Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: special
Cold-hearted
Brave souls hit the water to raise money for Special Olympics Oklahoma’s statewide fundraiser, the Polar Plunge.
Features
Charles Martin
Polar Plunge
11 a.m. Saturday
White Water Bay
3908 W. Reno
specialolympicsoklahoma.org
Fancy a slice?
Local pizzerias whip up more than just special sauce.
Food and Drink Features
Christina Nihira
Most everyone loves pizza. In fact, it is the only food special enough to get its very own section in most phone books.
Spanking new
Yep, these seven are fired up and ready to go with flavorpacked food flying out of the kitchens. Step aside, everyone, there are plenty of new places to try. Go get ’em!
OKG7 Dining
Carol Smaglinski
In what used to be a former chimney shop, owners Juan Manuel Diaz and his wife, Solorro Garcia, opened their first Mexican restaurant in late June. Filled with family members, its enchiladas are pure Mexican, not Tex-Mex, they say. To the delight of its many regular customers, the tortillas are handmade on the spot.
Donald Glover: Weirdo
The ‘Community’ star graduates to head of his comedic class.
Casting the Runes
Rent a 'Rune' with a view.
Horror
Rod Lott
I remember vividly when I first read "Casting the Runes," one of several suspense classics to pour from the pen of M.R. James, the master of the ghost story whose supernatural bent became a huge influence on H.P. Lovecraft. Just because the short story is old (1911) doesn't mean it wasn't chilling to read, and so it is with this 1979 presentation, an episode of the UK's ITV Playhouse anthology series.
Beauty Day
Before ‘Jackass,’ there was Cap’n Video.
Documentary
Rod Lott
Don’t feel stupid: I didn’t know who Ralph Zavadil was, either. After all, we can’t be faulted for living in Oklahoma City instead of Ontario, Canada. Ultimately, it makes no difference, because Beauty Day, the documentary about the man, is a fun viewing nonetheless. That’s because there’s something about watching stunts of bodily harm that holds universal appeal.
Captain America: Collector’s Edition
He was the big screen’s real ‘First Avenger.’
Action
Rod Lott
Not long after Batman changed Hollywood in the summer of 1989, every studio wanted to have the next comics-based blockbuster. I remember visiting Penn Square Mall’s multiplex (as I did often back then) and seeing a poster for Captain America. The one-sheet was comprised of little more than a close-up of Cap’s iconic shield and a promise to arrive next summer.
