“Watching the Super Bowl in the middle of the night with a bunch of Swedes, having to explain the rules and positions during the most important game of the year was pretty hilarious,” said Chad “Rad” Raunborg. He and partner Matt Buckley never expected to do anything remotely like that when the act began. The […]
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Meow-y Christmas
Friday marks the final day for the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter’s annual adoption special. Under the deal, adoption of any dog or kitten is $25, half of the usual adoption fee. Cats 6 months old or older are free. All animals at the shelter have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and given flea or tick […]
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Meow-y Christmas
Friday marks the final day for the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter’s annual adoption special. Under the deal, adoption of any dog or kitten is $25, half of the usual adoption fee. Cats 6 months old or older are free. All animals at the shelter have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated and given flea or tick […]
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Deck downtown
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas throughout downtown Oklahoma City. Now in its 10th year, Downtown in December has done its very best to relocate the North Pole into the heart of the city in hopes of attracting locals to discover all it has to offer. “I think a lot of residents don’t […]
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What the pho?
It is a broth-based soup served hot with rice noodles; items on the side include basil, mint leaves, lime, bean sprouts and jalapeños. Vary the spice level with Sriracha, fish, chile or hoisin sauces, and it’s the perfect antidote for wintertime blues or sniffles. Pho Lien Hoa, 901 N.W. 23rd, is a longtime favorite among […]
Posted inFood & Drink
What the pho?
It is a broth-based soup served hot with rice noodles; items on the side include basil, mint leaves, lime, bean sprouts and jalapeños. Vary the spice level with Sriracha, fish, chile or hoisin sauces, and it’s the perfect antidote for wintertime blues or sniffles. Pho Lien Hoa, 901 N.W. 23rd, is a longtime favorite among […]
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The wizard of gore
And a bathing beauty losing her legs to said serial killer. Not to mention the scalping of a sandy beach babe. For damn good reason did its trailer’s titles cry, “NOTHING SO APPALLING IN THE ANNALS OF HORROR!” The film was “Blood Feast,” now considered the birth of the “splatter” subgenre. Made for a paltry […]
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‘Wham,’ bam!
A vegetable oil-powered bus of visual artists, musicians and comedians is puttering toward Oklahoma at 50 miles per hour, tops. This french fry-scented chaos is a branch of the Baltimore-based Wham City Collective, currently in its sophomore cross-country tour. The Wham City Comedy Tour can’t be distilled to a single descriptor. The two-hour show includes […]
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Still fancy
“Our long-term goal is to make Classen a beautiful boulevard that all of Oklahoma City can be proud of,” program manager Nicki Largent said. OKC Beautiful officially celebrated its anniversary with the Ruby Red Rendezvous dinner in August. The organization started in the 1960s as a beautification committee for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, then […]
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Ray band
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek met his bandmates in The Doors at a Transcendental Meditation lecture, so pioneering 21st-century blues isn’t much of a stretch. Collaborating with slide guitarist Roy Rogers (John Lee Hooker) on the new “Translucent Blues” album, Manzarek serves as co-conductor of a rhythm section that includes bassist Steve Evans (Elvin Bishop) and drummer […]