Times photographer Tyler Hicks reportedly carried Shadid’s body back into Turkey from Syria, where they had been gathering information for a week. The pair had not disclosed their assignment to the Syrian government, which maintains strict control on the activity of journalists within their borders. Hicks reportedly performed CPR for half an hour in an […]
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Ray’s Smokehouse BBQ
There are barbecue joints all over Oklahoma, and the same is true in Norman, but Ray’s Smokehouse BBQ brings a good ol’ home-cooking edge. Former University of Oklahoma football player Darrol Ray opened the restaurant a little more than three years ago, and it’s been cooking up quite a reputation since. “We’re pretty mom and […]
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Bud light
Bud Wilkinson engineered a 47-game winning streak as the legendary football coach at the University of Oklahoma. Now, more than 50 years later, 47 of his personal letters to his son are bound together in Jay Wilkinson’s new book, “Dear Jay, Love Dad: Bud Wilkinson’s Letters to His Son.” Bud Wilkinson penned dozens of letters […]
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In the ’zona
No, it’s not a disaster of biblical proportions. It’s a New Year’s miracle. The BCS-bound Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Insight Bowl-relegated University of Oklahoma Sooners play just four days apart in Arizona suburbs, and on a holiday weekend, no less! With the sting of Bedlam behind us (I tip my cap in congratulations to […]
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Baby-item drive takes Bedlam theme
Infant Crisis Services is using the state’s most heated football game to launch this year’s Bedlam for Babies fundraiser. When people drop off their donations, they can designate them to go under the University of Oklahoma category or the Oklahoma State University category; the school with the most donations wins bragging rights. Last year’s Bedlam […]
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Baby-item drive takes Bedlam theme
Infant Crisis Services is using the state’s most heated football game to launch this year’s Bedlam for Babies fundraiser. When people drop off their donations, they can designate them to go under the University of Oklahoma category or the Oklahoma State University category; the school with the most donations wins bragging rights. Last year’s Bedlam […]
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Baby-item drive takes Bedlam theme
Infant Crisis Services is using the state’s most heated football game to launch this year’s Bedlam for Babies fundraiser. When people drop off their donations, they can designate them to go under the University of Oklahoma category or the Oklahoma State University category; the school with the most donations wins bragging rights. Last year’s Bedlam […]
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Out of alignment
(Kinda like Brett Favre coming out of retirement to start for the Minnesota Vikings again!) Well, West Virginia’s number was up last week in these higher-ed high jinks. First came an Oct. 25 report from The New York Times that Mountaineers were poised to depart the disintegrating Big East for the seemingly expanding Big 12 […]
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Twin Sister — In Heaven
That show was just last Friday. Both bands were on form and very friendly to chat with, despite slightly less than ideal attendance. But I digress. On to “In Heaven,” Twin Sister’s debut LP for Domino Records. It’s a delightful, gentle indie record with wide ranges in sound, but not mood (set at “wispy”), save […]
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Ghoul school
Warning, Normanites: One University of Oklahoma instructor will be revealing all of the ghosts on campus, and they’re nowhere near as friendly as Casper. For the third year in a row, Jeff Provine (pictured), founder and leader of “OU’s Mysterious and Macabre Norman,” will lead a walking tour of the college’s spirits. More than seven […]