Thursday, April 18, 2024

Culture

Flat Earth Kyrie Irving

For Kyrie Irving, ball may be life, but Earth is flat

I'm revisiting the topic of Flat Earth this week because, lo and behold, it has popped up again in a very visible way. I...
country girl

A Country Girl’s Cry: ‘Nobody gives her tears justice’

A Country Girl's Cry by Bipin Khatiwada Down a country road, She walks with clumsy steps With mystery on her face. She goes to town to stitch fabrics, And is paid...
President Trump

President Trump: Undisputed champ of microaggression

Microaggression is not a new term, but, according to some media, it is a nouveau concept invented by overly sensitive, millennial college “snowflakes” who...
Jack

The bleeding man, the man in charge, and Jack

Jack is not a name that is typically written on a birth certificate. Usually, it's a derivation of John or Jason or some family...
bookstores

Of bookstores and ignorance: ‘How do you know?’

I read it in a letter to the editor of what used to be called a “journal of opinion” — a letter concerning an...
alpha female

Being ‘The Boss’: An alpha female reflects on single life

At first, it was my friend’s all-caps, double-exclamation-mark Facebook post that motivated me to look closer at the article she was sharing. But then...
Microaggressions

Microaggressions in Age of Trump are killing my love life

I spend my working life educating young millennials on the virtues of diversity, cultural understanding, gender equality, religious freedom and the idea that all...
Durantenstein

Durantenstein: KD has become the monster

After some of the vitriol I've heard this week, I half expected the above scene at the OKC airport. As a long-time sports fan, I appreciate a...
doubleVeevideo

Indie-rock royalty: doubleVee’s debut album drops today

If one can imagine such a thing as Oklahoma's indie-rock royalty, then Allan Vest and Barb (Hendrickson) Vest would have to be the king...
Fukushima nuclear plant

Only Godzilla can bring attention to the Fukushima nuclear plant

Alarming radiation levels at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant represent one of those stories we hear about and think, "Hmm, that doesn't sound good." But then we move...

Popular Articles