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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 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...
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...
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...
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 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...
‘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...
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...
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,...
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...