Tulsa Pt. III
Touristy, then divey, now it’s Oklahoma Gazette’s turn to peer at Tulsa through the lens of pop culture in all its facets in our third exploration.
Cover Stories
On Tulsa Time
The second-largest city in Oklahoma has made an indelible impression on American pop culture. Here are just a few of its reference points. Larry Clark’s Tulsa When Larry Clark’s collection of black-and-white photographs was released more than half a century ago, it created quite a stir in the art world. The subjects are society’s outcasts…
Inside The Outsiders
When Danny Boy O’Connor from House of Pain bought the house in 2016, his idea was to have the coolest crash pad in town when he passed through Tulsa. But after seeing an endless stream of people stop by to take pictures, O’Connor abruptly changed plans for the house where Francis Ford Coppola and a…
If it feels like Oklahoma is turning back the clock on its culture, that’s because it is.
If it feels like Oklahoma is turning back the clock on its culture, that’s because it is. Even if conservatives want to argue that a liberal society has gone too far in its embrace of diverse social norms and mores, they’d be hard pressed to explain how reducing penalties for a cruel practice such as…
Come back to life
For a locally focused, working musician, there’s practically nothing more desirable than a solid, reliable, and most importantly, paying gig. Throw in a free meal and some beer and it’s basically the Holy Grail. Even with OKC’s music scene ramping up, and venues of all sizes hitting their strides, there might be nowhere in the…
Strain Review: Gelato Do-Si-Dos
Strain name: Gelato Do-Si-Dos Grown by: Grow United Farms Acquired from: Proud Mary Cannabis Co. Date acquired: April 1 Physical traits: thickly frosted shades of bright green Bouquet: gassy Review: Between Dank’s Dispensary and the Blue Note, you’ll find Proud Mary Cannabis. Founded by Thunder Walker, who also created the dispensary’s artwork, the bright and…
Strain Review: PBJ Breath
Strain name: PBJ Breath Grown by: Grow United Farms Acquired from: L1F3 Experience (NW 16th) Date acquired: April 2 Physical traits: frosted purple and light green Bouquet: sweet and gassy Review: Passion Punch crossed with Do-Si-Dos, PBJ Breath certainly looks it with its signature sandy trichomes and smells like it with its distinctive sweet pungency.…
Spring tea-ing
Whether you like it or not, there is no denying spring has sprung. The flowers are blooming, the weather is unpredictable, and the tea is steeping. With the change in seasons, it’s also time to swap your coffee shop order and trade in hot lattes for herbal and floral teas. Here are seven places to…
Selfless summit
When the chance to start a live music event landed in Mike Hilliary’s lap four years ago, he recognized the potential to pay it forward to Norman’s less fortunate. “This offer was a big deal,” Hilliary said. “I saw this as an opportunity to use music and community to help.” Bob Thompson, the long-time owner…
Art is not pornography
When news came that a Florida principal had resigned after parents complained that their sixth-grade students were shown photos of Michelangelo’s David during an art history lesson, calling it “pornographic,” I was reminded that the spirit of the Puritans is alive and well in America, not to mention hysterical hypocrisy. One of the most…
The “law and order” folk in this state are lawless and disorderly the second they get a taste of power.
The “law and order” folk in this state are lawless and disorderly the second they get a taste of power. In separate incidents that both reached national news status, two men in positions of authority attempted to use their status to escape booze-related arrests. In the first, an Oklahoma City police captain used his rank…
