On May 4, 1977, millions of Americans witnessed Richard Nixon do something almost unthinkable. He admitted he had done something wrong. “I let down the country,” Nixon told interviewer David Frost. “I let down our system of government and the dreams of all those young people that ought to get into government but now think […]
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Universal language
Lincka 10 p.m. Friday Opolis 113 N. Crawford Ave., Norman opolis.org 405-230-0311 $10 After having a song featured on National Public Radio (NPR) and playing Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, Lincka Elizondo is going wherever she pleases. Recording the follow-up to 2017’s Para Ti — which included “Gardenias,” listed alongside tracks by Marty Stuart, Beth Ditto […]
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Curious Jad
Curiosity Fest 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Oct. 20 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. okhumanities.org/curiosityfest 405-235-0280 $20-$100 Not knowing can make you feel sick, but maybe that isn’t a bad thing. Jad Abumrad, creator and cohost of award-winning National Public Radio program and podcast Radiolab, is scheduled to make that argument when he delivers […]
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Cover Story: The Jones Assembly is a cornerstone for burgeoning Film Row district
“We all pulled different elements of places, restaurants, bars and music venues that we’d seen around this country and international,” Colton told Oklahoma Gazette. “Never was there something with all-in-one. It was a challenge and an opportunity, with a big bet made on Oklahoma City.”
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“It’s never going to be perfect when you mix art and education, like when we mix art and commerce or when we mix government with anything.”
“It’s never going to be perfect when you mix art and education, like when we mix art and commerce or when we mix government with anything.”
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Chicken-Fried News: Expensive jokes
Sen. Kyle Loveless wants to put a stop to law enforcement officers benefitting from Oklahoma’s forfeiture laws, but not everyone thinks there is a problem.
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Preach it
Photo by Mark Hancock Meyers is a well-known pastor and best-selling writer, as well as a commentator for National Public Radio and Oklahoma Gazette. Meyers also is a distinguished professor of social justice at Oklahoma City University. The Lyman Beecher Lectures series has been an annual tradition since 1871 and is held in conjunction with […]
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Head of the class
Credit: Brad Gregg “Oklahoma is arguably the most conservative state in the country,” reported Alex Blumberg. “So how in the world did anyone get the conservative state of Oklahoma to agree to a dramatic expansion of the state’s public education system in preschool, something that many conservatives would oppose? How did anyone get away with […]
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Sleepwalk with Me
Early in Sleepwalk with Me, protagonist Matt Pandamiglio (comedian Mike Birbiglia, more or less playing himself) addresses via narration the feelings his character holds for his live-in girlfriend, Abby (Lauren Ambrose, Wanderlust) with the lines, “I think falling in love for the first time is such a transcendent feeling. It’s like pizza-flavored ice cream: Your […]
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The Spy returns to radio
So long, Chopin and Mozart. Hello, Cut Copy and Morrissey. “The Spy has done a tremendous job of tapping into the pulse of the community to provide a vibrant venue for music genres that are completely underserved in our state,” said Kelly Burley, KOSU director. “Through our partnership, we look forward to amplifying what The […]