l’esprit de l’escalier 1. The experience of thinking of a devastating rejoinder only after leaving the scene of the debate. 2. “staircase wit”
Spirit of the Stairs holds a special place in the heart of Wichita music. Composed of five instrumentalists from several notable Wichita bands, the group drips, then rushes, straight into the veins of a limited body of post-rock greats. Originally described as “rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes,” the genre became characterized by long, dynamic songs of symphonic magnitude, often composed of multiple movements and with massive tonal …

Traditions Storefront | Photo by Eric Wittman

Black Friday scares the crap out of me. I avoid shopping on this day at all costs. My sister, however, is a bargain hunter. The girl pillages clearance racks like nobody’s business. Over the years, she has started to rub off on me a little. I rarely buy anything that isn’t on sale. But I’m not an expert money saver/coupon clipper/bargain shopper like she is. And for a girl like my sister, Black Friday is a climactic moment of incomparable money-saving potential. …

Three weeks ago, I revealed that I made the decision to run a 5K for my birthday in February – a decision that came after nine years of less-than-frequent exercise. My adventures in fitness continue below…
I’ve been working out for a month now. It boggles my mind that it’s already been this long, mostly because I’m still doing it. In the past I would have given up, but this time is different.

This time I have Coach Bolt, who starts off each Shocker Fitness session with a motivational talk and provides …

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This week, we asked the verb staff team to tell us about their favorite (and least favorite) Thanksgiving dishes.
My favorite dish is my mother-in-law’s sweet potato casserole. There are no marshmallows or red hots involved and it’s sinfully delicious with some hot and heavy pecans and butter, Paula Deen style. My least favorite dish is anything that contains Jello. …