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A collective carnivorous cry rang out earlier this year when the Nichols Hills ham joint, Divine Swine, closed its doors. The eatery’s concept had been one that Chef Josh Valentine kept near and dear to his heart. His preference was pig, and his menu of beer and bacon-glazed pecans on seared pork loin reflected his pork-centric predilection.

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You guys! Miranda Lambert’s dog is missing. She tweeted the news to Chicken-Fried News personally. And also to her 1.3 million other followers. But still, we think she was mainly reaching out to us.

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What’s in a name? Some serious anti-transgender issues for one Oklahoma County judge.

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One of the legacies left by 1984 author George Orwell is having his name describe how totalitarian governments can use language to distort words, so much so that words or phrases could actually end up describing the exact opposite of what they purport to mean.

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We hear a lot about Republicans around here. Sometimes, we even hear about Democrats. Two parties: That covers it, right?

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Nothing can ruin a nice family meal like a cigarette butt in a burrito. Just ask Norman and Jennifer Dyches of Wetumka. The couple filed a complaint after their son Wesley began choking on his burrito at a Taco Bell in Sand Springs. Tucked amid the lettuce, cheese and 88-percent beef, there was also “smoking debris,” according to a report filed by police.

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We’re not sure why East Coast newspapers are so interested in Oklahoma when it comes to the Affordable Care Act, perhaps better known as Obamacare.

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In a move showing keen, criminal brilliance, the alleged bank robber believed by the FBI to be the “Bucket List Bandit” went to the last place anyone would suspect a person with substantial funds and only four months left to live would be visiting: Oklahoma.

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Perhaps the most benign thing that can be said about Innocence of Muslims, that notorious 12-minute movie trailer sparking violent protests throughout the Middle East, is this: It has kept the shot-in-Oklahoma To the Wonder from being the world’s most widely condemned film.

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Thunderstruck boasts more than just the distinction of marking the big-screen debut of OKC Thunder superstar Kevin Durant. The film, an alleged comedy in which the Durantula’s basketball skills are inadvertently swiped by a school kid, might just be the first-ever family-friendly movie to include an appearance by an accused child molester. Granted, there was that John Wayne Gacy cameo in 1974’s Herbie Rides Again, but we’re told you’ve gotta look really fast for that one.

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While it might be an event with good intentions, National Free Hugs Day, slated for Tuesday on the University of Oklahoma campus, sounds a tiny bit unsettling to us. Sponsored by Paul Mitchell Partner School in Norman, stylists will be doling out free hugs to folks who want one and handmade “Free Hugs” signs for those who don’t really want to get all super-friendly.

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When you hear the phrase “cornfield,” do you think of children trying to kill you with farm implements? Or do you think of wholesome autumnal fun? If it’s the latter, head to Chickasha!

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In case you were wondering why public opinion ratings for lawyers usually hover somewhere between street pimp and tapeworm, let us introduce you to the case of Tyrone Lamont Nash.

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Apparently, beauticians really can’t keep secrets very well.

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