On a bitterly cold Thursday, just two weeks before Christmas Eve, Bruce Rinehart was fighting off the effects of too little sleep and too much stress. Health DistressWorry-free Holidays He’d been up since 4:30 a.m. when one of his sons started throwing up again, followed shortly by his second son ” both victims of a […]
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With special guest “Weird Al” Yankovic, the two-hour show will broadcast live at 7 p.m. tonight to theaters nationwide, including AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, Cinemark Tinseltown USA and Norman’s Hollywood Theaters Spotlight 14. An encore performance beams 7 p.m. Thursday. “Shorts-Stravaganza!” marks the second such big-screen event for the RiffTrax gang, following August’s successful […]
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DVD boxed sets make gift-giving easy
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or just non-denominational seasonal goodwill, DVDs remain a can’ t-miss gift. And the more, the merrier, which is why we’ve highlighted 11 recently released boxed sets for the couch potato on your list. Set hut! The Barbara Stanwyck Show: Volume 1DISCS: 3DISH: After blowing up on the big screen, […]
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Oklahoma gets hits hard by sniffles, more than almost anywhere else in U.S.
The symptoms can start small: a slight itching of the eyes, a minor burning of the throat. Some Oklahomans sneeze and suffer nasal congestion only at certain times of the year, usually when ragweed and mold counts are high. But for others, nasal allergy symptoms are a nonstop problem. ‘S NOT A LAUGHING MATTER SNUFFING […]
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Best-selling author returns to Oklahoma, penning books at age 95
He’s a man who has stumped generations with the puzzles he has published and who has convinced millions that, yes, math can be fun. At 95, Martin Gardner has an ageless wit and an immense and quirky knowledge. AN ESCALATOR AND A HORSE MATH BY ACCIDENT MAGIC MAN Gardner, who celebrated his 95th birthday in […]
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Chronic social-media users may not require rehab, but are hooked
Feet tap an irregular rhythm. Fingers are swollen and twitchy and scratch up and down arms, desperate to placate an itch that is proving insatiable. And the look. The look on the face says it all. “I have to tweet this.” HOW TWEET IT IS ALL EARS BUSTED ON THE BLACKBERRY HOW TO UNPLUG While […]
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New book chronicles rise, fall, rebirth of Oklahoma City’s crown jewel: Skirvin Hilton Hotel
Two veteran newspaper reporters who chronicled the turbulent years and subsequent rebirth of downtown Oklahoma City in a 2006 book have returned with a volume about the rise, fall and rising again of what many consider the city’s crown jewel: the Skirvin Hilton Hotel. DE FACTO HISTORIANS FORMER GLORY SPIRITUAL EFFIE Jack Money and Steve […]
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Oklahoma City native Hank Stuever brings ‘Tinsel’ to town
All Hank Stuever wants for Christmas is the same thing he wanted when he was 14: some cash in his pocket so he can walk around Quail Springs Mall and buy whatever strikes his fancy. “I always wanted cash, which my mother never gave me,” he said. “She wasn’t having it.” But it’d be nice […]
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Oklahoma City native Hank Stuever brings ‘Tinsel’ to town
All Hank Stuever wants for Christmas is the same thing he wanted when he was 14: some cash in his pocket so he can walk around Quail Springs Mall and buy whatever strikes his fancy. “I always wanted cash, which my mother never gave me,” he said. “She wasn’t having it.” But it’d be nice […]
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Frenzied fans line up for midnight movie madness
Chinh Doan could not keep the smile off her face last Thursday night. “This is epic,” Doan, a University of Oklahoma journalism sophomore, said. “It’s one of those events that is so groundbreaking and revolutionary that no one can really describe it.” That event: the midnight premiere of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.” The “Twilight” […]