveled to KC for an epic weekend of eating and seeing the sites. Kansas City has really evolved over the past 10–15 years.
Kansas City: The Paris of the Plains
As a bit of a counter-point, Robert Trussell wrote about how Kansas City’s downtown was once a wasteland of blowing garbage and dark streets when the workday crowd cleared out. I spent one year living in downtown proper and it was weird to have absolutely nothing to do within walking distance.
The evolution of downtown KC … no more lonely streets
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? He’s not like all the other guys.
What The World Got Wrong About Kareem Abdul-Jabaar
Duran Duran released a new album a week ago. It got mostly positive, if not overly enthusiastic, reviews. I listened to it once. Nothing really jumped out as me as must-hear and I’ve not gone back to it.
As they do any time an artist with a deep catalog releases something new, Stereogum broke down their 10 favorite DD songs. Their top choice is a little controversial, but as I shared in the past in a Friday Vid post, I’m completely on board with it.
I know at some point I’ve shared an article about this subject before. I don’t know if it went into the depth that this one does, though. Its focus is when Michael Larson hacked the TV game show Press Your Luck.
Man, is this awesome. The state of college football in 1937, in map form.
(Click for larger version.)
It’s fun reading through to find school name changes, mascot changes, and how some schools that are playing much lower level football are grouped in with modern FBS teams.
Via Slate
Wrapping things up, two Anthony Bourdain-related links.
Josh Eells wrote a lengthy profile of Bourdain, and his process, for Men’s Journal. Bourdain doesn’t live a bad life at all.
Anthony Bourdain’s World Domination
And then, from Bourdain himself, comes this pretty spectacular video.. He travelled to the workshop of Bob Kramer, a master blade smith, and watches him create on of the world’s finest (and most expensive) kitchen knives. Trust me, it’s amazing.