One hates to kick a man when he can’t kick back (what with his shoes being on the wrong feet and all), but Chicken-Fried News wouldn’t be doing its civic duty if it didn’t mention Tulsa author William Bernhardt’s March 18 drunken driving arrest. This is not to be confused with Bernhardt’s Feb. 23 one, […]
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The real Ralph Nader
In the Sixties, I inherited my dad’s Chevrolet Corvair and drove it all over Austin, Texas. My younger sister then drove it till it died somewhere between Waco, Texas, and Dallas. We had fun with that little car until we read in Ralph Nader’s groundbreaking book that it was “Unsafe at Any Speed.” The […]
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Operation ‘Deserter’ storm for former Oklahoman
Right now, Joshua Key might be rethinking telling the world he took off to the Great White North. The former Oklahoman made headlines when he ditched the Army and then fled to Canada in 2004 as a deserter. He wrote about his hellish experiences in Iraq ” disembodied-head soccer-playing and all ” in his […]
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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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Oklahoma senators continue to make national news
Is there any way for Oklahoma’s senators to make national news that doesn’t make it look like the Sooner State is represented by those relatives you hope don’t show up for the party? The latest installment of wackiness from Oklahoma legislators came via Mr. Sunshine himself, Sen. James Inhofe. Public embarrassment, meet Inhofe. Inhofe, […]
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Five stages of voter grief
If the 2006 election cycle has proven anything, it is that Oklahoma voters are sick and tired of the status quo and that they are tired of the wicked nature of political attack ads. So much so, it appears as though the electorate has begun to recognize that the experiment in self-government we call democracy […]
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OKC’s The Flaming Lips head for Broadway
Grab your tangerines, Oklahoma, The Flaming Lips are going Broadway. Front man Wayne Coyne confirmed to www.ew.com that the space crusaders are set to team with “West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin and Broadway producer Des McAnuff (“The Who’s Tommy”) to produce a musical version of their 2002 album “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.” (Not […]
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Oklahoma State chapter smears egg on Greek system’s face
It’s been a tough 12 months for the public image of America’s fraternities. First, “Borat” captured a trio of drunken University of Southern Carolina brothers to make racist and sexist comments on camera. Then, the documentary “Raw Deal” hit DVD (reviewed in last week’s Oklahoma Gazette), showing in graphic detail the alleged rape of a […]
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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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Oklahoma house spokesman invokes little-known hand-out rule for materials
Yep. If you are visiting legislators with something written in hand, Oklahoma’s state House Republicans might want a look at it first. According to The Associated Press, a former state representative campaigning for abortion rights was detained for passing out a decades-old picture of a woman who died during a “back alley” abortion. […]