Hampton Stevens

Hampton Stevens is a writer based in Kansas City, Missouri. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, ESPN the Magazine, Playboy, Gawker, Maxim, and many more publications.

Why Are So Many Bands Starting Their Own Music Festivals?

Why Are So Many Bands Starting Their Own Music Festivals?

Acts from Wilco to Pearl Jam to Yonder Mountain String Band have been hosting name-branded, mini-Coachellas recently More »

Translating World Series Jargon, From Flashing Leather to Rally Squirrel

Translating World Series Jargon, From Flashing Leather to Rally Squirrel

The Cardinals beat the Rangers in Game One of the Fall Classic last night, but did you understand what the announcers were talking about? A list of terms to learn before Game Two. More »

Issue November 2011

Kansas City Bets on Culture

If you build a shiny new performing-arts center, will the creative class come?

Wilco's Upside-Down Career and the Many Sounds of  'The Whole Love'

Wilco's Upside-Down Career and the Many Sounds of 'The Whole Love'

The Chicago band's eighth album is varied but entertaining More »

The NFL's New Rules Are a Disaster

The NFL's New Rules Are a Disaster

What were the league owners thinking when they changed the instant replay system and the rules governing kick-offs? More »

When Football Fans Attack: How to Fix the NFL's Violence Problem

When Football Fans Attack: How to Fix the NFL's Violence Problem

What's to blame for recent fights in San Francisco and Baltimore? More »

What's Really Killing Overheated High School Football Players

What's Really Killing Overheated High School Football Players

An ESPN columnist wrongly blames "The Cult of Football" for the recent deaths of four teenagers More »

Why You Should Love The NFL Preseason

Why You Should Love The NFL Preseason

The stories are smaller than during the regular season—but that's why they're fascinating More »

A Rock Festival, as Seen for Its Trash

A Rock Festival, as Seen for Its Trash

Observing the refuse habits of tens of thousands of concertgoers at Kanrocksas More »

Did U2 Just Surpass the Rolling Stones as the Greatest Band Ever?

Did U2 Just Surpass the Rolling Stones as the Greatest Band Ever?

A tale of the tape between two rock titans More »

The Hunter S. Thompson You Don't Know

The Hunter S. Thompson You Don't Know

The author is remembered more for his persona than for his writing—which is a shame More »

6 Ways to Fix Baseball's All-Star Game

6 Ways to Fix Baseball's All-Star Game

The mid-summer classic needs more fun, new rules, and a different broadcaster More »

10 Reasons Not to Watch the Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game

10 Reasons Not to Watch the Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game

Why watching the game would be a huge, huge mistake More »

Scenes From a 'Playboy' Playmate Casting Call

Scenes From a 'Playboy' Playmate Casting Call

Every year, hundreds of women audition to pose naked in Hugh Hefner's magazine. Why? More »

From Monterey Pop to Bonnaroo, the Hippie Endures

From Monterey Pop to Bonnaroo, the Hippie Endures

A cultural history of the modern flower child More »

10 Reasons to Watch the 84th Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee

10 Reasons to Watch the 84th Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee

The annual competition is a celebration of intelligence, the American spirit, and juvenile meltdowns More »

NBA Finals, Game 1: King James Leads Heatians to Victory Over Dallasites

NBA Finals, Game 1: King James Leads Heatians to Victory Over Dallasites

How the Heat beat the Mavericks in Game One of the NBA Finals, King James Bible version More »

Paul Splittorff, Kansas City's Legendary Pitcher and Broadcaster, Dies

Paul Splittorff, Kansas City's Legendary Pitcher and Broadcaster, Dies

Remembering the iconic Royals' player for his contributions on and off the field More »

King James and the Miamians Smite Noah and the Chicagoans

King James and the Miamians Smite Noah and the Chicagoans

Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference championship series, retold in epic style More »

Why the Royals Are a Better Baseball Team Than the Yankees

Why the Royals Are a Better Baseball Team Than the Yankees

Sure, New York has won 27 World Series to Kansas City's one. But things are different at Kauffman Stadium these days. More »

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