Sexy time
Sex Snobs rose from the ashes of hardcore underground, yet they have proven to be a band worth getting to know — intimately. Formed by former members of punk band Chud, Sex Snobs emerged when Alex Barnard and James Hammontree reunited for another project. It’s difficult to place them into a single niche category, and…
Wounded warriors
Since returning from duty, he has lived with his family in a rental house in Edmond. With financial help from the community and actor Gary Sinise, he will soon get a new home of his own. He credits his aunt for making the phone calls to put him in touch with the Gary Sinise Foundation,…
Here Comes the Devil
(2012) While their parents make love in the parking lot of a Tijuana truck stop, a girl and her younger brother enter a cave (symbolism!) that’s supposedly cursed and don’t emerge until the next nerve-wracked day. Although Sol (singer Laura Caro in her movie debut) and Felix (Francisco Barreiro, the original We Are What We…
Beyond Outrage
(2012) To Americans, Takeshi Kitano may be best-known for his role in the 2000 flick Battle Royale; in his native Japan, however, he’s the country’s version of Martin Scorsese (if Marty also served as star), a writer/ director who shines brightest plying his talents in the realm of violent crime tales, including Sonatine, Brother, The…
Odd Thomas
(2013) Dean Koontz’s series of Odd Thomas novels now numbers six. I stopped reading after book four because an initially good concept had grown patently awful, succumbing to the law of diminishing returns. By contrast, Stephen Sommers’ film adaptation, a would-be franchise-starter itself, never gets the chance to devolve into tedium; it is that from…
Jung at heart
Jung was 5 years old, alone and wandering along a South Korean street when a policeman came across him. The Western world awaited; the boy would be among more than 200,000 Korean children adopted in the aftermath of the Korean War. In May 1971, a Belgian family brought Jung Henin home. “It was like getting…
Oklahoma Cloud Factory — Ancestral Ghosts
Like a Wes Anderson film set in the Sooner State or Belle & Sebastian scoring a Western, there’s something almost delightfully twee about the whole collection. It’s less plain-sweeping big and more playfully contained. It’s a story told while looking out the bedroom window at the wilderness outside, not while swallowed in the thick of…
A showman’s life
Chuck Mead is something of a yes man. Across his storied career from frontman of alternative country outfit BR549 to his current days as a solo artist, Mead has always made a point of accepting more invitations than he turns down. That mindset has taken him down a path worthy of the winding narratives laid…
Green streak
This Sunday, Classen Curve, 5825 NW Grand. Blvd., will be a sea of green. In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, runners will dress in green to participate in the fourth annual Run Lucky 5k and Mission Mile Fun Run. The event is organized by Friends of LLS (FLLS), a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting…
Midtown man
Wynn has an insatiable interest in the history of his city and described himself as an urban archeologist who unearths lost histories and relevant stories about areas of downtown and buildings both standing and gone. He said the research portion of the Midtown book excited him and finding new facts and stories made him “want…
Boot Scootchin’ boogie
Smith is a burly, bearded dude (balding, too). In many ways, he resembles a disheveled Chris Pratt (TV’s Parks & Recreation). His appearance is important, but it’s not because his unique brand of comedy is in any way physical. Rather, it’s important because Smith’s tactics are largely of a self-deprecating nature. And what’s funnier than…
Racey moves
Created by Hui Cha Poos in 2008, Race Dance has produced and participated in more than 50 performances throughout OKC, including original productions, Hip Hop Nutcracker, Racey and Raceless. Inspired by cabaret-style shows, A Racey Affair will feature seductive performances designed to bring out the naughty side of the audience. Because of the mature themes,…
Let’s dance
Oklahoma City University’s American Spirit Dance Company will present its 33rd annual spring show this weekend. This year’s show, titled Footloose, Frankenstein and Fedoras will feature 24 dance numbers performed by a cast of 158 dancers. The show will feature fast-tempo tap numbers, chorus and kick lines, dancers dressed as Champagne bottles, big hair from…
Full Houser
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of an internationally known sculptor and painter, one most Oklahomans know best from the interstate. Sacred Rain Arrow, which has decorated state license plates since 2008, features Allan Houser’s statue of a Native American poised with his bow. Houser also created the equally recognizable sculpture As…
LIFE
The University of Central Oklahoma’s American Democracy Project will educate the public about privacy and internet security with film screenings of the 2013 documentary Terms and Conditions May Apply, directed by Cullen Hoback. With appearances by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and singer-songwriter Moby, the film explains to viewers that by accepting the terms and conditions…
The art of science
Dr. Erik R. Kandel is a Nobel Prize winner, but that, perhaps, is one of the least interesting things about him. He was one of three winners of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in discovering the physiological basis for memory. In a recent phone interview with Oklahoma Gazette, he…
Chickens and herbs
The Myriad Botanical Gardens wants to help present and future green thumbs and those with poultry on their minds at its Gardening School 2014: From Chard to Chickens: Rethinking the American Kitchen Garden. The daylong symposium topics will be about kitchen gardening and landscape design with a focus on edible plants. “We’ve often concentrated on…
Tapping tradition
Wayne Cantwell Photo: Mark Hancock An Irish jam session, known as a seisiún in Irish Gaelic, includes an array of musical instruments. Most often, one would find a combination of fiddle; button accordion; flute; tin whistle; guitar; tenor banjo; piano; uilleann (elbow) pipes; and a bodhrán, a goatskin Irish drum. The bouzouki, a Greek stringed…
OKG7eat pubs and pints (and whiskey and grub)
O’connell’s irish Pub & Grille 769 Asp Ave., Norman oconnellsnorman.com 217-8454 Start your day off right with a true commitment to St. Patrick’s Day. Don’t skip the most important meal of the day on your way to the festivities. The pub opens at 7 a.m. with green eggs and ham and serves green beer in…
FOOD
Tea and Tips with Becky, tea, refreshments and tips for health and wellness, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Mar. 12. Uptown Grocery Co, 1230 W. Covell Road, Edmond, 509-2700, uptowngroceryco.com. WED Tipsy Artist, wine and paint party, 6-9 p.m., Mar. 12, 19. Tres Cantina & Grille, 305 E. Main St., Norman, 701- 8282, tipsyartist.com. WED, WED Fine Dining…
LIFE FOOD & DRINK
Spring is right around the corner. Time to start thinking about your garden. Specifically, it’s time to start thinking about the vegetables and herbs you can grow right alongside your ornamentals to make your garden practical and beautiful all at the same time. Worried about your tomatoes? Have no luck with rutabaga? Don’t fear; Oklahoma…
Spice it up
Rane Peterson with Maple Pepper seasoning at Olive and Co. Photo: Shannon Cornman I have a chemistry lab full of herbs, spices, vinegars and oils in my kitchen spice cabinet, but not green and pink peppercorns. So, channeling my inner Sherlock Holmes, the search in Oklahoma City began. Where do cooks go for the more…
Devoted to dumplings
Dumplings at Dot Wo Garden Photo: Mark Hancock Chinese dumplings are often sold as street food and are a part of the food family of dim sum, small snacks to accompany tea. Perfect Chinese dumplings are waiting for you at Dot Wo Garden, 6161 N. May Ave. Pot stickers, named because they can stick to…
Chinese sizzle
Gele Mountain chicken. Photo: Mark Hancock The cheapest airfare from Oklahoma City to Beijing presently is around $1,200. One reason for traveling there is to sample what’s arguably the most highly developed cuisine in the world. To avoid jet lag and airport hassle and save some cash, you should consider heading to Ba Shu Legends…
Letters to the Editor: March 11, 2014
It passed the House Education Committee last year but failed to be heard on the floor of the House. It can still be heard on the House floor this year. The bill promotes dishonest anti-science claims and would allow objectively false, unscientific materials to be presented in public school science classes. It was copied, almost…
Commentary: Reading skills are a must
Perhaps that is why students who struggle with it often give up on school.
Lots of class. Literally.
OU was recently awarded the Davis Cup in recognition of the honor. The Davis UWC program teams universities abroad with partner universities in the United States. Participating students are required to complete high school in a special program designed to get them up to speed for English-only instruction. OU President David Boren is, according to…
Quote of the week
“You don’t earn nicknames like Wild Wild Westbrook and the Kate Moss of the NBA without dressing up like a Floral Samurai Nerd every now and then. Even when Russ is bad, he’s always kind of amazing.” — GQ magazine, March 2014 issue.
We’re no. 2!
Oklahoma City ranked No. 2 because of a low cost of living at 14.5 percent, which is lower than the U.S. average, and a low rate of unemployment at 5.7 percent with the U.S. average at 8.6 percent Fifty of the most populous cities in the U.S. were ranked based on cost of living, rank…
OKC student discovers butt music
Twenty-year-old Oklahoma Christian University music student Amelia Hamrick is the first to transcribe the tune. Bonus: She’s also the first to play it. That’s right, she’s the first to play a song that’s hidden in a centuries-old painting, according to a news release posted to the university’s official website. And she gets the humor of…
Local radio celeb Ferris O’Brien has a name and party disposition that is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. This year, he shared with the Gazette his take on the season.
Local radio celeb Ferris O’Brien has a name and party disposition that is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. This year, he shared with the Gazette his take on the season.
Smart start
There are more than 12,000 abandoned properties throughout the city, according to a 2013 study conducted by GSBS Richman Consulting. The report’s authors say vacant and abandoned properties can reduce real estate values by 12 to 29 percent, or an estimated $2.7 billion total loss to Oklahoma City. City Planner Matt Gabrielson said he and…
Hamm remains at helm
Continental Resources CEO and Oklahoman Harold Hamm received good news recently in the divorce case with his estranged wife, Sue Ann Hamm, Forbes reported. There was speculation that Hamm could lose 70 percent controlling interest in the company, meaning his wife would win a big chunk of that black gold fortune. However, in a Feb.…
Appropriate culturation?
Christina Fallin, never one to shy away from a photo shoot, posed in a Native American headdress the evening of March 6. It quickly made its way to her Instagram account. Many found this problematic because, well, 26-year-old Fallin is white and though her intention might have been tasteful artistic interpretation, many found it to…
Grody misconduct
Other than the pointed abuse of privilege in this case, it turns out the guy wasn’t even her attorney, NewsOK reported. It took three months for the sham to be discovered, but after it was, the inmate agreed to participate in a sting, Sheriff John Whetsel told NewsOK. Back in January, she’d contacted attorney Frank…
Up and away
The announcement came in a March 4 media release from Will Rogers World Airport. Airport officials, however, said it won’t be too many more years before the airport cannot add new flights or handle larger aircraft or even international flights with the airport’s current configuration and capacity. But airport officials have a plan. Mark Kranenburg…
Nice curves
Glimcher Realty Trust reported the $51.8 million buy of Classen Curve, The Triangle at Classen Curve and Nichols Hills Plaza on March 3. The purchase plan first was announced in Glimcher’s fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 results released in February. The sale is the latest move in an effort by the energy company to…
Gazette Poll: Big win, again
Two polls conducted prior to the election by Oklahoma Gazette and News 9 adjusted for the demographics of traditional voters in Oklahoma City elections and predicted that Cornett would carry 63 percent of the March 4 vote. Cornett earned 31,514 votes and 66 percent of the total. Shadid’s campaign, dramatically out-financed by Cornett’s campaign and…
OKC Film Club celebrates one year
Three silent short films will be accompanied by local musicians and a cinema art show, organizers said. It is free and open to the public. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Films run each hour, starting at 7 p.m. OKC Film Club is a community organization that presents free film screenings the first Tuesday of each…
Community volunteers wanted
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett is now accepting applications through email from Oklahoma City residents interested in volunteering on boards, committees and commissions that are staffed by the city’s planning department. The application process is new and was designed to help fill board vacancies with the most qualified individuals. Commissions include: Arts Commission, Bricktown Urban…
