Culture
Sundaze: Give the Doomsday Clock its own TV show
I don't know much about the Doomsday Clock, other than that it gets moved every once in awhile and, we are supposed to do...
Daryl Ross Halencak poetry: ‘Sister Moon’ and ‘Private First Class’
Sister Moon
by Daryl Ross Halencak
Sister Moon and I look for nighttime shine,
past the darkened clouds,
over the rainbow, through the shadows.
Will we gaze beyond the...
Aleppo: On worst times (poetry from Nepal)
Aleppo: On Worst Times
By Bipin Khatiwada
Old man
Looks at houses.
Tears stream from eyes,
Beading dust where children played.
He puts on glasses;
Sees homes ravished, breaking hearts.
Soldiers enter...
Drag Variety Extravaganza reinforces camaraderie
Drag culture exhibits its own traditions and expectations of both performers and spectators. There's a camaraderie among the performers that encourages sharing appearance and performance...
Weather dampens Norman Music Festival, not spirits
An ash tray dangled by a chain from the ceiling in the dark, smoky dive they call the Bluebonnet Bar on east Main Street...
Sundaze: The actual cause of the Mandela Effect
I like to imagine something similar to this would be the actual cause of the "Mandela Effect." It's more fun to think about, and...
Honeyguise: ‘We never knew it would start with the bees’
(Editor’s note: Honeyguise is a short story from Oklahoma author Keith Gaddie.)
We never knew it would start with the bees.
We always took the honeybees for granted....
‘My father barely spoke a word’
Hank
by James Coburn
My father barely spoke a word.
I heard him roll rubber bands
down inky, dry newspapers;...
saw him sip black coffee,
while covered in wheat dust,
pass...
Salli Denner, 19, set to soar (with help from a few angels)
Her move to college was three days away. Freshman-to-be Salli Denner had packed up her black Jeep Wrangler and was headed to Norman — no...
In Nigeria, think twice before shaking hands with a lady
Ile-Ife, NIGERIA — Sensitivity is one basic feature in mixed societies. In this part of southwestern Nigeria, growing individuals at the secondary school level...