This is pop’s new time to fizz big. The bubbly age reached its zenith years ago. Slowly, pop flavor lost its zing. Natural flavorings were replaced by artificial additives, real sugar was exchanged for high-fructose corn syrup and traditional bottles gave way to aluminum cans. Luckily, the sparkle is back, and local vendors are selling […]
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Board ‘Brawl’
Victor Moyer and Tim Bugher, co-founders of VicTim Games, created the card-based role-playing board game, “ScrumBrawl,” and released it earlier this year. The original idea Bugher came up with was for a space game, but that idea ended up taking too long to play. After a lot of tweaks, the duo came up with “ScrumBrawl.” […]
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ROUTE 66
That’s the sensation one gets cruising down the stretch of Route 66 between Weatherford and El Reno. The interstate travelers speed by, dozens of cars jostling for position as they squeal past billboards. It’s a race with nothing in mind but the finish line. You can witness the prix clearly — separated by little more […]
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Mud bath
The Dirty 30 is almost upon us. Organizers of the inaugural mud-running event will take over five kilometers of ranch land in Mulhall to set up an obstacle course. With seven tons of mud and 15 obstacles, competitors will need more than grit and determination — they’ll need a change of clothes. Organizer Vince Parker […]
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Book learning
The book relays the story of Rachel, who finds herself rescued and captured by pirates. She applies lessons she’s learned from her five brothers to earn the pirates’ trust. Her tale is filled with adventure and weaves a web on the importance of family. Anna said she came up with the idea on a family […]
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Beat that heat
We made the trek out to the remote corner of the state for the annual Selman Bat Watch, and it was so hot (apparently the thermometer read 113, but I can’t even compute temps above 90) that I bought a hat. And I look horrible in hats. I most closely resembled someone named Wilma, an […]
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Calculated account
In his self-published book “Walmart’s Egonomics: The Greed Behind the Smiley Face,” Charles H. Hood documented his unsuccessful struggle to provide Walmart customers with calculators and advertising mounted on the handles of Walmart shopping carts. Hood, who retired from the ad agency business in 1990, once served as chairman of Ackerman, Hood and McQueen. In […]
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Men’s room
Roller derby’s impressive expansion into the metro over the last few years meant it was only a matter of time before men got into the act. Daniel Covey is spearheading an effort to cobble together an Oklahoma City team to put men’s roller derby on the map. Since the resurgence of high-impact roller derby as […]
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No dummy
Although Jack’s Mannequin won’t be touring behind a new album this summer, listeners can get excited for fresh tunes at its show Friday at Diamond Ballroom show. The piano-pop group will debut tracks from its upcoming third release, “People and Things” all season long, even if the disc won’t be in hand for a while. […]
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Geek love
I am an unashamed geek for all things “Harry Potter,” but that is far from the only thing about which I get really nerdy. (Ahem, “X-Files,” “Firefly” and a whole lot more.) And there’s nothing wrong with that. I say, celebrate all those geeky things that you love! Geeks of all ages can find a […]