OU student named to NASA ambassador program
Rebecca “Becky” Wood, interdisciplinary studies and English major, has earned an all-expenses-paid trip to Greenbelt, Md., for a two-day training workshop at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. At the workshop, scientists will talk to participants about the impacts of climate change and how to communicate those changes to the general public. To be appointed to…
Award-winning journalist Bill Moyers to speak Wednesday at OCU
The event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center at N.W. 27th Street and Florida Avenue, is free and open to the public. The presentation, titled “The Truth of Your Life,” will feature Moyers speaking about his career as a journalist for public television and producer of several…
The Sleeping Beauty
It’s also schizophrenic and messy, but that’s beside the point. In the French film (if you saw “French” and immediately thought, “nudity,” thumbs up), a newborn princess named Anastasia is cursed by the fairy (witch?) Carabosse (Rosine Favey, “Frontier(s)”) to die when she hits her sweet 16, “her hand pierced by a yew spindle.” Meanwhile,…
Diverse values
Carroll, who holds a doctorate, is a Houston-based scholar who specializes in issues of religion, politics and cultural diversity. She traced the history of diversity in our country. Since 1965, we live in an America that is much richer in diversity than it was before that date. That diversity includes ethnicity, culture and religion. So…
The Human Centipede II
Well, readers, welcome to the “much worse.” Turns out that when writer/ director Tom Six promoted his original film by saying the sequel would make it look like “My Little Pony“ by comparison, that wasn’t just a good sound bite. “The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)” makes its big brother look positively innocent. To Six’s…
Earth to ‘Earth’
The awkwardly titled “Jerome Bixby’s The Man from Earth” include characters who are an anthropologist, an archeologist, a biologist and a “Christian literalist,” so you’d expect the play to be a roiling battle of cosmological and ontological wit. You’d be wrong. Bixby wrote short stories and screenplays, mostly science fiction, including episodes of “Star Trek”…
Expect more from Occupy
Occupy Wall Street has been criticized for many things — most commonly its lack of leadership and specific goals. But these are the very things giving it momentum. Its bipartisan, horizontal structure has kept it open to people of all occupations and political persuasions. Its lack of specific goals has created an inclusive atmosphere of…
The Damn Quails — Down The Hatch
Showcased front and center amid a backing band circus that includes John Fullbright and Joe Hardy, White and Marshall confidently steer their way through 14 songs set in smoky bars, busted-up relationships, bluegrass towns and even the pokey. Despite their relative youth, the pair boasts many years’ experience, and it really shows in the strong…
Wash cycle
As Bleached, sisters Jennifer and Jessica Clavin deliver sparse, straightforward, buzz-saw rock chords and dense bass under harmonic cooing, mostly about sunny Los Angeles and its male inhabitants. And if you think they might wind up in a territory battle with soul sister Bethany Cosentino — who fronts the similar-sounding Best Coast — then you’re…
Let’s be Frank
Each holiday has its own traditions. What does Halloween mean to you? Maybe it means that magical time of year where you can put on lipstick, regardless of gender and social constraints. It’s your chance to pull out those fishnet thigh-highs (because, let’s face it, there’s nowhere else to wear those without sending the wrong…
Ray band
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek met his bandmates in The Doors at a Transcendental Meditation lecture, so pioneering 21st-century blues isn’t much of a stretch. Collaborating with slide guitarist Roy Rogers (John Lee Hooker) on the new “Translucent Blues” album, Manzarek serves as co-conductor of a rhythm section that includes bassist Steve Evans (Elvin Bishop) and drummer…
This year’s Grand Marshall: THE SPYFM.COM
For the fifth annual parade Saturday, our grand marshal — and yours — is thespyfm.com, the Oklahoma City-based radio station so cool, it now can be heard over the entire globe. “The shoes are extremely large to fill, but it is a complete honor and a huge boon for The Spy!” said Ferris O’Brien (pictured),…
Parking info
N.E. 3RD STREET N.E. 3rd Street between E.K. Gaylord and Walnut Avenue closes at 2:00 p.m. Oklahoma Avenue between N.E. 4th Street and N.E. 2nd Street closes at 2:00 p.m. BROADWAYBroadway between 2nd (Kerr) and 10th Street closes at 6 p.m. Braodway crossings at 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Streets close at 6 p.m.…
Blood alcohol
Grabbing a bottle of Vampire Cabernet Sauvignon on the way to a costume party won’t cut it. A little ingenuity goes a long way. Bill Compton wannabes perfecting their vampiric smolder just got a boost from HBO’s marketing department in the form of Tru Blood, the blood substitute on the series “True Blood.” The nonalcoholic…
Shopping spree
Whole Foods, 6001 N. Western, and Sunflower Farmers Market, 6410 N. May, are new and shiny, and who doesn’t like that? But how will they affect your pocketbook? Let’s find out! PANTRY REQUISITESEveryone’s “staples” might look a bit different, but here’s a general rundown of items that you’ll need regularly: EGGS (ORGANIC, CAGE-FREE DOZEN) WHOLE:…
Riot’s race
Nothing quite matches the touch of class a small string section can bring to a recording, usually added as an afterthought. Ra Ra Riot has used a cello and violin to transport its Vampire Weekendtangent Afropop from an Ivy League frat party to a garden soirée, as cellist Alexandra Lawn and violinist Rebecca Zeller are…
We’ve got…the Langston University Marching Band!
“We get a lot of invitations, but we don’t accept all of them,” said Larry Birden, now serving his third year as band director. “It doesn’t agree with our schedules or the season.” Lucky for all of us, this parade did, and the 125 Langston University students who comprise the band are as thrilled as…
This year’s entries
1. Langston University Marching Band 2. Ace Moving & Storage 3. Mobile Game Party 4. Hot Rod Gangs Of OKC5. Tfcu6. Bloody School Children 7. Dr. Smith Rock Band 8. Central Oklahoma Humane Society 9. Mat Hoffman’s Ramp Car 10. Metropolitan Library System 11. Arts Council Of Oklahoma City 12. Salon 152 13. Todd And…
People’s Choice Award
For the first time, parade attendees can vote on their favorite entrants by texting the designated entry number to 839863. (During the parade, each entry will be preceded by a parade marshal holding that entrant’s number.) Users may vote for as many entrants as they like, but only once per entrant. Voters of the People’s…
New to you
So I’m the new girl, and we’ve got shopping to do! First things first: If you’ve not already established a personal style mantra, start right now. Mine is: “Old or new, make it you.” There is an availability of abundant treasure in this great city. Whether you’re scouting for “new” accessories, clothing or furniture, you’re…
Tribal tongue
So are dozens of other American Indian languages that were in danger of disappearing, thanks to expanding education programs among some Indian nations and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman. “If we want to continue on with our unique sovereignty, then our language is a part of that,” said Justin Neely,…
Smag 7: Matters of taste
Campus Corner Breakfast Deli 6240 S.E. 15th, Midwest City 737-3388In searching for the best for its customers, this Midwest City deli decided to expand recently and now stays open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Among its good values are the most-requested chicken salad sandwich, along with other cafe sandwiches and a good chicken tortilla…
I’m not dead yet!
A trio of artists have combined their collections into a Paseo Art Space exhibit showing their devotion to their careers. The result, “I Thought He Was Dead,” is an exhibition devoted to persistence. All three artists have been creating works of art for about 30 years. Reggie Jaime and Lammy Weisman were among the first…
Urban renewal
“As our city grows and expands, people are wanting more public art,” co-owner Amanda Bradway said. “We were walking around downtown one day, thinking about all the different buildings that have been sold, gutted out or demolished. We thought it would be cool to capture this moment in our history by picking photos of buildings…
Announcers
Liz Dueweke is a morning anchor for the Fox 25 morning news. She has had a chance to live all over the country and is excited and thankful to be living in Oklahoma City. Before coming to Fox 25, Liz spent time in Flint, Mich., as a weekend evening anchor and general assignment reporter. But…
Dress for mess
Creepy crawly creatures will roam the Crystal Bridge as a part of the Halloween-themed Creepy Conservatory. The nature-oriented event will show children of all ages a variety of gruesome critters that, in nature, could inhabit the ecosystem the Crystal Bridge emulates. Children can be horrified and amazed at the beasts they’ll see from 1 to…
Zombie Walk OKC
We’d say that you’ve been warned, but hey: These guys and gals are pros. “I think I’m up to helping organize about seven or eight zombie events now,” said Ron Butler, who organizes Zombie Walk OKC with Brie Jepsen. “Brie organized the group in the first parade about the same time I was starting zombiewalkokc.com…
Party listings
EAT FOR A TREATCome in costume for lunch or dinner and receive a free treat, Oct. 26-31. Thunder Alley Grill & Sports Lounge, thunderalleyokc. com.Tue-Wed, all ages HALLOWEEN BASHCome haunt the graveside and enjoy skelly jelly shots and Igor’s bloodiest bloody mary bar, 6 p.m.-close, Oct. 28. Pearl’s Oyster Bar, 5641 N. Classen, 848-8008, pearlsokc.com.…
Judges
Russell Claus is the planning director for Oklahoma City. He was born in Australia and was raised by non-urban chickens. Russell is planning for a future where more and more people will feel comfortable enough with the city they’ve chosen to live in to be zombies for a day. He has four children and enjoys…
Oklahoma City University School of Theatre
By “they,” we mean the faculty and students of Oklahoma City University’s School of Theatre, who will put on a production like no other in Saturday’s Gazette’s Halloween Parade. And by “spirits,” we mean the following, to name a few: > one giant squid; > a giant spider with undulating legs; > roughly two dozen…
Neutral Mick
On Oct. 13, Fox Sports printed a story about the NBA lockout and Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett’s reaction to it. The story stated that Cornett was “livid” about the lockout and blamed the problems in negotiations on the players’ agents. Then, on Oct. 19, Yahoo! Sports news carried a story about NBA city mayors…
Bite Size: 10-26-11
CHEF CHIP’S BOOK SIGNINGMake plans to be at Full Circle Bookstore at 50 Penn Place from 3 to 4 p.m. on Saturday as chef John Bennett will sign “From Chef Chip’s Kitchen,” featuring recipes by Kaye Sears’ son, Chip Sears. Tragically, Chip Sears passed away as a result of a motorcycle accident near Lake Tenkillerr…
Creature of the note
Pipe dreams become nightmares on Friday night, when the University of Oklahoma School of Music and the American Organ Institute add live organ accompaniment to the 1922 classic “Nosferatu,” arguably the earliest vampire movie with any bite. “For 1922, it’s a fantastic horror film,” said John Schwandt, associate professor of organ and AOI director, who…
‘Musi-kill’ production
Oklahoma City University’s Opera and Music Theater Company continues its 60th-anniversary season with three Halloween-weekend performances of the comedy cult classic “Little Shop of Horrors.” The story follows the rise to fame of Seymour Krelborn, a lowly flowershop employee on New York’s skid row, after he discovers a mysterious talking plant with a thirst for…
Brilliant disguise
Stillwater indie-rock outfit Deerpeople is no stranger to costumes. In the past, pre-show rituals involved cloaking themselves in any number of disguises, and although the band moved away from that in recent performances, Friday’s Hallopolis show at Opolis gives them a chance to relive it. “It’s fun to go back and revisit that,” drummer Jordan…
The Museum of What?
Performance and interactive art experiences themed around horror and shock value will surprise audience members at Friday’s first-ever Museum of Miscreant Designation. The doors to 814 Sheridan on Film Row open at 7 p.m., and the Geek House Productions show costs $10 to enter. “We gave them the concept of horror or shock value as…
Bovine in the breeze
“I gotta go, Julia. We got cows,” said a storm chaser riding in a vehicle near the core of a tornado, as an adult Holstein sailed by. The National Weather Center is a world-class, high-tech information facility. There are offices and conference rooms for OU faculty, students, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees and corporate…
CFN Headline of the Week
“Olivia Munn’s Wearing A Bikini Again” —thesuperficial.com, Oct. 12
CFN Quote of the Week
“The Horns with a huge 100-yard touchdown return by Fozzy Whittaker … all the barbecue you want, young man!” —Brent Musburger, Oct. 8, calling the OU-Texas game on ABC
Mitt happens
The fundraiser for Romney’s campaign began at 8 a.m., cost $500 per person or $2,500 for photo opportunities, was closed to the media and included such names on the host committee list as former Gov. Frank Keating, State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones, Continental Resources’ Harold Hamm and Larry Nichols of Devon Energy. The second…
Rice steps aside
“She has made immense sacrifices for me in her support of my political career and public service, and I am honored to be able to reciprocate that for her now,” Rice said in a statement. “It has been an immense honor and privilege to serve the people of Senate District 46. I am grateful I…
Point: State must step up
Gov. Frank Keating is prone to colorful speech, and his description of the dome-less Oklahoma state Capitol was no exception. When Keating rolled out his plan to put the dome on the state Capitol and complete the original design of the great Oklahoma architect Solomon Andrew Layton, there was considerable skepticism. Many thought it would…
Counterpoint: The private sector’s responsibility
It is a worthy project. However, neither merit nor nobility by themselves justify a public expenditure. As lawmakers, we must be judicious in our allocation of public monies. To be responsible with the public trust, we must be prudent in our spending and hold state agencies accountable. When AICCM, a state agency, approached the Legislature…
‘Swearing idiot goofy son of a gun’
The documentary was supposed to showcase Cowboy quarterback Brandon Weeden, but Monken’s salty language is getting center stage. Mike Gundy, the head coach for the Pokes, told the Tulsa World the ESPN special was “tremendous for Oklahoma State football,” but it kept from getting a perfect score because of Monken’s cursing. “I think someone said…
Vice control
While police say the ordinance will help discourage prostitution, others say it will have no effect, or in some cases, further complicate the issue. The revision amends a section of code that deals with drive-by shootings and eluding police officers, labeling both crimes a “public nuisance” and allowing for the impoundment of the vehicles used…
The House by the Cemetery / Zombie
I wanted to catch it on the big screen during a midnight showing at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, last month, but it was sold out (not to mention, I can’t stay up that late); in hindsight, home is where the art is. For the Boyle family, however, home is where the disembodied heart is.…
13
So now, my fellow Americans, the unadventurous among you have the color, English-language, star-packed “13.” And not only is it written and directed by the same guy, Géla Babluani, but it’s also pretty good. I still think you should watch the original, too, although I know you won’t. Sam Riley (you saw him top-lining the…
HOPE Center holding food drive
Harold Fontenot of Vintner’s Cellar suggests that people simply drop off those canned goods (even one can may be a big help) now through Saturday at Vintner’s Cellar of Oklahoma at 1389 E. 15th, Suite 116 in Edmond. The items then will be donated to the HOPE Center to ensure our neighbors do not go…
Body Language — Social Studies
At the same time, the band shines in its own unique ways, taking an artier approach to crafting equally catchy tracks and spinning out more funky moments. Indeed, Body Language’s debut record, “Social Studies,” digs further than “Manners” ever did, pulling from a deeper well of electronic and house authorities in creating a proper debut…
Balkans — Balkans
Naturally, the discovery of Atlanta act Balkans was a highlight of my week, being that they merge the two worlds in a way few others have. The band’s self-titled debut came out in early summer, but buzz around Balkans’ CMJ appearances has led the figurative noise of the group to match that which it literally…
Attack the Block
But no worries: Illegal substances are not required to enjoy the lively British export. A deep appreciation for sci-fi/fantasy films of the 1980s, however, certainly won’t hurt. Just after new nurse Sam (Jodie Whittaker, TV’s “Wired”) gets mugged by a group of young hoodlums who live in the same lower-class London apartment building as she,…
Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings
Not that I’m complaining. The film then presents a group of unlikable and virtually interchangeable Weston University students who take off for a West Virginia weekend of extreme snowmobiling and (for some) interracial lesbian lovin’. Their problems amount to standard Movie College Assholes (“Great! We’re almost of weed!”) until their pampered, entitled arses have them…
Shannon elected speaker-designate
T.W. Shannon, a Lawton Republican first elected in 2006 and an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, was elected by the caucus as House speaker-designate, meaning that if House Republicans maintain a majority after the 2012 elections, Shannon will be next in line to replace term-limited Speaker Kris Steele, R-Shawnee. Shannon, 33, will not only…
The Crow
One year following the murder of he and his fiancée, rock musician Eric Draven (Brandon Lee, son of Bruce) comes back from the dead to avenge their deaths. His resurrection is made possible by a crow pecking atop his tombstone, which is all the explanation one gets — completely sketchy, but you roll with it…
Breaking ground
Wellness Now co-chairmen, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and County Commission Chairman Ray Vaughn will be a few of the community leaders in attendance. The 54-acre facility will have clinical services from the OU Medical Center, community nutrition and cooking classes, immunizations, breast and cervical cancer screenings and parent preparation classes.“Having clinical services and putting…
Mitt happens
The fundraiser for Romney’s campaign began at 8 a.m., cost $500 per-person or $2,500 for photo opportunities and was closed to the media. The second fundraiser, — which cost $20.12, with the money going to the state GOP — was held afterwards. Romney gave a stump speech to the crowd and took a few questions…
A Little Help
She plays Laura, a dental hygienist who all but ignores her only child, Dennis (Daniel Yelsky, “Meet Monica Velour”), with her overworked hubby (Chris O’Donnell, TV’s “NCIS: Los Angeles”), with whom she argues who checked out of their marriage first. Doesn’t matter, because he dies of a heart attack while on the receiving end of…
Terra Lightfoot — Terra Lightfoot
It’s a far, more pleasant cry from the rough-worn, truth-saying voices of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie and the usually sparse, simple arrangements that accompanied them. Terra Lightfoot is one such contemporary. The artist from Waterdown Canada has also played with country band The Dinner Belles. Here we have her solo debut, which calls upon…
Pedal power
This two-day conference in Oklahoma City in early November, coordinated by the Oklahoma Bike Coalition, will be geared toward engineers, city planners and cycling advocates. “(Nov. 4) is primarily for engineers and city planners to create the system in their communities to make them more bike-friendly,” said Kevin Musset, summit chairman. John LaPlante, a chief…
Centennial smiles
Oklahoma City’s Lee Elementary scheduled a recent tree planting and burying of a time capsule to celebrate A New Beginning, 100 Years Later. Each of the grade levels at the school put something in the time capsule. Students also decorated an area of the school and dressed up according to a certain decade. Children planned…
Treasures 5: The West, 1898-1938
1. the current revisionist Westerns, like the Coen brothers’ “No Country for Old Men” and their remake of “True Grit”;2. the traditional Westerns of yesteryear that made stars of John Wayne, Roy Rogers and even Clayton Moore; and3. the spaghetti Westerns of Italy that build a bridge from No. 2 to No. 1, not to…
Twin Sister — In Heaven
That show was just last Friday. Both bands were on form and very friendly to chat with, despite slightly less than ideal attendance. But I digress. On to “In Heaven,” Twin Sister’s debut LP for Domino Records. It’s a delightful, gentle indie record with wide ranges in sound, but not mood (set at “wispy”), save…
