Any self-respecting alt-teen in the early ’90s fell into one of two camps: the punks or the poseurs. The punks were, of course, the true rebels of the courtyard, dressed in torn denim vests adorned with homemade patches, trading bootleg tapes of Propaghandi, Anti-Flag and Guttermouth, ever so secure that punk would never die, man. […]
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‘It’s a fairness issue’
Photo courtesy Tulsa World / Michael Wyke / file Wheels in the suit are again grinding as state and federal laws continue to collide. Recently, all four, with their attorney, Don Holladay, filed paperwork with U.S. District Judge Terence Kern requesting he rule in their favor. They also said the Oklahoma law violates their constitutional […]
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Bigfoot County
In li’l ol’ Siskiyou County, Calif., Bigfoot has been sighted 913 times in the last 25 years — so states the opening crawl of this found-footage film. Although the sought target is different, Bigfoot County copies The Blair Witch Project story template to a near T, what with sticks, tent rattling, heavy breathing at night […]
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Misleading figures
And your statements about the 46 percent who have no federal tax liability and the amount of taxes paid by the top 1 percent, while true, are abstractions that make good sound bites, but mean something much different once one looks into them. Everyone who works for a job where he or she gets a […]
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The Right to Love: An American Family
Oklahoma-born, Christian director Cassie Jaye chronicles one gay couple’s struggle for such acceptance in The Right to Love: An American Family. The documentary follows two years in the life of the Leffew family: two professional parents raising two adopted children they love dearly, and who love them back. That the parents happen to be two […]
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Cowboy for a Cure
En route from California to New York, horseman Johnny Warnshuis and his two horses currently are in Oklahoma City, on their way to Arkansas. He’s traveling the country to raise awareness for GBS/CIDP, a rare disorder of the immune system that attacks the peripheral nerves. Warnshuis said although the condition only attacks one person out […]
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Wines that shine
In September, Tyler (pictured) restructured the list to add a few wines that are new to the state and complement the new seasonal menu. “The idea behind Stella is seasonality,” Tyler said. “With the new fall menu, this just seemed like the perfect time to introduce some new wines.” Among those is a rarity in […]
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Wines that shine
In September, Tyler (pictured) restructured the list to add a few wines that are new to the state and complement the new seasonal menu. “The idea behind Stella is seasonality,” Tyler said. “With the new fall menu, this just seemed like the perfect time to introduce some new wines.” Among those is a rarity in […]
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Wines that shine
In September, Tyler (pictured) restructured the list to add a few wines that are new to the state and complement the new seasonal menu. “The idea behind Stella is seasonality,” Tyler said. “With the new fall menu, this just seemed like the perfect time to introduce some new wines.” Among those is a rarity in […]
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Okie roots to California vines
In 1989, the couple moved to California and began looking at property in the Sonoma Valley. They chose a remote site on the Sonoma side of Spring Mountain and purchased 60 acres in 1991, not even sure what they would do with the property. To this day, it’s so remote, it can only be reached […]