—“City collects 76,258 pounds of tires, computers, ammo and medications” —“Denver Family Wins Primrose Schools National Family Dance-off” —“Introducing… CEREBRAL BALLZY” —“FDA pressures are topic of OUHSC lecture” —“Nutritional Sciences Researcher Finds Mangoes Beneficial” —“Casting for Ugly Kitchens – Selected Homeowners Could Get a FREE Remodel!” —“Ownbey Praises Committee Passage of Task Force to Study […]
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Ready Orr not
The “agri-tainment” site is open now through Saturday for spring break, to debut its zip line. “The owners wanted something new and exciting that would appeal to older children,” said Lauren Lorenzen, spokeswoman for the farm. “It’s been tested out by the staff, and they all said it was a lot of fun.” The line, […]
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Megamind
The studio’s latest been-there-done-that computer-generated cash cow is “Megamind.” Like the “Shrek” franchise, it features a bad guy who isn’t a villain so much as a misunderstood lug. Like the “Madagascar” movies, it often confuses wit with frenetic montages in which creatures dance, dance, dance. Like “Monsters vs. Aliens,” it offers characters only as memorable […]
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Cozy Christmas
For the most part, I love living a few states away from family. Maybe “love” isn’t the right word. “Cherish?” I love my family — I cherish my independence. But around this time of year, I miss them. The holidays are unquestionably about family and going “home,” two things I won’t be partaking in this […]
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The Goonies: 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
<iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B000QFW7UA&fc1=000000&IS2=1 Two warnings about the new, quarter-century anniversary Blu-ray set of “The Goonies“: 1. It will make you feel really old. 2. That damn Cyndi Lauper tie-in song will lodge in your brain for hours, if not days. The Steven Spielberg-produced, Chris Columbus-penned, Richard Donner-directed spectacle holds up […]