No sooner do we meet them then a car barrels up on them menacingly — something we’ve seen in dozens of films, from the classic “Duel” to the crap-tastic “Jeepers Creepers.” They stop for the night at a creepy motel — shades of “Vacancy” — and in the morning, one of the spouses has gone missing […]
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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks — Mirror Traffic
If you answered with “an improvement on Malkmus’ last effort flashing some of his funniest, snarkiest songwriting to date,” then you’re correct. Beck effectively tossed out the Jicks’ 2008 LP, “Real Emotional Trash,” replacing an album constituted of skilled, but too-far-extended guitar jams with one that paces more like Pavement’s “Wowee Zowee,” and draws influence […]
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$30 million question
The budgets were presented to each of the eight MAPS 3 project subcommittees July 26 and 27, and came before the MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board July 28. Within those preliminary proposed budgets was $252 million for the convention center, the largest and most expensive of the MAPS 3 projects. The exact amount of money […]
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Fork in the road
“We wanted more diversity on the list,” Strother (pictured) said. “Our philosophy at Deep Fork remains the same: Two pages is better than six. I just wanted a better selection of regions and styles within those parameters.” For example, Strother said he added David Arthur Sauvignon Blanc and Domaine du Salvard Unique Sauvignon Blanc to […]
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Eat your greens
A few months ago, I visited The Herbfarm, a restaurant and inn in Woodinville, Wash., where they grow all of the produce used in the restaurant. Watching the chefs create dishes with herbs and vegetables they had just picked, I wondered if there were any such restaurants in Oklahoma, especially those that utilized space for […]
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Good deal
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch, hosts a special concert next Wednesday, Aug. 10, in conjunction with its current exhibit of works produced under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Public Works of Art Project, “1934: A New Deal for Artists.” The one-time musical event, titled “1934 in Concert: Composers of the Federal Music Project,” is […]
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Travel plans
In fact, at Travel by Taste Deli and Market, 4818 N. MacArthur Blvd., you can keep your voyage for delicacies within the Oklahoma City limits. Tucked away in the Warr Acres Shopping Plaza, this culturally sound spot has been in business since 1997, when owner Parviz Rezaian (pictured) opened it. The establishment is split in […]
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About that lockout …
“Unfortunately, due to the current labor situation, I am not able to contact the guys at this time,” Brian Facchini, the Thunder’s director of basketball communications, told Chicken-Fried News. “I would be more than happy to help once I am able.” Lockout be damned! Through the magic of the innerwebs, CFN has obtained relatively fresh […]
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Hair today
Hollywood hard rockers Warrant have done a lot of growing up. The glam-metal group used to party with the best of them in the early ’90s, touring the country with massive hits like “Cherry Pie” and “Heaven.” Now, if not early to bed, they are early to rise, having ditched most of the sex and […]
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Page One: Inside the New York Times
Startling admission: As a career-long journalist in one form or another, it is difficult for me to be truly objective about the documentary “Page One: Inside The New York Times.” No such problem exists with the Times’ own Michael Kinsley, who panned it as “a mess,” but don’t listen to him — I’m guessing most […]