A battle of wits and words will be waged Thursday and Friday at the fifth annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair. Held at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua in Norman, participants will demonstrate their knowledge of more than 18 different American Indian languages. Students compete in spoken […]
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OKC-shot ‘Sex Machine’ set for DVD release
Despite what the title implies, the locally shot film “Sex Machine” isn’t X-rated. Lensed in 2005, the feature film is a horror-crime hybrid written and directed by Christopher Sharpe. Anthem Pictures will release “Sex Machine” on DVD May 1. “It’s kind of a combination of comic books and horror movies from the Sixties ” lots […]
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Doctors not fleeing Oklahoma, stats show
One of the reasons given for so-called “tort reform” is the claim doctors are heading out of Oklahoma because of skyrocketing insurance costs due to frivolous lawsuits. However, few numbers show evidence of this mass exodus. Some reports show just the opposite. MORE DOCTORS According to the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision, […]
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OKC Red Tie event raises AIDS charity money
Local automobile dealer Jackie and Barbara Cooper’s son died of complications from AIDS in 1989. Several years later, the couple was approached by a group who needed help raising money, leading the Coopers to form the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund, which raises money for Regional AIDS Interfaith Network and Oklahoma’s biggest fund-raiser, Red Tie […]
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University of Oklahoma student spurred to take action on Darfur
When Bailey Cato heard that women in Darfur, Sudan, had to wake up every morning and decide whether to go forage for food and risk being raped, or to send out another family member and risk their death in order to stay alive, she could hardly imagine being placed in that situation. “Every […]
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Wes Craven most scared by real life
Legendary horror director Wes Craven (“A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Scream”) also produces, including the 2006 hit remake of his 1977 smash “The Hills Have Eyes,” and now its sequel, “The Hills Have Eyes II.” “I think of myself as the George Lucas of terror,” Craven said. “I differ from Lucas and Spielberg and the […]
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Edmond girl records her life for TLC reality show
Eleven-year-old Ashley Mandanas loves to sing, but now she’s getting nationwide exposure for not performing, having her life documented for a Learning Channel cable series titled “My Life as a Child.” The series lets kids use video cameras to record and document their lives for several months. The kids have complete control over […]
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Feed OSU guard the ball when she’s hot
OK, so, yes, I have known Cowgirl Taylor Hardeman since she was six years old. So, yes, I have seen her play more hoops than her Oklahoma State Cowgirl teammates. However, it should be just as obvious to them as it was to me that after she started the NCAA tournament game against Bowling Green draining — […]
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OKC’s Crossings church campus to undergo $15 million expansion
Crossings Community Church, one of Oklahoma City’s largest churches, is making plans to add 74,000 square feet of additional space and 11 acres at an estimated cost of $15.5 million. Senior Pastor Marty Grubbs said that with weekly attendance of 4,700, the Church of God congregation has outgrown the space. BETTER CAREGrubbs said […]
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City councilman wants to divide OKC into more wards
While an Oklahoma City councilman says adding two wards could improve municipal representation, members of the council have differing opinions on what its repercussions might be. Though no such proposal is on the table, a black councilwoman fears ward fragmentation could dilute minority participation in city government. TWO MORE WARDS After recent city […]