Microsoft is hoping that its new, $300 million ad campaign featuring Jerry Seinfeld will give those Mac ads a run for their money. So far, it's not working.

If you’re single, you’ve experienced one. Maybe it was amusing. Maybe it was crude. Maybe it had you going “What?” But no matter what, it likely made an impression.
It’s the pick-up line. And although it’s a staple of singles scenes everywhere, it’s kind of like the loud, obnoxious uncle who gets too drunk at Thanksgiving and cracks dirty jokes: You know it’s part of the whole thing, but you’d really rather avoid it altogether.
Chad Hammontree says he personally stays away from using pick-up lines for one reason.
“They’re cheesy as hell,” he says.

Drink of the week: Mexican car bomb at Palma’s

You can hear the drums before you even walk into Magoon’s. Loud, thumping, pounding, pulsing. But once you get inside, you see that the noise isn’t coming from just one drummer, or even a complete drum set.
The music is the work of multiple musicians — and instruments — taking part in a monthly drum circles. The drum circles start around 9 p.m. on the first Monday of each month (this month it will be the second Monday, due to Labor Day).
Bartender Jerry Vanderpool, who started the drum circles, says the idea stemmed from the Grateful Dead concerts of decades past, when people would sit in the parking lots and jam together after the shows.

St. Patrick’s Day is long over, but there’s no reason you can’t celebrate your Irish heritage all year long. And the KC Irish Fest is just the place to do it.

They say age is just a number, but I’ve always wondered if that was true when it came to dating.
In high school, I dated a sophomore when I was a senior and, to be honest, I kind of felt like a child molester every time we kissed. That’s part of the reason the relationship only lasted three weeks.

What's in that?: Lightning Storm shot at Last Call

It’s pretty easy to down that plate full of pasta smothered in cream sauce and topped with bacon and cheese when you don’t know how many calories are in it. You might even be able to convince yourself that it’s good for you. That gets harder when the calorie count is printed right there on the menu.
New York City recently became the first city in the country to pass a law making chain restaurants post the calorie count of each food on their menus, in the same size and font as the prices. Similar laws in Seattle and San Francisco also are scheduled to go into effect later this year, according to an MSNBC report.

Michael Phelps is no longer going for the gold, but don't despair Phelps Phans! There's still plenty of places to see your favorite swimmer.

Walk through the gates of the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, and you’re instantly trans­ported into another time. A time when kings and queens ruled the land, when knights fought for their ladies’ honor.