Lisa Rotondo-McCord Lisa Rotondo-McCord didn’t intend to become one of the nation’s leading experts on post-disaster museum management. Her work could easily be called on-the-job training. It is a highly specialized skill set, one learned from experience. Before Hurricane Katrina, Rotondo-McCord was the curator of Asian art at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). […]
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Objets d’art
“Two Headed Hereford” In Renaissance Europe, before the advent of museums as we think of them today, there were private collections of things unable to be classified or understood called wunderkammer, or “cabinet of wonders.” The items were encyclopedic collections of objects whose collective categorization were beyond the means of classification. Some items were unclear […]
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Cha Cha Cha
Daniel Chae at All About Cha Photo by Shannon Cornman And while restaurants and convenience store chains like McDonald’s Corp. and 7-Eleven are ubiquitous in some parts of Asia, what no one often hears about is a company having its roots abroad and importing a brand to America. This is precisely the case with All […]
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Wounded warriors
Since returning from duty, he has lived with his family in a rental house in Edmond. With financial help from the community and actor Gary Sinise, he will soon get a new home of his own. He credits his aunt for making the phone calls to put him in touch with the Gary Sinise Foundation, […]
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Green streak
This Sunday, Classen Curve, 5825 NW Grand. Blvd., will be a sea of green. In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, runners will dress in green to participate in the fourth annual Run Lucky 5k and Mission Mile Fun Run. The event is organized by Friends of LLS (FLLS), a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting […]
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The art of science
Dr. Erik R. Kandel is a Nobel Prize winner, but that, perhaps, is one of the least interesting things about him. He was one of three winners of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in discovering the physiological basis for memory. In a recent phone interview with Oklahoma Gazette, he […]
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Chickens and herbs
The Myriad Botanical Gardens wants to help present and future green thumbs and those with poultry on their minds at its Gardening School 2014: From Chard to Chickens: Rethinking the American Kitchen Garden. The daylong symposium topics will be about kitchen gardening and landscape design with a focus on edible plants. “We’ve often concentrated on […]
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OKG7eat pubs and pints (and whiskey and grub)
O’connell’s irish Pub & Grille 769 Asp Ave., Norman oconnellsnorman.com 217-8454 Start your day off right with a true commitment to St. Patrick’s Day. Don’t skip the most important meal of the day on your way to the festivities. The pub opens at 7 a.m. with green eggs and ham and serves green beer in […]
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Local radio celeb Ferris O’Brien has a name and party disposition that is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. This year, he shared with the Gazette his take on the season.
Local radio celeb Ferris O’Brien has a name and party disposition that is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. This year, he shared with the Gazette his take on the season.
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Bill to keep film rebates approved
If the measure had failed, the program would end in July of this year. Due to the lack of majority votes necessary to kill the bill when it was heard yesterday, the bill was reheard today, and was passed with 65 “yea” votes. 51 or more votes were needed for majority rule, and the program […]