Larry Flynt tells Oklahoma Gazette why he’s not a lecherous smut-peddler and explains his reasoning behind a new OKC Hustler store.
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Broadchurch: The Complete First Season
(2013) Welcome to the coastal resort of Broadchurch, population … oh, who can keep track, what will all the corpses? Yes, Broadchurch is yet another British television procedural involving the search for a murderer in a quaint little town. The show is superb entertainment for such dour subject matter — so superb, in fact, it’s […]
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Johnson announces Democratic bid for U.S. Senate
Johnson, a state senator since 2005, wanted her mother by her side when she officially announced her bid for the U.S. Senate. “The person who made this all possible is who we are waiting for,” said Johnson as her mother, Wanda, 83, arrived. While crediting her family, faith and friends, Johnson announced she is seeking […]
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Commentary: OKC benefits from market wages
Today, he is the CEO of his own successful construction company in Oklahoma, providing other young people their first opportunity for profitable employment.
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LIFE
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma will hold its 27th annual Chef’s Feast, “Step Right Up to Fight Hunger,” to support Food for Kids programs. Chefs from 25 of the metro’s best restaurants will offer guests samples of gourmet, circus-themed foods like cotton candy and popcorn with bacon. A selection of fine wines and spirits […]
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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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Flying high
Brent Weber first visited Camp Summit — a camp in North Texas for special needs people of all kinds — to visit his daughter who was volunteering there. That was in 2008, and it started a “labor of love” project for Weber; he started filming footage with no concrete plans for it. Now, six years […]
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Wills power
As OKPOP prepares to break ground on an actual brick-and-mortar building, its founders are currently collecting pop culture artifacts for various exhibits and displays that reflect Oklahoma’s varied stance in the world of popular culture — everything from music and movies to comic books and comedy. One of the most illustrious of these collections was […]
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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
(2013) Tsui Hark struck gold with 2010’s Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, marking a return to form for the Hong Kong director following several lackluster, effects-driven flops. Therefore, no one blames Hark for wanting to mine Dee for franchise potential. Unfortunately, the result is the kind of unfocused, overindulgent mess that […]
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Realizing the dream
King’s speech proposed a vision of equality for all states throughout our country, a vision that we must continue to work toward in Oklahoma. A little more than 50 years have passed since the day King shared his dream with the nation. Each year, we are reminded of that dream with a federally recognized holiday. […]