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. […]
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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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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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Good social policy
It is time for the franchise tax to go. Interestingly, it may well be on its way out. Senate Bill 636 provides a needed first step in abolishing this pernicious levy by raising the tax’s liability exemption from $10 to $250. By so raising the exemption, more than half of the filers would no […]
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Diversidad
There are several pending bills in the Oklahoma Legislature that, if passed, will send a clear message to the nation that the state does not support diversity, multiculturalism and women’s reproductive rights. The bills could have a detrimental effect on the state’s economic development. State Rep. Randy Terrill, R-Moore, has introduced a bill that […]
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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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Ada woman allegedly fakes hate crime against herself
According to a spate of recent stories, an Ada woman faked a would-be hate crime against herself. Police say Sarah Kaspereit of Ada admitted to them that she lied about an attack on her in which she had claimed two men ambushed her in front of her house, according to The Oklahoman. The […]