I recently ran across an amazing article in the New York Times that confirms much of my growing ambivalence about teaching in a world of glowing rectangles. It was entitled, “Why Universities Should Be More Like Monasteries,” by Molly Worthen, a historian at the University of North Carolina who writes about higher education. In it, […]
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Let’s queer the air
While Stef Fortney is no low-key human being, Out in the Open, her Guthrie Pride event this year, aims to offer guests a relaxed air. “No titties or taints” is her edict, and Fortney hopes allies and families will turn out June 24 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The weather in Guthrie is expected […]
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On Tulsa Time
The second-largest city in Oklahoma has made an indelible impression on American pop culture. Here are just a few of its reference points. Larry Clark’s Tulsa When Larry Clark’s collection of black-and-white photographs was released more than half a century ago, it created quite a stir in the art world. The subjects are society’s outcasts […]
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Inside The Outsiders
When Danny Boy O’Connor from House of Pain bought the house in 2016, his idea was to have the coolest crash pad in town when he passed through Tulsa. But after seeing an endless stream of people stop by to take pictures, O’Connor abruptly changed plans for the house where Francis Ford Coppola and a […]
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Citizen Spotlight: Bruce Waight
Helping and hair are in Bruce Waight’s blood and the two go hand-in-hand in the way he serves his community. An award-winning barber, Bruce uses his skills to provide free haircuts for those in need, helping them regain confidence and put a fresh face forward. In 2019, Bruce founded Rooted at the Homeless Alliance to […]
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Citizen Spotlight: Peppy’s Pantry
After the loss of his job and then his father, Morgan Tepsic found himself in a bit of a bind. With rising costs, money was tight and his family found themselves struggling to make ends meet. Food for the family’s two dogs was among the expenses. “Dog food was a big one. The stuff isn’t […]
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Midwinter glow
With the high of the holiday season over and done, it’s easy to fall into a winter slump. Catching a glimpse of sparkly eyeshadow or a bright red lip in the mirror can be the perfect way to revive a little cheer and maybe find a touch of the approaching Valentine’s Day spirit. However, bright […]
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Winter joys
“The most wonderful time of the year” is over and it’s cold, and warm, and then cold again. Spring is a couple months away and wallets are still recovering from end of year expenses. Luckily, the Oklahoma City metro is not short on affordable winter activities, of both the warm and cold variety. Braving the […]
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Walking the walk
It all started as an experiment. “It was born out of a terrible faith crisis that my husband and I were going through,” Jamie West-Zumwalt said. “I grew up as a pastor’s kid and he grew up as a missionary kid, both in very conservative evangelical Christianity. Then we married and because it’s just the […]
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Citizen Spotlight: Charla Collins
“I’m just a mom. Not a nonprofit or anything like that. I’m just a mom,” Charla Collins said. Charla’s daughter Kylie lives with severe mental illness. After suffering a traumatic brain injury in her teens she eventually turned to drugs, and with little resources available to get her the long term mental health care she […]