Iraq War thriller “The Hurt Locker” was named the Best Movie of 2009 by the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle. Kathryn Bigelow was also named Best Director for her role in steering the war drama, which follows an elite team of bomb-disarming soldiers. George Clooney was picked as Best Actor for his “Up in the Air” […]
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Norman volunteers prepare to serve massive free Christmas dinner
Holidays are no time to go hungry, and for 23 years a group of Norman volunteers has ensured that thousands of Oklahomans haven’t dined alone on Christmas. The Christmas Day Community Dinner is served for free 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday inside the Norman High School cafeteria, 911 W. Main. The dinner is open […]
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Garth Brooks sues hospital over building name dispute
Country superstar Garth Brooks has filed a lawsuit against a Yukon hospital he claims reneged on an agreement to name a building after his mother, Colleen Brooks, who died of cancer in 1999. Brooks, a Tulsa native, filed an initial petition on Sept. 21 in Rogers County, but the court records didn’t surface until last […]
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Every move monitored by rock radio radicals, different kind of Spy re-emerges
With expectations stoked by more than five years of public anticipation, months of tedious planning and a handful of vocal skeptics, The Spy’s studio was awash with frenzy and panic Sunday, Nov. 22. AGENT TRAINING FAMILY OF SPIES MISSION-MINDED The countdown was relentless; nothing was working. Toiling for months at his Northwest Oklahoma City home, […]
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Dewey Binns — Spare Tires Vol. 1
Stepping up front to steer a more personal project, 8Bit Cynics emcee Dewey Binns recently dropped “Spare Tires Vol. 1,” a rangy disc that dips between dark, confessional hip-hop and light, snappier anthems issued with witty observation. The album was mixed and produced alongside Norman’s DJ Chips, who helped the metro rapper assemble a framework […]
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The September Issue’ offers titillating glimpse of Vogue’s top tastemakers
Fall is critical to high fashion, and for the editors of Vogue, the season starts about the time its youngest readers make plans for spring break. “The September Issue” is a documentary that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the frenzy around the magazine’s flagship imprint, which serves to inform, entertain and shape fashion for readers, […]
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Terminator Salvation
2009 John Connor is still at it, trying to save the world from pesky robots and a bleak timeline that promises to render the planet a cratered-out wasteland unfit for human life. In the not-so-distant future, Connor (Christian Bale) is the unofficial leader of The Resistance, the target of machines hell-bent on assassinating him before […]
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Totally Kegs one-man operation recently reached frothy fervor
When the economy runs flat and dries out, thrifty drinkers stock up and buy their beer by the barrel. November marks an end to the busiest time of the year for Pat Hyde, owner of Totally Kegs, 4301 N. Western. Bolstered by Labor Day, football and Halloween, beer-swilling autumn carries Hyde through his “dry season” […]
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Totally Kegs one-man operation recently reached frothy fervor
When the economy runs flat and dries out, thrifty drinkers stock up and buy their beer by the barrel. November marks an end to the busiest time of the year for Pat Hyde, owner of Totally Kegs, 4301 N. Western. Bolstered by Labor Day, football and Halloween, beer-swilling autumn carries Hyde through his “dry season” […]
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The Flaming Lips fertilize new album in experimental metro studio insemination
With an endorsement from a friend and fan of the Oklahoma City band, Anderson slotted the Lips into her agenda for the San Diego music festival. There, Anderson said she was immediately swept away by the Lips’ live show. “I got caught up in it ” just that energy,” she said. “I’d never seen anything […]