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As Westbrook approaches record, bizarre Russ hate remains
I realize these are not real basketball fans in the comic above. In fact, they're entirely fictional. What has been very real, however, is the bizarre...
Michael Brown shooting: New video in ‘Stranger Fruit’ complicates case
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of film reviews and cultural observations from 2017’s South by Southwest festival.)
AUSTIN — Stranger Fruit...
‘It’s in our souls’: Guided by Voices fan explains appeal
I have long given up trying to sell people on the mania in my life: the band Guided by Voices and all other projects...
Report: Public wants health care price transparency
(Correction: An earlier version of this story contained inaccurate data. The numbers have been updated to reflect the correct data.)
I recently discussed health cost transparency from...
Lemon: The ‘most timely’ film of SXSW since 2015
(Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of film reviews and cultural observations from 2017’s South by Southwest festival.)
In one sense, there is...
Three keys to understanding the school board election
As a retired teacher, my policy and political choices are based on three decades of struggles with the problems in the inner city and...
Dear White People shows ‘triple consciousness’ of black character
(Editor's note: This is the second in a series of film reviews and cultural observations from 2017's South by Southwest festival.)
AUSTIN — The notion...
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At various stages in NonDoc's online life, we've created a couple of different crowdfunding mechanisms.
The first was called Pay What You Want (PWYW). This...
Hulk Hogan, Gawker film highlights media challenges
AUSTIN — In the first phase of President Donald Trump's America, Austin’s centerpiece mega-media festival, South by Southwest (SXSW), took it upon itself to...
With courage and time, OKCPS could follow Tulsa Union
Over the weekend, The New York Times featured David Kirp’s op-ed (Who Needs Charters With Public Schools Like These?) about what is working in the...