O. Louis Guglielmi’s Subway Exit (1946) When the topic of artistic censorship is raised, odds are that works cited include Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ or just about anything by Robert Mapplethorpe. The United States government, however, in that golden era of anti-Commie paranoia, arguably did the best job of it by the disbanding and dismantling […]
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One in Three
center Nathan Mickle “My parents always had a bunch of Frank Sinatra records lying around, along with Tony Bennett and Harry Connick Jr. … all of those guys I would sing along to,” Mickle said. “The records actually taught me how to sing before I even really got into it professionally.” A music career almost […]
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Young at art
Photo: Carl Shortt Oklahoma is filled with young, talented artists, yet many of them will never be recognized because they simply don’t know who to talk to or where to go to get their works displayed for the public. Since 2002, the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s annual Momentum show has worked to remedy such circumstances. […]
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Marriage ‘Pains’
According to the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative, 32 percent of marriages in the state have ended in divorce — one of the highest divorce rates nationwide. As many Sooner couples find themselves saying “I don’t” more often than “I do,” one unlikely man has taken it upon himself to save these remaining marriages: former teen heartthrob-turned-evangelist […]
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Hungry heart
Forward Foods in Norman Credit: Mark Hancock You can be an uncaring jerk 364 days of the year, but for at least one day, it’s forcibly required to show undying love for one through the purchase of flowers, teddy bears or barbershop quartets to serenade your significant other at his or her workplace. Forgetting Valentine’s […]
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Neiman seed
Stanley Marcus’ Self-Portrait at a Flea Market, March 1966, Paris, France People likely know Stanley Marcus as the trailblazing former president of high-end retailer Neiman Marcus, not an accomplished photographer. His granddaughter, Allison V. Smith, fully understands. “He always had a camera with him, but he never really shared his images,” she said. “Maybe he […]
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The sounds of Science
Jerrod Smith and Phil Danner’s Contextual Relations As director of Science Museum Oklahoma’s Satellite Galleries, Scott Henderson wants to take art in Oklahoma City into a whole new dimension. Eschewing the typical “pictures on the wall” or “sculpture on the floor” style of exhibition, he wanted to create something that would be a total sensory […]
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Coffeehouse culture
Gray Owl Credit: Shannon Cornman And, sometimes, that’s enough. When you’re running late for work and simply need liquid speed to get you ready for the day ahead, there’s really no need for further consideration. But when the temperatures are dropping and the fingers start freezing, nothing is more comforting than enjoying a hot cup […]
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Game on
The Little Shoppe of Games Credit: Mark Hancock There’s nothing on TV. You can only refresh TMZ.com so many times. Even your significant other has ceased being interesting. That might be a great time to pull out those board games from the back of the closet. Bored? Grab a board!Everyone has a go-to game: Monopoly, […]
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Big Jim
From Jim Halsey’s collection are guitars signed by Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney. You may never have heard of Jim Halsey, but surely you’ve heard of the acts he’s discovered, managed or guided the careers of: Wanda Jackson, Roy Clark, Hank Thompson and The Oak Ridge Boys, to name just a few. Chances are, without […]