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LIFE
The Deli in Norman will host Jammin’ For Jack 2, a fundraising concert for The Children’s Center, Sunset Therapeutic Riding Center and the local Reaves family. Last year, the Reaves held a fundraiser to help pay medical bills for their son Jack. This year, they are giving back to organizations that have helped their son […]
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
Most of the sordid story unfolds at the Twin Oaks Tavern, a sparsely attended roadside diner owned by a Greek man (John Colicos, The Changeling) whose prized possession is either the place, his record player or his much-younger wife, Cora (Lange, TV’s American Horror Story). Much bored, she perks up when Frank (Nicholson) drifts in. […]
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Grumpy old men
During the past several months, Ryan has shown instances of rude behavior during council meetings by interrupting colleagues. His attention has been focused on Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid and, in some cases, Ward 4 Councilman Pete White. Shadid, a mayoral candidate, will face incumbent Mick Cornett in the March 4 election. Ryan is part […]
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Well done, Jack
Master cutter Jake Phelps saw a unique opportunity to provide something different, so he approached artist and creative director Jerrod Smith of The Society, a community art space founded in 2011, to see how they could combine talents. Smith had spent two years developing the brand for The Society but was intrigued by the idea […]
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Coming home
There’s just something magnetic about Oklahoma City, but one natural-born wayfarer and multidisciplinary artist didn’t realize it until she headed west three years ago. Traveler, artist and OKC native Jamie Pettis has remained connected through art since moving to Phoenix in 2010, and her work is currently exhibited for the third time in her home […]
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Debt ceiling? Global warming? (Internet?) Bah!
For years, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Tulsa) has argued global warming doesn’t exist. It’s fictional and a figment of every scientist’s imagination. According to the good senator, it’s an attack on the energy industry by tree-hugging environmentalists. Now, Oklahoma’s other senator, Tom Coburn (R-Muskogee), contends the nation’s debt ceiling isn’t real and the U.S. won’t default […]
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A lion’s heart
An Oklahoma City artist will showcase over 50 photographs from his three-week African excursion Thursday night to benefit the local organization that made his first international experience possible. Painter, musician and former journalist Jack Fowler traveled throughout the West Nile region of Uganda for 21 days in July. Fowler will sell prints of pictures he […]
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Ishtar
Derided before it even premiered in the spring of 1987, the last stand (directorial, at least) of Elaine May cast Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty against type: Hoffman is Chuck, the P-magnet; Beatty, Lyle the dolt. Both are struggling songwriters stuck in the New York City supper circuit. The joke is that they’re struggling because […]
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On the Road
An ode to poet Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation, On the Road fails to elicit nostalgia for all things Beat, but not for lack of ambition. Its Americana backdrop depicts the unbridled beauty of the West. The visuals are a testament to a time when these United States were more innocent and collectively curious. […]