The Okie turned actress/ model/geek icon bounced back PDQ from NBC’s nixing of her sitcom, “Perfect Couples,” by landing a role in “More as the Story Develops,” a pilot for an HBO series by Aaron Sorkin, who recently won an Academy Award for his “The Social Network” screenplay. Set amid the world of broadcast news, […]
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No fooling Mother Nature
“Clean, reliable and affordable” are words of certainty, until Mother Nature kicks your ass. Katrina, the BP oil spill in the Gulf and the Exxon Valdez are just a few examples of what “won’t” go wrong in the pursuit of such energy. Now we have a list of earthquakes around the world, from Haiti to […]
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Uncommonly revealing
above Jason Poll with a bottle of wine at Mahogany Prime In the right hands, the grape is exceptionally good at revealing terroir, or the place the grapes came from, and so lends itself to many stylistic variants. The grape has so many strengths, including approachability, that it is more difficult to explain why worldwide […]
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Why new plays aren’t being presented
Larry Laneer asks in a recent review (Theater, “Enter stage left,” Jan. 19, Gazette) why new works aren’t being presented at theaters. As production director of the Jewel Box Theatre, I would like to respond. Since 1986, our theater has held a playwrighting competition. There have been eight world premieres over the years. Two years […]
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Around the world in OKC
Queen of Sheba 2308 N. MacArthur WHERE YOU GO: Ethiopia TRY THIS: Start with the sambusa (fried pockets of bread stuffed with goodies) and then split the Queen of Sheba platter for a sample of all things Ethiopian. Camilya’s Cafe 10942 N. May WHERE YOU GO: Syria, Jordan and Lebanon (combo trip!) TRY THIS: You […]
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Leggo my emo
Jimmy Eat World isn’t known as a political band, but its four members have been active in their native Arizona when it comes to their favorite member of Congress, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. They’ve played a few fundraisers for her in the past, and so they were particularly distraught, like most Americans, in the wake of […]
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‘Bi’ the way
2010 Creativity World Biennale 11 a.M. aND 3 p.M. fRiDaY-SatURDaY thROUGh JaN. 8 [aRtSpaCE] at UNtitlED 1 N.E. thiRD WWW.aRtSpaCEatUNtitlED.ORG 815-9995 fREE City leaders rolled out the red carpet for innovators worldwide as hosts of November’s Creativity World Forum, which garnered more attention in the business, education and cultural sectors than it did in the […]