Brian Winkeler, a writer, and Robert Wilson IV, an artist, were patrons of New World Comics, 6219 N. Meridian. Store owner Brian Berlin thought the two should meet. Soon after a fateful lunch outing, the plot and characters for Knuckleheads, a quirky series of their own, was born. Winkeler said they loosely adapted the concept […]
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Filling a niche
The Gayly’s first issue was in March 2011, and will hit stands the first of every month. “We were in an opportunity to bring the paper back around the middle of February,” said Cory Cart, the paper’s editor-in-chief, publisher and owner. “We literally, from deciding to do this until the first issue came out, put […]
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CFN Mailbag
Let’s face facts: Had the woman who allegedly killed and mutilated a relative’s cat intended on wearing the cat blood to a Toby Keith concert, no one would have mentioned what performer she was going to see. But because Lady Gaga is a nontraditional performer who pushes a lot of boundaries, her name was associated […]
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Alcohol problem
Numerous writers dutifully integrated this marketing theme into their copy, from the food and beverage pieces to the “ShopGirl” column on hangover-friendly merchandise. Even Phil Bacharach’s Flogging Molly concert preview tipped its hat to “everyone’s favorite drinking holiday.” (I thought that was New Year’s Eve, but never mind.) Having alcohol as the issue’s theme allowed […]
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‘Marijuana is here to stay’
Eventually, the powers that be understood that without legitimate liquor by the drink, this town could never become a convention- or visitor-friendly city. It was a moral issue for many years and became an economic issue, leading to the current attitude toward alcohol. British researchers have now declared alcohol the most dangerous drug on the […]
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Point: Legislate morality
The church-state separation fetishists are at it again. Now the Oklahoma chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State are decrying efforts by the Oklahoma Legislature to teach creationism in public schools, create vouchers or other mechanisms for school choice and define the beginning of human life. The creationism debate will not go […]