“If you really want to make something happen for yourself, you can’t wait around thinking,” said Nik Harper. “Just go out and make what you want. That’s literally all we did. We’re really lucky that people liked what we were doing.” Their video for Philadelphia rapper Lushlife’s “Magnolia” (see below), selected to be showcased at […]
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Over-regulating energy costs jobs
BY BRIAN BUSH <span style=" mso-bidi-line-height:115%”> As state policymakers debate how to increase Oklahoma’s historically significant role in energy exploration and production, I hope that both state and federal officials will keep in mind the growing concern among voters regarding unnecessary federal regulations that are hamstringing our energy industry. Business leaders and elected officials need […]
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Legislators caved to drug companies
I wish I had the time and knowledge to research how much profit drug companies make off of pseudoephedrine and what the impact would be if it were by prescription only. There are many over-the-counter medications without pseudoephedrine that do not contribute to methamphetamine addiction and production, but you valued the rights of the pharmaceutical […]
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Piñataland — Hymns for the Dreadful Night
The chamber pop of Piñataland’s “Hymns for the Dreadful Night” caught my attention immediately, as it is immaculately captured. “Island of Godless Men” is the best example of this. It’s a great song made better by the details of the engineering. Opening the piece is remarkably clear sound of the ocean, which gives way to […]
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Lift off
How about a good word for the properties designer for a change? Lyric Theatre’s mildly entertaining, if tepid production of “Boeing Boeing” by Marc Camoletti is set in the early 1960s, so properties designer Elizabeth Rescinito has assembled a highly authentic collection of spot-on furniture — a sunburst clock, lava lamp and a spiffy retro […]
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En masse
Three of the metro’s most prominent arts organizations — Oklahoma City Ballet, Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Canterbury Choral Society — have partnered to bring one of the most revered musical compositions of all time, Mozart’s “Requiem Mass in D Minor,” to the Civic Center stage. This marks the first collaboration between the three in several […]
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PR BS
— “Watonga Trout Derby” — “Hazmat Training Critical to Avoiding Fines for Violation of 2011 Rules” —“Submersible pumps banned on Tulsa District lakes” —“Married OSU researchers expand work through grants” —“Dating advice song for Valentines day – ‘Wear a Condom!’” —“Shell’s Lazare and Petrohawk’s Stoneburner Join DUG™ Keynotes, Enterprise’s Creel to Provide Midstream Spotlight” —“QEP […]
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When in Rome
The University of Oklahoma’s School of Musical Theatre brings the classic 1962 Broadway farce “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” to vibrant life with a colorful production, featuring some strong lead performances, great sets and costumes, and spot-on musical accompaniment. Taking inspiration from 2,000-yearold Roman comedies and classic vaudeville, “Forum” tells […]
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Juice is loose
The University of Central Oklahoma’s Department of Theatre Arts recently was invited to present its production of the dark comedy “Mr. Marmalade” from its 2010 season at the regional Kennedy Center for American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) later this month in Amarillo, Texas. The KCACTF is a nationwide program that promotes college theater production. Last […]
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Be their guest
The year 1991 was good for yellow dresses. That was when Disney released the film “Beauty and the Beast,” and little girls everywhere began asking not to be a princess, but to be Belle — this once-little girl included. The Academy Award-winning movie spawned the Tony Award-winning Broadway production, one that played for more than […]