Budding musical-theater composers and performers are being given a unique chance for stage time, thanks to Stripped, an Oklahoma City University student-run group. By scrimping to keep expenses down, Stripped is able to present three 45-minute excerpts from new musicals picked from submissions worldwide: “Placebo,” “Piggy in the Middle” and “Seasons.” Billy Lowrimore, student director […]
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Who’s paranoid?
Karen Webb (Letters, “Bullet proof in the line of fire,” Jan. 19, Oklahoma Gazette) makes Moore to be a really scary place; she almost implies everybody is packing a gun in plain sight. Open carry of a firearm is illegal in Oklahoma unless you are in law enforcement and then most, if not all, have […]
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Fight club
To combat this, Singer recommends learning “confrontation reduction skills.” Key among these is active listening. “The key to all interpersonal communications is genuine listening, as opposed to defensive listening, where you plan your retort while the other person is talking to you,” Singer said. “In order to begin to really listen, paraphrase what the other […]
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Random thoughts on the Oklahoma City Thunder
And not in any kind of actual order, but more just an “I put a number in front of something” kind of thing. It’s not complicated, really. So here’s a set of random things I’m organizing as “Power Rankings” because they seriously have so much power. 1. What got me thinking about this was after […]
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Hot cuppa
I wouldn’t say no to some caramel, either. I have the coffee tastes of a 5-year-old. Thankfully I’m redeemed a bit by my love of tea — strong, no cream or sugar. Whether you go for coffee or tea, this is the season to indulge in both. And by indulge, I mean buy some really […]
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They love the ’80s
’80s Alternative Tribute9 p.m. Wednesday Opolis 113 N. Crawford, Norman www.opolis.org 820-0951 $7 Filling Morrissey’s shoes is no easy task. Many have tried, few have succeeded, and Will Muir will add his name to the ranks tonight. “I can maybe do a good imitation. Hopefully, if the crowd closes their eyes, they will think they […]