Culture
Poems from Iraq: ‘The war wrote your name in the list of death’
In May, NonDoc received poetry submissions for our Sundaze series from Faleeha Hassan, a self-identified feminist poet, playwright and teacher from Najaf, Iraq.
It's not...
Just the sip: ABLE Commission mixes a bitter beverage
Given their general behavior, past and present, I like to think the Oklahoma ABLE Commission offices look somewhat like the comic above: Dark, drab,...
Blending Colors: Recalling a 1963 minstrel show in OKC
My sisters teased their hair,
painted their faces black, their lips white.
Faces like a black and white television set;
Millwood Junior High School,
northeast Oklahoma City, 1963.
I...
Parties fight to finish Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park agreements by June 10 deadline
When news broke that the Edmond City Council had approved the site plan, preliminary plat, final plat and eight variances for the Uncommon Ground...
Modern nomads chasing ‘New American Dream’
The wind is shifting. Not a thunderstorm or a twister, but a quiet revolution. Culture is redefining what prosperity and possibility means for a...
Planned downtown Edmond brewery faces delays, questions on city’s RFQ process
Efforts to add year-round commerce in downtown Edmond’s Festival Market Place have stalled as construction costs for a planned brewery have soared. Meanwhile, the...
Mike Hosty: The business of the music business is music
Michael Hosty is a small-business man. He has a company van, equipment, skills and talent. He buys insurance and pays his taxes.
Founded in 1992,...
Oklahoma’s mysterious case of The Winchester Burger
Bonds, budgets and burgers, oh my! The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department found itself under the microscope this past week regarding its financial expenditures,...
‘Always done as a family’: Younger Guthries take center stage at WoodyFest 2022
OKEMAH — As Saturday night ended with the traditional singing of Woody Guthrie’s This Land is Your Land, audience members observed a distinct passing...
From Sept. 11 to Mollie Tibbetts: We must rise above our resentment
In mid-August 2001, my family planned a reunion gathering in Colorado. My only brother, David, and I both lived in New York City at...
