Culture
Toad in the hole: Mushroom has long week
It's true, I've heard these jokes equating the Super Mario Brothers character Toad with a penis. I've heard them since I was very young, but...
Boom Town: Chaos and order at odds in OKC
The battle between chaos and control in Oklahoma City constitutes the main theme in Sam Anderson’s new book, Boom Town. As is true of Oklahoma...
OKC’s modern society is mural society
I happened to pass by the mural on the new building in the Plaza District the other day, and it got me thinking about...
Poetry from James Coburn: ‘Tribes of Indifference’
Tribes of Indifference
by James Coburn
All of the world is a terrorist to the land.
To people in the way of their vanity,
To interests made vague...
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...
Uneasy riders: Critics blame Boren for … OU?
I don't know why, but I keep imagining David Boren as an avid motorcycle enthusiast after his retirement from being president of the University...
Photos: Norman hosts its first Pride Festival, parade
Although Norman has long been considered the San Francisco of Oklahoma, it would not be until Aug. 26 that the city would host its...
It’s time to institutionalize the legacy of Clara Luper and OKC’s sit-ins
In the 1950s, Oklahoma City teacher Clara Luper and her students took the northern route on a bus trip to the NAACP conference in New...
Football season is heating up in Oklahoma
Every year around this time, I'm excited for football season. Every year around this time, I am also not-so-subtly reminded this is Oklahoma, and...
CrossFit puts the ‘cult’ in ‘culture,’ and I love it
HOBART — I have been working out since I was 18 years old. I’ve done floor aerobics, step aerobics, spinning, yoga, distance running, triathlon...