Kansas City After Dark: Royals Lose & Plans To Party With Aliens

Right now we collect our thoughts and just a few more local news links that are worthy of consideration for late night lurkers, denizens of the discourse and all manner of insomniacs . . .

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Silent Bats Tonight

Offense continues to be dormant in 2-1 loss to Detroit

The Royals offense continued to be listless with just five hits and one run in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers on Friday night. Brad Keller continued his terrific start with six shutout innings to run his scoreless streak to begin the year up to 12.

Fashionable Comeback . . . 

West 18th Fashion Show to Bring Back 100-Foot Runway For 22nd Year - In Kansas City

Come June 11, West 18th Street will again be transformed into a 100-foot runway for a one-night event with musicians, set designers, fine artists, and garment makers showcasing their creative artistry and craftsmanship with emerging and nontraditional models. Back in full force, the 22nd Annual West 18th Street Fashion Show will be themed around Summer...

Lady Soccer Triumph

Current beats Houston Dash 2-1 for third win of season

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Kansas City Current have tied their most wins in franchise history with a 2-1 win over the Houston Dash. The Current won three games last year under former head coach Huw Williams and has tied that number with current head coach Matt Potter

Ideas For Cowtown Parents

This KC-designed LEGOLAND attraction puts young builders in the driver's seat of their own Ferrari

The experience features Dimensional Innovation's use of custom aerodynamic image analysis, which allows individuals to take their constructed LEGO race car, scan it and then digitally race it to compete for the fastest time. "We continue to liberate the world from mediocre experiences," said Spencer Farley.

Tribute To Man In The Sky

Happy birthday, Johnny Rowlands!

Hide Transcript Show Transcript SOME EXTRA LAYERS OUT THERE AND IT'S ALSO VERY SPECIAL DAY TODAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. UYO BETTER SPEED IT UP. THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT AN AMERICAN IDOL. THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT AN IDOL CAN. GOD YEAH. THERE YOU GO. WELL, THANKS FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.

Hottie Parties Across The Universe

Bella Thorne plans to invite aliens to her Coachella party

Bella Thorne's Coachella party is going to be out of this world. The former Disney darling plans to invite extraterrestrials to her "Alien Invasion" bash in the desert Friday, Page Six can exclusively reveal. We're told Thorne plans to use technology named the Beacon in the Galaxy to "attempt to contact other life-forms in the universe."

Critics Talk Shaky Prez

Biden shakes hands with thin air after North Carolina speech

President Biden was left empty-handed following an address at a North Carolina university Thursday. Biden, 79, had just finished delivering a nearly 40-minute speech at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro when he turned toward stage right with his paw outstretched in a handshake position.

China Pushes Back Against Plague

Shanghai residents clash with police in rare protest as anger grows over Covid measures

Residents at a housing complex in Shanghai clashed with health authorities on Thursday, after they tried to block a government-mandated requisition of buildings to house Covid-19 patients amid a coronavirus outbreak that has had the city on lockdown for weeks.

EPIC Science On Molecular Level

What's next for AlphaFold and the AI protein-folding revolution

For more than a decade, molecular biologist Martin Beck and his colleagues have been trying to piece together one of the world's hardest jigsaw puzzles: a detailed model of the largest molecular machine in human cells. This behemoth, called the nuclear pore complex, controls the flow of molecules in and out of the nucleus of the cell, where the genome sits.

Meet New Friends?!?

Military Memo Deepens Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery

The U.S. Space Command seemed to confirm a claim that a meteor from outside the solar system had entered Earth's atmosphere, but other scientists and NASA are still not convinced. In early 2014, a dishwasher-size meteor dashed over the shores of Papua New Guinea before sunrise as it burned up in the fiery friction of Earth's atmosphere.

Pr0n Star Preferences

Chloe Cherry, 24, on dating 'sugar daddies' and why she prefers seeing multiple people at the same time

Chloe Cherry loves being single- ish. The actress recently appeared on Bachelor alum Nick Viall's podcast, The Viall Files , where she held nothing back about her dating life. The breakout Euphoria star, who has been praised for her sex-positive outlook, told the host that she's currently "single but dating around" and "vibing" with about 10 different people.

Hype Has No Off-Season

More than half of Chiefs fans like Patrick Mahomes to win 2022's MVP award

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts , a survey of fans across the NFL. Each week we ask questions of the most plugged-in NFL fans - including those of the . To participate in the weekly surveys, . Later this month, the Chiefs will enter the NFL Draft with a league-leading 12 picks.

History On The Vine

Jackie Robinson historical marker finds new home in Kansas City's Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

On the 75th anniversary of the day he broke Major League Baseball's color line, a historical marker commemorating the birthplace of Jackie Robinson in Cairo, Georgia, has found a new home in Kansas City. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was given the opportunity to claim the historic marker after it was defaced and vandalized by gunfire in 2021.

Weekend Forecast For Now . . . 

Filtered sunshine for your Saturday, highs in the upper 50s

Hide Transcript Show Transcript ALL GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH FOR LATER ON TONIGHT. SO EVEN AFTER THE GAME SINCE IT IS PASSOVER NIGHT TOO 53 DEGREES AT NINE 51 AT 10. I'M 11 O'CLOCK WILL BE AT 49 DEGREES. MOSTLY CLEARKIES S WIND STILL FAIRLY STRONG LOW TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING 36 DEGREES.

The Runaways - Cherry Bomb was the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.