Artists inspired by underground comics, hot rods, street culture and commercial art currently have their eclectic pieces showcased at “Pop Surrealism,” showing through April 21 at City Arts Center at Fair Park. Pop surrealists use the “lowbrow” art of cartoons and graphic design to create art that critiques war, American commercialism and popular culture. “It […]
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Riding with the Blue Moth by Bill Hancock
Nonfiction On Jan. 27, 2001, an Oklahoma State University plane crashed in Colorado; 10 people died in the crash, including Will Hancock, 31, the basketball team’s coordinator of media relations. “Riding with the Blue Moth,” a memoir by Will’s father, Bill Hancock, gives you a glimpse into his pain, but mostly sets the example of […]
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Various Artists – The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson
cover of “Darby’s Castle,” are unsettling in their mainstream approaches. Overall, “The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson” is a worthwhile, surprisingly low-key, listening experience with lots of hits and very few misses.”?Tracy M. Rogers
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The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril by Paul Malmont
Fiction Of the more than 100 novels I read in 2006, none gave me more pleasure than this summer’s debut from Paul Malmont, “The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril.” A serious book with a funny name, Malmont’s what-if adventure features two real-life writers as its protagonists: Lester Dent and William Gibson. Dent and Gibson serve […]
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Thunder Bunny by Barbara Helen Berger
Fiction Looking for a lasting Easter gift for the kindergarten set? Spring for this, about a bunny rabbit born blue, to the amazement of its mother and siblings. The bunny seeks to frolic in the sky “? and does “? until a storm gives it second thoughts. One could view “Thunder Bunny” as an allegory […]
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The Ten-Minute Sexual Solution: A Busy Couple’s Guide to Having More Fun, Intimacy, and Sex
Dr. Darcy Luadzers Hatherleigh Press Hard to believe, but some couples forget to spend time with each other. Lack of intimacy can drive a wedge into any relationship, and our state has a divorce rate to prove it. Sex therapist Darcy Luadzers is here to help, with tips on reigniting romance for those who […]
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Carpenter Square treats Pulitzer-winning ‘Picnic’ with reverence
William Inge’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, “Picnic,” revolves around the people in a tiny Kansas town getting together for a Labor Day celebration. But what rides beneath the action is not fellowship so much as loneliness “? a gnawing ache to escape the boredom of their existence. Handsome drifter Hal blows into town, catching the […]
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Much of my recent book, Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, is rated PG. Some is R. But there’s one story that’s X. Not in the same way that porn is. While it’s uninhibited in its rendering of ecstatic eroticism, it’s a feminist meditation on spiritual intimacy, not a heap of vulgar stereotypes. Still, when […]
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Photography museum showcases Oklahoma centenarians, farmhouses
Ageless faces and rural places of Oklahoma adorn the halls of the International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum for exhibitions by Oklahoma artists M.J. Alexander and Wilson Roberts. An opening reception for the already in-progress exhibitions will be held 5-7 p.m. Saturday at the IPHF museum inside the Omniplex, 2100 N.E. 52nd. CENTENARIANSAlexander’s “Centenarians […]
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Tony Brown’s Happy Hour’ The Samson Mammoth
Oklahoma City indie band Tony Brown’s Happy Hour leans toward the stark coldness of Pink Floyd psychedelia instead of the woozy distortion of Haight-Ashbury psychedelia on its debut album, “The Samson Mammoth.” While some distorted, bright moments appear early in the record, the majority of the album focuses on acoustic guitar, piano, simple drumming and […]