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Starry Night

Poetry: Starry night of the great fire & The final seder

Starry Night of the Great Fire by Derek Geiger Chattel ride a ferrous horse Off to their ash-filled commune To forge axes for the norse As they march to...
NPR

NPR features Tulsa teacher’s #oklaed Twitter poetry

National Public Radio (NPR) recently featured a Tulsa-based English and creative writing teacher's poetry as part of its ongoing #NPRpoetry project. The radio network has been...
Charlie Murphyvideo

Darkness is spreading: Comedian Charlie Murphy dead at 57

Stand-up comedian and actor Charlie Murphy died today after battling leukemia, according to his publicist. Murphy was well-known for his appearances on Comedy Central's Chappelle's...
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David Schwimmer helps create creepy sexual harassment PSAs

David Schwimmer (that's right, Ross from Friends) wants you to know about sexual harassment. The actor recently took on producing duties to create a...
Russ hate

As Westbrook approaches record, bizarre Russ hate remains

I realize these are not real basketball fans in the comic above. In fact, they're entirely fictional. What has been very real, however, is the bizarre...
Michael brown shootingvideo

Michael Brown shooting: New video in ‘Stranger Fruit’ complicates case

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of film reviews and cultural observations from 2017’s South by Southwest festival.) AUSTIN — Stranger Fruit...
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‘It’s in our souls’: Guided by Voices fan explains appeal

I have long given up trying to sell people on the mania in my life: the band Guided by Voices and all other projects...
Lemonvideo

Lemon: The ‘most timely’ film of SXSW since 2015

(Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of film reviews and cultural observations from 2017’s South by Southwest festival.) In one sense, there is...
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ACM@UCO festival: Eclectic mix features Guided By Voices

There's no better bargain in the state this weekend than ACM@UCO's Metro Music Fest Saturday in Oklahoma City’s Bricktown district. With the nice price of absolutely-freakin'-free,...
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Dear White People shows ‘triple consciousness’ of black character

(Editor's note: This is the second in a series of film reviews and cultural observations from 2017's South by Southwest festival.) AUSTIN — The notion...

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