Dave Grohl’s announcement of a tour is almost always handled in the same way. There won’t be a slow buildup, a mysterious countdown clock, or a vague social media post with a blurry picture. The Foo Fighters are going on tour with Queens of the Stone Age. They’re calling it the “Take Cover Tour.” It’s clear, to the point, and always exciting in some way. City of Chicago is on the list. August 8, 2026, Soldier Field. For people who have been inside that stadium on a summer nite when it’s packed with people, that detail alone is important. Putting…
Author: Sierra Foster
Sierra Foster
Born in Kansas City, Sierra Foster writes about politics and serves as Senior Editor at kbsd6.com. She was raised paying attention to this city, not just living in it. Sierra has a strong, deep connection to Kansas City, from the neighborhoods east of Troost to the discussions that take place in the city hall halls. Sierra, who is presently enrolled at the University of Kansas to pursue a degree in Political Science, applies the rigor of academic study to her journalism. She writes about politics in Missouri and Kansas as someone who genuinely cares about what happens to the people in these communities—the policies that impact them, the leaders who represent them, and the civic forces influencing their futures—rather than as an outsider watching from a distance. Her editorial coverage encompasses state-level policy, local government, and the national political currents that permeate bi-state regional life. Whether it's a city council vote or a Senate race, she has a special gift for turning complex policy language into writing that feels urgent, relatable, and worthwhile. Sierra seldom sits still off the page. She claims that playing soccer on a regular basis has sharpened her instincts for political reporting because of the sport's teamwork, strategy, and requirement to read a changing game in real time. She's probably somewhere in Kansas City with her friends when she's not writing or on the pitch, discovering new reasons to adore a city she already knows so well.
Following this year’s local elections, Reform UK swept to power at Suffolk County Council, and the new leadership quickly made its intentions known. In a matter of weeks, Michael Hadwen, the leader of the council, approved a pre-action letter contesting the government’s intentions to reorganize local government throughout the county. By June 18, judicial review proceedings had begun, transforming that challenge into something more formal. It’s a daring action. It’s also costly, possibly costing the government up to £500,000. The main points of contention are fairly simple. The government intends to replace Suffolk’s current county, district, and boro councils with…
A report that’s barely a page long is at the heart of this story. There was one page that was signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. It said that the US government was “forever barred and precluded” from looking at Donald Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization’s tax returns. One page. That’s it. This is the kind of thing that makes someone read it twice to make sure they got it right. People who are fighting over that document aren’t outside activists or political opponents; they’re people who work for the government. They are long-term employes of the…
As a director, Eli Roth has never shied away from controversy. Hostel, Cabin Fever, and an uncomfortable cameo in a Tarantino war movie are all examples of how his career is practically built on it. However, the reaction to his latest horror film, Ice Cream Man, seems different. It was more like a story that subtly escaped him than the deliberate provocation of a genre filmmaker. The movie, which debuted on August 7, centers on a suburban community that collapses after its kids buy sweets from an insane ice cream vendor (played by Ari Millen). The idea is crude and…
There’s something especially cruel about cancers that don’t show up early. One of them is cholangiocarcinoma. Most people hear the word “cancer” from a gastroenterologist, usually after weeks of vague symptoms that they thot were nothing to worry about. By that time, the cancer has already taken hold. It has been growing slowly in the very thin tubes that bring bile from the liver to the small intestine. It’s also not in a hurry to show its hand. Cholangiocarcinoma, which is also known as bile duct cancer, develops in the bile ducts, which are a network of channels that connect…
Something about it seems almost silly. On the shelf at Home Bargains is a bottle of eau de parfum that costs £4.99 and smells like vanilla, almond, and salted caramel. Not a test size. Not a fake with misspelled words on the tag. Many shoppers say that this full 100ml bottle smells a lot like Sol de Janeiro, which has been one of the most talked-about fragrance brands of the past few years. The item is Glow Eau De Parfum in Vanilla Almond & Salted Caramel, and it was £30 before it was marked down. That’s an 83% discount, which…
It was a Tuesday, December 21, 1988. Just before seven o’clock in the evening, Pan Am Flight 103 took off from Heathrow Airport and headed west toward New York City. There were 259 passengers. 190 Americans, including tourists, students, diplomats, and those returning home for Christmas, were among them. The plane vanished in less than forty minutes. That night’s events in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, were not coincidental. At 31,000 feet, a bomb concealed in a Samsonite suitcase in the forward cargo hold destroyed the Boeing 747. 845 square miles of Scottish countryside were covered in wreckage. Burning fuselage…
In the summer of 2020, most Canadians were busy taking care of their health and figuring out how to pay their rent. At the same time, hackers were sneaking thru government websites. They didn’t want to get state secrets. It was CERB money that they wanted, which was the pandemic aid that millions of Canadians were counting on. They were able to get it by going right thru people’s CRA accounts, at least for a short time. Tens of thousands of Canadians’ personal and financial information was stolen in that breach. It is now the subject of a settled class-action…
Receiving a public health warning connected to a location that is solely intended for enjoyment is especially unsettling. As crowded as it usually is on a summer Saturday, Universal Studios Hollywood is the kind of place where thousands of strangers spend hours eating, waiting in line, and breathing in close quarters. The majority of visitors don’t anticipate considering the possibility of contracting an illness there. However, after Los Angeles County health officials confirmed this week that a person with measles spent almost eleven hours inside the park on July 26, that is precisely where things stand. Anyone who was at…
The way this specific diplomatic standoff has been developing has an almost theatrical quality. On the one hand, there is a former governor of the Bank of England who speaks in deliberate compound sentences, alternates between French and English during press conferences, and once made a quiet political joke out of a broken teleprompter. Conversely, a president who, in a speech in Las Vegas, referred to the entire nation as “nasty” seemed to be making a policy statement. The stakes are very real, and the contrast is striking. Last Wednesday, Trump declared, “Canada’s nasty,” in front of a crowd in…