Saturday, April 20, 2024

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Zimbabwe

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...
progressive musicians

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

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 festivalsvideo

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

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...
James Coburn

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...
Norman Film Festival

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...
Christmas season

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...
OKCPS students art

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...

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