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Beginning in an ending
An ongoing pandemic, supply chain disruptions, worker shortages and political unrest have laid bare the fragility of our societal foundations. Combine these current challenges with the constant threat of natural disasters and it’s easy to imagine how civilization can begin to unravel at the seams. Are you ready for the next crisis? A basic, disaster…
Piece of pie
Pizza is a timeless cuisine ideal for any celebration, consolation or easy meal. Its beauty is in its simplicity, whether your choice of pie is deep dish, wood-fired, New York style, Neapolitan or even the disgraced Hawaiian. This is a love letter to every pizza out there. The Saucee Sicilian (405) 493-9023 • 1807 N.…
Blaming the (big red) dog
This is becoming pathological, deeply disturbing and perhaps even a case for serious psychotherapy. Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to eliminate OETA because it “indoctrinates children.” Programs like Clifford the Big Red Dog are to blame, because there was an episode where someone had two mothers, and since that never actually happens in the real…
Rise up
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical tells the story of a man that history almost forgot. Alexander Hamilton, an American Revolution-era immigrant, self-taught scholar and the first Secretary of Treasury, died in a duel with Aaron Burr, a political rival, foe and future vice president. The musical explores the intertwined history of these two figures…
Ryan Walters sure kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week in his own special way.
Ryan Walters sure kicked off Teacher Appreciation Week in his own special way. “I don’t negotiate with the teachers union. They’re a terrorist organization,” told a room full of people to immediate and reverberating rebuke. Unapologetic, he doubled down on the sentiment, “I don’t negotiate with folks who would sabotage our kids. That’s a terrorist…
Murderous minds
Professor Scott Bonn has dedicated his life to trying to understand what makes the darkest souls among us tick. The host of “The Killing Hour with Doc Bonn” podcast took some time while traveling between his first few dates of the tour to share what he’s already learned on the road and what he intends…
The head on the door
For as sprawling as Oklahoma City is, it feels like so much of the young, hip indie-rock scene tends to forget that south of the Oklahoma River is still the same city. With the pop and rock scenes largely relegated to central and north OKC, you might be forgiven for thinking that the music ends…






