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Creatures that go bump in the night have been saddled with a bad rap, more often associated with horror movies and cheesy spook houses than beloved pets or vital commodities to the ecosystem. Rather than shriek at the slightest peep, hiss or croak of nature’s creepier critters, there are several ways to learn to love […]

It’s been 11 years since Tulsa’s Hanson broke through the grunge-rock cloud looming over popular radio with “MMMBop,” the viral, omnipresent hit that went to No. 1 in 27 countries and led the band’s 1997 Mercury Records debut, “Middle of Nowhere,” to go quadruple platinum in the United States alone. WORK ETHICCONTINUED SUCCESSTOM’S SHOES Blamed […]

State pride swelled and the nation took notice as Oklahoma celebrated its first 100 years in 2007. After sweeping up the confetti, our state embarks on a new century invigorated with promise and hope. While the state leads the nation in many respects, Oklahomans face significant hurdles that continue to challenge our spirit and resolve. […]

Every now and again, school deals a sweet card in a student’s love life, creating a different kind of chemistry between 8 a.m. lab partners. It’s at the moment when “Could you pass that beaker?” segues into “What are you doing this Friday?” that many a hopeful student realize Free Movie Friday at the student […]

Model As, coupes and stubby short-bed trucks growled, crackled and crept toward the starting line of the Tulsa Raceway Park quarter-mile track. Running the drag strip two at a time, the aged beasts bridled as they filed in for their turn. The green light sent the hot rods tearing down the track, blowing past the […]

Professor of Community Journalism. “If you owned five newspapers in an area, maybe you can have a central accounting office instead of having an individual at each location, and you provide group buys for your papers and things of this sort to provide economic efficiencies. And that’s helped the profit margins.” Washington Post columnist Steve […]

Ewa Mataya Laurance is a gorgeous woman. You know it, she knows it ” they don’t call her “the Striking Viking” for nothing. But as the saying goes, she’s more than just a pretty face. The Sweden native is one of the globe’s top professional pool players ” a multiple titleholder, at one time the […]

One of the joys of every oenophile is finding a little-known bottle hiding on the stacks at your favorite liquor store, taking it home and discovering you’ve made a great choice. Now that gas prices are hovering around $4 per gallon, all of us have less money to take a chance on those unknown gems, […]

If every tattoo on a man’s arm tells a story, then one particular tattoo on the arm of Oklahoma City rapper Jabee tells us he is definitely old-school. NEW ALBUMHOMAGEDAY JOB The tattoo is of a cassette tape. Ribbons of its magnetic contents stream from the media relic, up the arm of the 24-year-old rapper […]

Affirmation and approval are at the heart of Cyndi Lauper’s 1986 hit “True Colors,” a song that’s since gone on to be an anthem of struggle for many in the gay community. Lauper formed the “True Colors Tour” in 2007 to help raise awareness of the discrimination faced by that group. STINTUNIQUE   San Antonio’s Girl […]