Michael Mackie

Kansas City has lost one of its queens. Dare I say, our supreme queen. Melinda Ryder, a fixture of Kansas City’s drag scene for nearly five decades, passed away on… Read more

How? Howwwwww is it possible that You Have Four Minutes was released exactly one year ago today? After steadily working on it for five years, I felt like a mom who had… Read more

Earlier this week, after a valiant battle with cancer, KC’s stalwart production guru Craig Burnett passed away. Like so many others, I found myself thinking about the countless hours we… Read more

  Welcome to North Carolina, kids. I’ve been in the Holden Beach, Supply and Varnamtown area for exactly 72 hours. While I wouldn’t call myself a local just yet, I… Read more

Way, way  back in February 2014, powerhouse songstress Jennifer Holliday strolled through the doors of KSHB-TV to appear on Kansas City Live. At the time, I was the stalwart co-host… Read more

I had a major epiphany last week. A surprising number of my friendships are operating at what I’m now calling a …  friend deficit. A deficit, by definition, is when… Read more

Fact — I have been eating the same family recipes since I was a kid, and I say that with pride. I am a creature of habit, comfort, and anything… Read more

For the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of things I’ve learned over the previous 365 days. Mostly for me. Then someone said, “You should turn this shiz… Read more

It’s one of the great mysteries of life. I’m talking about Southwest opting to chuck everything that made them special — oh, and everything that customers found beneficial. Open seating?… Read more

Disclaimer: this story has no cultural, intellectual, or spiritual value whatsoever. It is, however, historically accurate. Eight years ago this week, I was sitting in the parking lot of Big… Read more