So do it! Whether your garden is contained in one small pot or a massive, backyard plot, getting started in the whole growing business can be simple. “The first thing I tell people is to have fun,” said Brian Pirtle, a nurseryman at TLC Florist & Greenhouses. “I think a lot of people get caught […]
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Questions for Kern
If we take the good pastor at his word, this means that the institution of slavery, already well-established within the colonies at the time of the Constitution’s ratification, would have been an integral part of this “Christian social order” he praises so highly. I want to know just what precisely is so “Christian” about the […]
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Oldies but goodies
Jewel Box Theatre’s production of “Mystery Radio Plays” provides a glimpse into the heyday of radio by resurrecting four vintage dramas in the public domain, adapted for the stage by director Linda McDonald. The entire work takes place in the fictional studios of KJBX in Oklahoma City, where a cast of performers and sound effects […]
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Graphic substance
It took a library to write “Inanna’s Tears,” the latest graphic novel by Rob Vollmar, set in 3000 B.C. Sumer, located in the southern part of modern-day Iraq. With a love for exhaustive research and deep character study, he stretches the expectations of the medium by introducing comics fans to high-minded historical fiction. The Normanite […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
“Nation, recently Oklahoma passed a ballot initiative forbidding the use of Islamic Shariah law. Thank God. It is the only thing keeping Oklahoma’s huge Muslim population from instituting burqa night at the Tulsa Hooters.” —Stephen Colbert on Jan. 25’s “The Colbert Report.” This isn’t the first time Oklahoma’s controversial Shariah ban has found itself parodied […]
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Roping in ears
Somewhere, an Anthony Kiedis impersonator cries. His Red Hot Chili Peppers cover band conquered Montreal quartet Braids during a high school battle of the bands years ago, but it’s art rockers Braids who are enjoying the record deal, media mentions and an international tour, including tonight’s stop at Opolis in Norman. “They probably deserved it […]
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Assisting in the education crisis
As a Parent-Teacher Association mom, I watched for too many years as several of my daughters’ teachers struggled with unruly children in the classroom. This was astonishing that almost half of their teaching time was spent disciplining. My daughters’ education should not have to suffer due to the lack of other parents’ failure at home. […]
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’Pike psyched
Turnpike Troubadours front man Evan Felker may be young, but he ain’t new. His songs traffic in the kind of everyday moments and perpetual longings traced by artists like Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle. The Oklahoma quintet has been around for roughly three years, but it seems like a longer time. That’s the feeling of […]
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Tiny Furniture
Warning: Those allergic to quirkiness may be sent into fits of anaphylactic shock by the DIY indie “Tiny Furniture,” but the immune among us will find something of a rough gem. The microbudget dramedy plays Friday through Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. New Yorker Lena Dunham is the film’s writer, director and […]
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Point: Revise outmoded liquor laws
That’s right — the bulk of these laws remain unchanged since the birth of Oklahoma more than 103 years ago. We live in a world where change is all around us, yet some resist the notion to even examine laws that were put in place more than a century ago. The business community in Oklahoma […]