Rapper Vince Staples brings his brand of afrofuturism to The Jones Assembly.
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Rapper LTZ celebrates his new album with an appearance at WestFest
Rapper LTZ celebrates his new album with an appearance at WestFest.
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For the record
Jennifer Day Photo: Mark Hancock “This is really fascinating stuff,” Day said. “But I also might be a little bit of a nerd.” As the city’s archivist, Day is tasked with organizing the documents and artifacts that date back to the city’s founding 125 years ago. Hired in 2012 as OKC’s first archivist, Day has […]
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Informed and engaged
Lori Dickinson and Constance Lori Dickinson is entering her fifth year as the foundation’s president. Her passion and enthusiasm is apparent as she talks animatedly about the district and its kids. “So many of our children do not know what the statistics say about their future,” Dickinson said. “They dream, they play, they learn. I […]
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Future’s so bright
Imagine for a moment that you’re perched atop a pristine body of water. As you gaze downward, ripples contort the natural world, and all of your tangible surroundings seem strangely elusive and engulfed in fantasy. The other side of that reflection? The world in which Future Islands live. Appearing tonight at Opolis, the Baltimore trio […]
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Looper
But then something remarkable happens: Looper plays fair with its own mind-bending construct. Balancing muscular action with the intellectual approximation of an M.C. Escher drawing, Johnson delivers on the considerable promise of his previous films, Brick and The Brothers Bloom. We start in 2044, where time travel is about 30 years away, but still figures […]
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What the flux?
That’s right: a time machine. Gary Weaver (pictured) is rebuilding a DeLorean DMC-12 to the exact specifications of the famed DeLorean time machine, as constructed by Doc Brown in the 1985 film “Back to the Future,” starring Michael J. Fox. Weaver’s car is about 99 percent identical to the car in the movie, with the […]
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MAPS streetcar steps forward
The “transit spine” accepted provides a key corridor for the MAPS 3 streetcar system, almost ensuring immediate ridership success while enabling the easy future expansion into the neighborhoods surrounding downtown. The Robinson (northbound), Broadway Avenue (southbound) rail corridor will immediately connect Bricktown to Midtown, while establishing the opportunity for easy future expansion into the Plaza […]