(2013) Tsui Hark struck gold with 2010’s Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, marking a return to form for the Hong Kong director following several lackluster, effects-driven flops. Therefore, no one blames Hark for wanting to mine Dee for franchise potential. Unfortunately, the result is the kind of unfocused, overindulgent mess that […]
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Posted inFood & Drink
The culinary cutting edge
Chef Russ Johnson of Ludivine BY: Shannon Cornman New business concepts are popping up daily, and just as the city has undergone a rebirth, so, too, have its culinary offerings. Restaurants such as Ludivine, 805 N. Hudson, and Tamazul, 5820 N. Classen Blvd., in Oklahoma City and Local, 2262 W. Main, in Norman are changing […]
Posted inMusic
Various artists — Never Give Up: Celebrating 10 Years of The Postal Service
With the 10th anniversary of Give Up — being celebrated with a re-release, festival headlining gigs and the first tour in nearly a decade, The Postal Service is right back at the forefront of indie music, so there’s no better time to pay tribute. Music blog Independent Clauses wrangled 22 different artists wanting to do […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Bait 3D
Bait 3D marks the third new shark movie I have screened for review within little more than a week’s time, right behind Jersey Shore Shark Attack and Shark Week. The bar may be set low, but Bait was better than either of them. A Deep Blue Sea from Down Under, Bait strings viewers along for […]
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Oklahoma’s drivers more than OK
“States such as Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan and Oklahoma made significant improvements in 2010, such as increasing the age and requirements for getting a license, banning the use of wireless communications devices for novice drivers, and adding or improving limits on teen passengers and nighttime driving for newly licensed teens,” states a press release from North […]
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Okie flavor
In the November election, the GOP extended their majorities in the Oklahoma House and Senate, captured the governor’s office and swept every single statewide office. Coalescing around anti-President Barack Obama and anti-Washington hysteria, Republicans swarmed into office, often with landslide votes. It was a time for Republicans to celebrate. But that was so November. Republican […]