Most of the sordid story unfolds at the Twin Oaks Tavern, a sparsely attended roadside diner owned by a Greek man (John Colicos, The Changeling) whose prized possession is either the place, his record player or his much-younger wife, Cora (Lange, TV’s American Horror Story). Much bored, she perks up when Frank (Nicholson) drifts in. […]
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Video: Danny DeVito proves ‘It’s Always Sunny’ with Kings of Leon
Had enough of the shenanigans? Too bad! Because the band recently enlisted the kings of shenanigans — the gang from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia — for their latest clip. The promotional video — in which the band is absent, but stars Danny DeVito, Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day — features a deranged Howerton on […]
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‘Weary’ traveler
Ryan Bingham’s backstory is, like his music, unassuming and rugged — a modern rags-to-riches tale, or Rocky with a little more tumbleweed. Having endured a childhood devoid of parental guidance, financial stability or even, at times, a place to call home, his rise to prominence was nothing if not improbable. “It definitely seems like the […]
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Citizen Dick
“Of course I miss Oklahoma. Most of my family’s from Oklahoma, so there’s always a hole in the place of them,” said Dick, who hails from the Caddo County town of Cogar. “It seems to be that every time I come back through, there’s always some new thing, especially Oklahoma City. That seems to be […]
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Apocalypse soon?
But an Oklahoma Poll cited by the Tulsa World last week indicates that constituent group perhaps isn’t as large as we had thought. Two-thirds of respondents indicated they believe human activity might be partly responsible for climate change. A third of those surveyed have had their opinions changed by the record heat over the last […]
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Doobie Doobie do
Classic-rock legends The Doobie Brothers couldn’t have foreseen all the highs and lows when they formed four decades ago. The California-born group is responsible for some of the biggest hits of the ’70s, including “What a Fool Believes,” “Black Water,” “China Grove” and “Listen to the Music,” all while undergoing dramatic stylistic shifts and persistent […]
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Bill Cunningham New York
Some stories can only be told in the Big Apple, and the documentary on New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham is one of them. Anywhere else, an old man riding his bike up and down city blocks, stopping to take pictures of passing strangers — mostly women — would be badgered by police. But […]
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Nesting nomenclature
The metro is ripe with all the fixings for cozy retreats. Often, the first thought for shaking off the cold is lighting a fire — hopefully in a fireplace — and Bachle’s Fireplace Furnishings & Outdoor Living, 9422 N. May, has all the right stuff. Who knew fireplaces had gotten so sophisticated? Sure, you can […]