Arts and Culture

On this week's Dining with Denise, restaurant commentator Denise Neil says Wichita's restaurant scene has had lots of changes over the past week, including two closings and one big auction.

Johnathon Ford of the band Unwed Sailor has been making music for over 30 years but he says that the increasingly competitive nature of the music business is a source of frustration.

Fletcher Powell says a new movie has plenty to admire, but never completely comes together.

Beth Golay visits with Ayşegül Savaş about her collection of stories titled 'Long Distance,' which are all set in vibrant locales, and typically feature young people who are trying to figure things out, and who are as she puts it, “yearning for communion.”

Sophie Elmhirst's new book, "A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck," tells the harrowing story of a young British couple whose boat sinks on the Pacific Ocean.

Frank Waugh, a meteorologist at KAKE-TV, and filmmaker Lester Rowe recently produced a short film called “Echoes of the Storm,” recounting the 1955 Udall tornado in which 80 people died.

Grilling is a Fourth of July tradition, whether it’s simple hot dogs and burgers or something more exotic. Today on Flyover Food, Chef Travis Russell shares a recipe that can get the whole family involved.

The Farha Backyarder Series transforms one Eastborough couple’s home into an intimate concert venue.

When writing thrillers, author Amy McCulloch likes to write about what she knows, whether it's climbing one of the world's tallest mountains, exploring Antartica, or the adventure that inspired her latest book, running an ultramarathon across the Sahara Desert. McCulloch recently spoke with KMUW's Beth Golay about the thriller, "Runner 13."

The ultimate genius of Jess Walter's new novel, "So Far Gone," is the author's talent for relating our fractured modern society with humor and hope.