LIFE FOOD & DRINK The Toby Keith Foundation is up for supporting local kiddos, as well as having a bit of fun in the process. Kones for the Korral, an all-you-can-eat ice cream festival, will take place 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday at Chatenay Square, 10600 S. Pennsylvania. The festival will include ice cream flavors from […]
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Love Is All You Need
Luckily, the film is smarter than the average adult-oriented romantic dramedy, and not just because it speaks in three tongues. The main reason for its ultimate (if unspectacular) success is its director and co-writer, Susanne Bier, who won an Academy Award for the Danish drama In a Better World, deservedly named 2010’s Best Foreign Language […]
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Paseo visionary
“All of a sudden, everyone hears this big, baritone voice, and it reverberated throughout the entire building,” said Karen Orr, the gallery owner. “I can’t get that out of my head. There was no microphone, and it wasn’t required.” Belt, an attorney and urban developer, was known for working behind the scenes and doing little […]
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Nothing but net
The crowd erupted with cheers and applause as Kufahl became only the fourth fan in Thunder history to execute the MidFirst Bank Half-Court Shot. A teacher and coach at Christian Heritage Academy in Del City, Kufahl held MidFirst’s oversized $20,000 check in the air, hardly able to contain his excitement. “It felt good from the […]
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‘Grease’ girl
Although Olivia Newton-John earned her stripes well before starring in 1978’s Grease and released her debut album an entire decade before 1981’s Physical, odds are that when you think of the Australian pop star, you think of one of two things: black hot pants or a leotard. Despite those benchmarks, she has performed nonstop for […]
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The fantastic Miss Fox
Nothing about her demeanor suggests that she, in her short lifetime, has already battled cancer. Victoria showed the first signs of a serious illness in January of last year. “She became very sick, very suddenly,” said Vanessa Fox, Victoria’s mom. “We took her to see the pediatrician, but he couldn’t find anything wrong.” Soon after, […]
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Gun violence is society’s cancer
Our war on drugs has been an expensive and ultimately cruel exercise in futility. It has been a failure at every level. He possesses a very clear understanding of the lethal power of any firearm, and I appreciate that. From there on, I’m afraid our views diverge. He fails to appreciate that guns create a […]
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Have a heart
Kids receiving treatment at the Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma have been creating their own masterpieces during art therapy sessions to donate to the event’s silent auction. All proceeds benefit the Oklahoma Children’s Cancer Association. The night is like an awards show, complete with a red […]