Culture
From Zimbabwe: ‘A hunger for shared experiences’
(Editor's note: The following three poems are written by Ndaba Sibanda of Zimbabwe.)
How They Received Him
He was moving from door
to door, asking citizens
to give...
Oklahoma’s progressive musicians bring politics to stage
Gregg Standridge was a teen high school dropout in south Oklahoma City when he “borrowed” a Woody Guthrie songbook from the public library.
He learned...
QAnon: Your latest online political conspiracy theories
Where to begin about QAnon?
If you've read or heard coverage of the QAnon conspiracy stuff this week, it may have been your introduction to...
OKC film festivals and screenings broaden perspectives
We in Oklahoma deal with a lot of reality that is hard to understand. Our history and culture pushes people to hold their pain...
GOP governor debate yields questions, not answers
I wanted answers, you wanted answers. What we got were ... confusing statements. I should probably expect this sort of thing from an Oklahoma...
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...
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...
Photo essay: Norman Film Festival returned for encore
This year marks the second year in a row for the Norman Film Festival to host screenings in downtown Norman, Oklahoma. In September, audiences...
It’s time to debate the time for Christmas season
When do we, in a modern, civilized society, start Christmas season? It's a debate as old as ... rampant consumerism has been associated with...
21st century art opportunities for OKCPS students
This is kind of what I imagine a beginning art class looks like in 2019. I know it won't quite be this way for...