Culture
ESPN obsessed with the Baker Mayfield crotch grab
I'm not sure if I've ever seen a television network make the news quite like what ESPN has done this past week regarding the...
Pastor: ‘Break out the Bat-Signal for Christians’
For as long as I can remember, there have been giant crosses made from the lights on two buildings in downtown Oklahoma City during...
Miami Nation: Forced away once, forced away again
“Myaamionki” means all the places the Miami people have ever lived, whether past or present.
Saakiiweeyonki, or Coming Out Place, was the original Miami Nation...
The Ryan Walters Bible mandate begs a prayer for relief
After their 6-1 ruling this past week that a proposed Catholic charter school is unconstitutional, Oklahoma Supreme Court justices may be licking their chops...
Bon Appetit flabbergasted by Nonesuch in OKC
This past week, Bon Appetit Magazine named Nonesuch (you've heard of it, yes?) the best new restaurant in the country. Quite the honor, and...
In Nigeria, think twice before shaking hands with a lady
Ile-Ife, NIGERIA — Sensitivity is one basic feature in mixed societies. In this part of southwestern Nigeria, growing individuals at the secondary school level...
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...
‘Get Out’ exemplifies the horror of benevolent racism
While chitchatting with an acquaintance about movies, we began discussing Jordan Peele’s history-making horror/social-commentary film, Get Out (see trailer above).
My friend (who is a white...
Everything Sad is Untrue: Growing up as an Iranian refugee in Edmond
A few years into his time at Edmond Public Schools, Daniel Khosrou Nayeri navigates the fifth-grade lunch hour without money in his account, selects...
LGBT in Little Dixie part two: ‘Most bigots are cowards’
(Editor's Note: This is part two of a two-part series examining LGBT in Little Dixie, a region in southeastern Oklahoma. Part one can be...