Culture
Bad news for Cheetos: Our behaviors are changing
A new normal is quickly settling in for our lives, and with it our behaviors are changing. The mantra of "wash your hands" and...
Last picture show: Drive-in theaters ask to stay open
NINNEKAH — As the COVID-19 outbreak worsens in the United States, some Oklahoma drive-in theaters want to keep their doors open to cure cabin...
OKC restaurants pin survival hopes on federal program
For owner Lori Burson, the restaurant business is still about serving customers who come to Stella in Oklahoma City for takeout, but it's also...
Prop him up beside the jukebox: Joe Diffie dies after COVID-19 diagnosis
Days after testing positive for COVID-19, country music singer Joe Diffie has died at age 61, according to multiple reports. The Oklahoma native had...
Quarantine quandary: Are your pets sick of you yet?
During this time of prolonged quarantine that many of us are facing, an important question to ask is: Are your pets sick of you...
The story of Joe Exotic: Trauma and tragedy in Tiger King
Within the first 30 seconds of Tiger King, the word "crazy" is used three times. And that's perhaps the most obvious thing to say...
Chickasaw Nation survives with culture, perseverance
When Andy Fraizer was 5 years old, he made the treacherous passage with his father from his Chickasaw homeland to Indian Territory.
According to stories...
The Cherokee story of preserving an endangered culture
In the early spring of 2018, former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Joe Byrd found a seat on the airport shuttle headed to Tulsa International...
Quarantine: A rear window into our worried minds
Are we all quarantined yet? No, I guess not in Oklahoma, but some are locking down in isolation. You know there's got to be...
Bills to address murdered, missing Indigenous women
WASHINGTON — When Pam Smith found out that her niece had been radio silent for hours, she started to worry. She called family, friends...