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Hope Springs

Not without extreme difficulty, she somehow persuades Arnold to visit a marriage counselor (a misused Steve Carell, Crazy, Stupid, Love.) in another town for a week of intensive therapy — good for their relationship, bad for the viewer, for whom it feels like sitting in sessions in real time. At nights, in their room at […]

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The season for giving

Brad Gregg Needless to say, the culprit wasn’t Santa Claus, either. OKC police said Jamison Ives Marchette left the bawdy bags for the women, one of whom later picked the man out of a lineup. According to police, one of the recipients found the accused masturbating outside her home. Ding-dong! If the gift-giver was Marchette, […]

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Funny people

Brad Gregg After President Obama voiced support for gay marriage, the Oklahoma Senate wasted little time passing what Tim Matheson in Animal House would have termed “a really futile and stupid gesture.” A resolution authored by Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, and overwhelmingly passed by the Senate on May 14 reaffirmed that the Senate supports marriage […]

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Branded

Red Dirt artist Brandon Jenkins grew up knowing music would be how he made his unique stamp on the world. Even still, his family encouraged the Tulsa native to attend college. Somewhat reluctantly, he enrolled at Oklahoma State University. “It turned out to be a pretty good choice,” Jenkins said. “I found a pretty good […]

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Deposit insurance

While it’s not hard to imagine the state Legislature holding a special joint session to sing that song with as much gusto as “God Bless America,” it had an opportunity last week to prove how sacred sperm can be. “Personhood” legislation is making its way through the Legislature. The measure grants all rights and privileges […]

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Shame

For you, that may mean a morning cup of coffee or a quick jog before bed. For Brandon Sullivan, the New York City-based protagonist of “Shame,” it means masturbating at work. As portrayed by Michael Fassbender (“X-Men: First Class”), Brandon is a sex addict. When he’s not engaging in sexual activity with strangers, he’s downloading […]

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