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Leon Russell: Master of space and time
TULSA, Oklahoma — Leon Russell died at the age of 74 on Sunday. Russell was a creative juggernaut who was able to cultivate an epic...
Letter: Hamilton was wrong, Electoral College ‘sucks’
To the editors:
Let's remember that the Founders were not perfect. Their Electoral College sucks. They invented it because they feared complete direct democracy, a...
Oklahoma sheriffs just begging for reality TV shows
When word broke Monday that the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office is seeking to be featured in a reality TV series, other Oklahoma sheriffs surely took notice.
Deep down...
Kierig: Trump’s win threatens NATO alliances, trust
Driving back from a state question watch party in Oklahoma City last Tuesday night, I refused to believe it was true: Trump was winning in...
‘Be the change’ in the shadow of Donald Trump
On the eve of Donald Trump's presidential win, I think I was in shock. It didn't seem real. At the time, I was too...
Facebook ‘killed’ comedian James Nghiem
Indulging in narcissism and being "emo as fuck" are the glues that hold my day together, so when Facebook informed me I was dead...
Sundaze: Turkey talk for a lovely November
A little turkey talk for your Sundaze
I am tired of politics.
— Mike Allen
(Editor’s Note: NonDoc provides Sundaze as a weekly space for poetry, short prose, visual art...
‘Old-man sports fan’ ready for OU basketball opener
Sunday, OU basketball season starts, and considering how sports can distract us from political ruminations — perhaps too much? — I for one am...
How Obama’s policies accidentally helped Trump
Even before the shocking defeat of Hillary Clinton, veteran commentators were describing the 2016 presidential election as the demise of The Third Way, the...
Before the Flood: Film shows DiCaprio’s climate passion
Leonardo DiCaprio surely knows the limited effect a celebrity “cause” documentary about global warming will have on the average viewer — the actor himself...