He is often called the godfather of alternative rock music, but if a few things go in his favor this year, Tyson Meade could soon be called something very different: United States Congressman. In April, Meade — most known as frontman of the late-1980s and ’90s bands Defenestration and Chainsaw Kittens, which have been cited […]
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Kwan’s Kitchen combines traditional Chinese dishes with European training in a dramatic setting
The restaurant has moved into the former Fox & Hound Bar and Grill location.
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Oklahoma City Museum of Art screens the latest Steve James documentary Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Abacus Federal Savings Bank, located in Manhattan’s Chinatown, is the only bank to face criminal prosecution in the aftermath of the 2007-08 financial crisis.
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Man is known for her work with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble and San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet.
Man is known for her work with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble and San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet.
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Shen Yun World Tour 2017 stops at Civic Center Music Hall Dec. 22-23
Shen Yun celebrates 10 years of Chinese dance, music, art and storytelling this year.
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ESPY finalist and UCO resident athlete Heather Erickson attempts to take home Paralympic gold in sitting volleyball
An amputation at age 8 allowed Erickson to pursue her sports dreams.
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Perception is the kickoff exhibition of the fall semester at the University of Oklahoma’s Lightwell Gallery.
Perception is the kickoff exhibition of the fall semester at the University of Oklahoma’s Lightwell Gallery.
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If only I was a corporation
I should have expected the Hobby Lobby decision, given the record of the Roberts court, but it still made we wonder, yet again, if people are paying attention to what we are becoming — or more accurately, what we have become. Because Oklahoma’s Green family, which owns the company, objects on religious grounds to the […]
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Chinese connections
This brief synopsis may be enough for the audience to enjoy the show. But understanding the story behind the group provides greater depth to the experience. Founded as a New York-based company in 2006, Shen Yun has toured around the world but isn’t allowed in China. Performers practice Falun Gong (or Falun Dafa), which is […]
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Chesapeake Energy campus Credit: Mark Hancock Despite being a vocal critic in 2005 of China’s efforts to buy the American oil company Unocal, he has declined comment regarding Chesapeake Energy’s recent $1.02 billion joint venture with a Chinese oil company for part of Chesapeake’s holdings in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas — acreage in the […]