Oklahoma’s new state schools superintendent is about to take a desperate situation and make it awful. His plans for stamping out “wokeness,” critical race theory, and boys using the girl’s bathrooms sounds nothing like a plan to advance education, and more like a platform to become Ron DeSantis Jr. The irony of this culture war […]
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Drinking Anthems
Flogging Molly are celebrating their first quarter century as a band by heading out on a headlining tour to support their new album, Anthem. Singer/guitarist Dave King and fiddle player (and future wife) Bridget Regan formed the band and, 25 years later, having survived the pandemic, these veteran Irish rockers are ready to roll into […]
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Soundcheck: Limp Wizurdz – Vile
One oft-cited crumb of advice to remedy powerlessness is to focus not on outward change but on inner attitude. When a person cannot affect progress in people or systems, the person can at least decide how such forces affect them. This fortune cookie wisdom may have some merit, but it is easier said than done. […]
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The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office’s recent social media post about cannabis is an eye-opener, not about the dangers of legalized cannabis but about how backwards thinking still is in Oklahoma.
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office’s recent social media post about cannabis is an eye-opener, not about the dangers of legalized cannabis but about how backwards thinking still is in Oklahoma. Earlier this month, the sheriff’s office opened with this: “Nothing to see here in Oklahoma, just another group of illegal aliens. Ten illegals in this […]
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Home cooking
Jonnie Holmes was told she couldn’t sell her jams and jellies made in her home kitchen without having several of her products tested by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Holmes, the owner of Jake’s Jams in Tulsa, was spending $225 per test for each flavor to have the Department of Health approve the products […]
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Heavenly beings
Jesus Christ Superstar, the controversial rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, makes its 50th anniversary tour stop in Oklahoma City this month. It runs Feb. 14 through 19 at the Civic Center as part of the 2023 OKC Broadway series. A reimagined account of the Christian gospels told from Judas’ point of […]
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Good company
The huffing and puffing sounds of Scapino dragging an enormous chest out onto the stage is the first thing audiences hear. It’s an unusual introduction for a play, yet perfect for director Richard Lemin’s production of A Company of Wayward Saints by George Herman, running through Feb. 19 at Jewel Box Theatre. Within a few […]
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Dr. King’s “mistake”
I’m writing on the day we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many people observe the holiday by doing a service project, and I just returned from helping OCU students make a thousand sandwiches for the Homeless Alliance. We mostly remember the “I Have a Dream “ speech King and […]
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Gazedibles: Super supper
There is nary a tradition as American as Super Bowl Sunday, when friends, families and neighbors get together to watch two football teams battle one another for a ring. Along with watching what has arguably become America’s favorite pastime (here’s looking at you Major League Baseball), a concurring tradition is to feast on America’s iconic […]
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Strain Review: Buddha’s Hand
Strain name: Buddha’s Hand Grown by: Progressive Acquired from: Classen Kush House Date acquired: Jan. 25 Physical traits: light green with hints of purple Bouquet: heavy citrus Review: It can be hard to find motivation on cold, winter mornings, but Buddha’s Hand is the perfect strain to fight those lethargic mornings. This cross between Lemon […]