Cover Story
Cover: Paper cuts
The sound of folded copies of The Oklahoman slapping concrete in the pre-dawn hours was once familiar, but repeated cuts to the size, coverage, advertising and distribution have left many wondering not only if they will receive their newspaper that day but whether there soon will no longer be a daily newspaper at all. Mary…
Commentary: History repeating
For my July 13 edition of Spy 101, the music history “class” I host on The Spy FM/KOSU, I told the story of Disco Demolition Night, a July 12, 1979 event staged by the Chicago White Sox during a twi-night double-header against the Detroit Tigers at Comiskey Park. Organized and promoted by DJ Steve Dahl,…
Witching herb
The dog days of Oklahoma summer are now upon us, but there are fortunately a few metro medical cannabis dispensaries that stay open through the dead of night to serve those hoping to beat the heat and helping those who work shifts beyond the standard 9 to 5. Project Releaf, 1218 N. Pennsylvania Ave., came…
Street life
The focus seems clear, but Photographing the Street is not completely black-and-white. On display through Dec. 1 at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, Photographing the Street features 22 works by four photographers with notably varied methods and motives. “They’re all engaging with this artistic genre in different ways,” said assistant curator Jessica…
Synth talk
In the past five years, Adam LeNaire has expanded Beach Language from a solo bedroom project to a four-piece act, but that does not mean he thinks of himself as a person in a band. LeNaire, who celebrates the vinyl release of Beach Language’s full-length debut, Small Talk, 9 p.m.-midnight July 19 at 51st Street…
Butterfly pattern
Regina J. Banks admitted she “didn’t think that through.” Banks, a business owner and mother of three teenage girls, founded The Vanguart theater company earlier this year — something the 2002 University of Oklahoma musical theater graduate said she had been planning for years — but she did not originally intend to also star in…
Yakitori pub
In the 1985 cult classic film Tampopo, food is one of the main characters alongside Gorō (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and his sidekick Gun (Ken Watanabe). Publicity for the film called it the first “ramen Western,” as a Japanese nod to the spaghetti Westerns filmed in Italy. The creative minds behind 84 Hospitality Group — founder Rachel…
Poppy planting
Poppy flowers, the plants used to make opium, became an agricultural product nearly 8,000 years ago, and the practice of using them to achieve an altered state of consciousness is nearly as old. According to Opium: A History by Martin Booth, the practice originated in Mesopotamia, an area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, sometimes…
Zealous defender
Clay Curtis found law school much easier than high school or college. An aspiring attorney since third grade, Curtis felt that the law almost always made sense. Because of his understanding, practice and advocacy of law, he was given the Clarence Darrow Award last month and named Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year by his…
Gazedibles: Late-night eats
What happens when it’s after 10 p.m. and you’ve got a craving for a better option than something that comes from a drive-thru window? These seven restaurants are here to answer the late-night call of hunger. By Jacob Threadgill with photos Gazette / file and provided The R&J Lounge and Supper Club 320 NW 10th…
High honors
High Times magazine brings its Cannabis Cup to the Sooner State for the first time in August. That’s not true. Wait. Yes it is. While High Times has not made an event announcement as of the morning of July 8, the organization has confirmed the event, but only after twice denying that it is taking…
OKG Lifestyle: James Nghiem
Around OKC EAT: veggie burger at The Press WATCH: Big Mouth (Netflix) LISTEN: Harold Storey’s Tunes/Toons podcast READ: Blankets by Craig Thompson LOVE: The Pump Bar EXPERIENCE: Red Dirt Poetry at Sauced on Paseo Outside OKC EAT: fresh salmon from Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle WATCH: Gentleman Jack (HBO) LISTEN: Bubble podcast READ: I-D Magazine LOVE: vinho…
Chicken-Fried News: Dam problems
Oklahoma’s got at least 1,400 problems, and dams are all of them. Out of Oklahoma’s 2,107 flood-control dams, that is the number currently past their dam 50-year life expectancy. Larry Caldwell, an Oklahoma Conservation Commission watershed specialist, told StateImpact that the heavy rain in May would have caused “$16.5 million worth of damages” if the…
Standing tall
Standing Their Ground: Warrior Artists through Oct. 31 Exhibit C 1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 100 exhibitcgallery.com 405-767-8900 Free Charles Guerrier took his nephew to a bar in 1962 to show off the freshly minted Marine to the local cadre of combat veterans. Harvey Pratt had always looked up to his war hero uncle, a…
Flower Review: Peanut Butter Breath
Strain name: Peanut Butter Breath Grown by: Owasso Organics Acquired from: The Joint Cannabis Club Date acquired: July 1 THC/CBD percentages: No testing available Physical traits: Dense buds with several shades of green, with a light green core and heavy trichomes Bouquet: Pungent and earthy Review: Some strain names match their scents, but that is not…
Secret songs
Since she left St. Basic to go solo, Kat Lock’s songwriting has not evolved, not exactly. Lock — who celebrates the release of her new EP You Again 6 p.m. Friday at 89th Street – OKC, 8911 N. Western Ave. — estimated that the most recently written song on the album is from 2017. “A…
Chicken-Fried News: Ashes to ashes
There are many ways to honor the memory of the dearly departed. Some people choose to have their remains buried in a favorite spot or poured into the ocean, but for Oklahoma native and former National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Bill Pogue, there was nothing more fitting than going back among the stars.…
Chicken-Fried News: Pup-charging
Beginning July 1, OKC’s formerly free Paw Park, 3303 NW Grand Blvd., became a members-only dog park operation charging a $10 monthly usage fee. The nonprofit Partners for Animal Welfare of Oklahoma (PAW OK), which has operated the park on land leased from the city for more than 15 years and maintained it through the…
Longtime coming
After more than five years of setbacks and delays, Frida Southwest, 500 Paseo Drive, seated its first dining guests. In the modern space with huge windows and exterior lined with weathering steel, which is designed to be a fast-controlled rusting process, the more than 5,000 square-foot space looks well-established in The Paseo Arts District with…
