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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He’s Poppe-ular
Among the notable names and faces that graced the venue: famed music critic Jim DeRogatis, drummer Martin Atkins (of the legendary band Public Image Ltd.), Thomas Conner of the Chicago Sun-Times, Bill Pearis of the dangerously hip website BrooklynVegan and Nathan Poppe, Oklahoma State University senior and Look at OKC contributor. During Stillwater-based Colourmusic’s set, […]
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Perkins makes a scary, mean mentor for Ibaka
And it’s a lot of the reason Serge Ibaka has taken such a leap the past few weeks: He has a mentor. A big, scary, mean mentor teaching him how to play with an edge. The impression Kendrick Perkins has made on Ibaka has been obvious. Much in the same way that Kevin Garnett schooled […]
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Con Artist
It’s too bad Oklahoma City Museum of Art already has played the documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” because it would make an ideal double feature with “Con Artist,” which is screening Friday and Saturday night. Whereas “Exit” featured Banksy, an internationally famous artist so publicity-shy that his identity remains unknown, “Con” features Mark Kostabi, […]
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’Ham it up
Welcome aboard and meet your captain. Jon Mooneyham — who does (and doesn’t) operate under the moniker DJ Bronzai — is the tall, wily figure in the corner of the room, spinning everything from ’60s folk to the ’80s post-punk that pleases his piercing-lined ears. His thick, grizzled, gravity-defying hair pops out every direction from […]
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I Love You Phillip Morris
Phillip was born on Friday the 13th, which Steven declares is his lucky day. It is. Over a five-year period, Russell escaped from Texas prisons four times, each one on that date. Sounds too unlikely to be true, right? Little do you know. This film is adapted by directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, co-authors […]
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Random thoughts on the Oklahoma City Thunder
And not in any kind of actual order, but more just an “I put a number in front of something” kind of thing. It’s not complicated, really. So here’s a set of random things I’m organizing as “Power Rankings” because they seriously have so much power. 1. What got me thinking about this was after […]
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Just Joshin’
Josh Sallee with The Cool Kids, Roosh Williams and Jabee6 p.m. Friday Farmers Public Market, 311 S. Kleinwww.okcfarmersmarket.com232-6506 $18 advance, $22 door “My dad keeps asking if I’ve put in any applications yet, and I keep telling him ‘no,’” Sallee said with a laugh. “I’ve been in school for like 17, 18 years straight through, […]
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Lunch-hour ‘Leak’
More honking and hand gesturing than normal occurred Jan. 14 during the lunch hour at the intersection of N.W. 23rd Street and Broadway, but it wasn’t because of an in-store appearance by Ronald McDonald, and the gestures were mostly peace signs. A group of about 20 people held signs, wore T-shirts and passed out fliers […]
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The Fighter
Mark Wahlberg (“The Other Guys”) has gone the route of the inspirational, true-story sports picture before, in 2006’s “Invincible.” Director David O. Russell, however, has not. He’s spent his entire career straying as far as he can from the main streets of convention. That’s what happens when your feature debut (1994’s “Spanking the Monkey”) mines […]