When I signed up as a Republican 14 years ago, I don’t recall checking my common sense at the door.
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Get the green
Written by Carole Brendlinger, “Money Matters” had its world premiere on the Jewel Box stage back in 2003 after winning the theater’s 2002 playwriting competition. Eight years later, the play is back by popular demand. Set in 1894 New York, “Money Matters” tells the farcical story of a husband and wife wedded under false pretenses, […]
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‘Strong’ songstress
The Alabama native won the contest with a large margin of the 500,000 votes cast online during a six-day period. While traveling back to Oklahoma from Alabama over Christmas break, she received the good news via phone, during a layover at DFW Airport. “I kind of had to hold in my excitement, because it was […]
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Jesus, take the shirts
On a recent appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show, the “American Idol” winner complained about her Nashville Predators-employed hubby’s tendency to have, you know, stuff. “He came and he brought all of his crap with him. Our house became … he’s not a hoarder but he’s close, maybe,” Underwood said. “Shirts and stuff … he […]
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Trust
In fact, that’s really the only reason I can recommend the family drama: as a cautionary tale about what happens when the social network becomes a sexual one. It should be an “ABC Afterschool Special,” and not playing at theaters starting Friday. At least it’s well-made. With “Trust,” director David Schwimmer — yes, Ross from […]
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Munn ho!: Sixth in a series
The Oklahoman turned actress/ model/geek icon subbed for Kathie Lee Gifford on the St. Patrick’s Day edition of NBC’s “Today,” where she got, in her words (tweets), “Day Wasted.” “It was better than an ‘SNL’ skit,” reported USA Today, noting the Munn already had downed half a glass of green beer in the opening minutes. […]
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Woman power
In her newest exhibit, “Our Lady of the Perpetual Pin-Up,” now on display at the a.k.a. Gallery, 3001 Paseo, she uses mixed-media collages of vintage paper combined with hand embroidery to comment on what it’s like to be a woman in today’s American culture. In “You Wanna Meat?” and other works, Marilyn Artus examines society’s […]
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She’s a ‘Bitch’!
According to Entertainment Weekly, she’s joined the pilot of ABC’s proposed series “Good Christian Bitches.” From “Sex and the City” creator Darren Star, the Dallas-set drama is pegged as a “sexy soap.” Per ABC: “Amanda, once the ultimate mean girl in high school, returns home to Dallas after her marriage ends in scandal. Humbled, Amanda […]
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Red Riding Hood
Your brain will function as it would if you’d been the guest of honor at the Zombie Family picnic last weekend. In this version — make that “perversion” — of the old fairy tale, Red’s name is actually Valerie (Amanda Seyfried, “Letters to Juliet”), which I’m sure was common in medieval Germany. Her village on […]
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PR BS
— “Watonga Trout Derby” — “Hazmat Training Critical to Avoiding Fines for Violation of 2011 Rules” —“Submersible pumps banned on Tulsa District lakes” —“Married OSU researchers expand work through grants” —“Dating advice song for Valentines day – ‘Wear a Condom!’” —“Shell’s Lazare and Petrohawk’s Stoneburner Join DUG™ Keynotes, Enterprise’s Creel to Provide Midstream Spotlight” —“QEP […]