Larry Laneer asks in a recent review (Theater, “Enter stage left,” Jan. 19, Gazette) why new works aren’t being presented at theaters. As production director of the Jewel Box Theatre, I would like to respond. Since 1986, our theater has held a playwrighting competition. There have been eight world premieres over the years. Two years […]
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Pioneer project
When asked what she thinks makes a great marriage, Ree Drummond, aka popular Oklahoma blogger and cookbook author The Pioneer Woman, was hesitant to answer. “I don’t feel like I can give people advice on marriage,” she said. But she does know why her own marriage works, and tells how it all began in her […]
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Victims of the same disease
The Tucson, Ariz., shooter appeared to have suffered from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia often affects young people of college age. After living in Norman for more than 50 years, I have seen it destroy the minds of many students who come here with such high hopes for their future. I have also watched a couple of my […]
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I Love You Phillip Morris
Phillip was born on Friday the 13th, which Steven declares is his lucky day. It is. Over a five-year period, Russell escaped from Texas prisons four times, each one on that date. Sounds too unlikely to be true, right? Little do you know. This film is adapted by directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, co-authors […]
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Bullet proof in the line of fire
They are discussing gun control and Arizona, and someone says if someone had a pistol that day, the guy in Arizona would have been dead. Right, and if everyone had a pistol — which is “supposed” to mean “security” — then everyone would have shot the right person and no one would have assumed there […]
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Bang on!
Bang Tango7 p.m. SaturdaySamurai Saki House3034 N. Portland “I moved to L.A. and then the rest is history,” Lesté said. “We were signed six weeks later, and we’ve been going ever since.” That’s not technically true, inasmuch as within three years of their 1989 glam-metal debut, “Psycho Café,” and its minor hit, “Someone Like You,” […]
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LETTERS
‘COVER’ IT UP To Misha Klein, the parent who said your Nov. 24 Oklahoma Gazette Donny Vomit cover was inappropriate for her child (Letters, “Nail files,” Dec. 8): Why doesn’t she take responsibility and put her Gazette where it can’t be seen by her little angel? Like the old adage says, “If you don’t like […]
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December downtown doings
My husband was convinced it would be a holiday death march. I was more inclined to believe it would be all dancing reindeer and sugarplum fairies. How much Downtown in December can you pack in — and enjoy — in one weekend? We were about to find out. Downtown in December, for those uninitiated, is […]
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Cheeky citation
Shot in Guthrie and Oklahoma City, the crime film “The Killer Inside Me” failed to bowl over critics and audiences upon release this summer — budget, an estimated $13 million; total gross, $214,966 — but at least it’s taken home one coveted year-end award: inclusion on Mr. Skin’s Top 10 Nude Scenes of 2010. The […]
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Sober sisters
Not to ruin everyone’s fun this holiday season, but AAA Oklahoma reports that 30 percent of all state automobile crashes are caused by alcohol. This number rises as high as 40 percent during the holidays (cue Debbie Downer trumpet — wah waaahh). It’s a season fraught with celebration and — if your family has just […]