Photo: Mark Hancock There’s a lyric from Josh Sallee’s new album, Know Society, in which the 26-year-old Oklahoma City rapper confronts this very issue: “Who is he?/ Is he who he sees?/ Is he everything that he ever liked or seen?/ Is the game of fame influencing?” The song — “TLD – Technologicallogicaldreams” — serves […]
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Did you know you can use pressed flowers to make cards, bookmarks or collage-based artwork? See for yourself with a Pressed Flowers class in which you learn to construct a flower press and create crafts using floral materials from the most beautiful garden OKC has to offer. The class is 10:30 a.m.-noon Thursday in the […]
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PBS explores the mystery of Jimi Hendrix’s life, music
BY DEAN ROBBINS Hard to believe, but in the four decades since Jimi Hendrix died, no one has made a great documentary about him. Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’ on American Masters fixes that problem (8 p.m. Tuesday, PBS). It capably tells the story of Jimi’s rise from impoverished Seattle youth to rock […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
“I know I have a face like a model. But I’m actually just a goofy drama nerd underneath.” —Actor and Oklahoma City native James Marsden, in the Aug. 13 issue of Out magazine.
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And speaking of pigs …
We will say this for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: They know how to take advantage of a photo op. When a national survey last week projected that two-thirds of Oklahomans will be obese by 2030 if current trends continue, PETA wasted no time rolling out a billboard that the group plans to […]
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Rest of the Best of OKC 2012
See, shockingly, we didn’t have quite enough lists last week, despite running the gamut from Best Waiter or Waitress to Best Free Wi-Fi, so for the fourth year in a row, we’ve assembled some extras — the Rest of the Best of OKC, if you will. And you will.
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Know your Woody!
6 Things You Might Not Know About Woody Guthrie 1. He hated the song “God Bless America,” so he penned “This Land Is Your Land” in response.2. His hobbies included “allegedly rampant heterosexuality and … out-of-control womanizing,” per the book A Queer World.3. According to Billboard, he wrote more lyrics than actual music, as many […]
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Exotic city
I’m talking a full-blown holiday to someplace very far away from reality. As a sufferer of chronic wanderlust, I’ve coped by tricking myself into feeling as if I’ve vacationed by daydreaming. I’ve tried weekend mini-getaways, but at some point, the quick jaunts stopped satisfying the urge to experiences new cultures, taste new flavors and see […]
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Just a piece, please Think you know pizza? Consider this: In Japan, pizza fans may put squid or sweet corn on their pie, and in India, the choice may be pickled ginger, minced mutton or tofu. Guess we’ll stick with our gooey, messy, pepperoni-and-cheese pizza, the No. 1 choice of many hungry Oklahomans. —Carol Smaglinski, […]
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A poet’s passion
Lewis, a tall, stocky man, has been writing poetry since high school. This interest has spanned across his days as an athlete, and even his time in the military. His life, which had its beginnings in what he described as the rough streets of Cincinnati, has been far from easy. He’s endured losing close family […]