Culture
Snakes to green beer: St. Patrick’s Day makes no sense
Exactly how we went from snakes being driven out of Ireland to green beer, I'm not sure. Frankly, St. Patrick's Day makes no sense....
What if social media captured 1994 OU tepee vandalism?
The spring air still felt a little like winter as five Indigenous students of the University of Oklahoma slept inside a tepee during the early...
‘Save the Egg,’ or else how will the aliens get home?
While not quite an extraterrestrial spacecraft, the First Christian Church located at Northwest 36th Street and North Walker Avenue has always had a "building...
United Nations delegate looks at status of women in OKC
Women in Oklahoma City have a chance to push for change through filling out a survey created by Cheryl Pennington to determine the status of...
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...
In America, ‘money is a necessary evil’
Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus once said, “You must spend money to make money.”
In other words, there is no taking without giving. For some...
New Gun restaurant has great name, but not for reason you think
This past week, plans for a new Japanese restaurant in the Paseo were unveiled. My first thought upon reading the news was, "Wow, this...
A tale of cyberbullying: NonDoc author mistaken for murder suspect
NAIROBI, Kenya — I laughed about it at first, brushing it off as another, if not bizarre, coincidence. But when a friend called me...
Influx of youth begs important OKC City Council debate
After the OKC City Council elections this past week, I can't help but think about the very positive addition of new perspectives to our...
Oklahoma hip-hop is today’s folk protest music
Folk music and hip-hop are typically presented at opposite ends of the musical spectrum. Folk conjures thoughts of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, or Joan Baez,...
