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Farts trump ‘fear’ at U of Texas mock mass shooting
AUSTIN, Texas ā Around 2 p.m. Saturday, a small group of gun rights activists staged a mock mass shooting at the corner of a...
Sunday Funday: Don’t fear the weeper
Don't Fear The Weeper
by Derek Baruch Von Geiger
Cry, young man.
Cry, old man.
Cry in between.
Cry when you can.
Don't become mean,
Mean as in base,
Or you may...
Chilling, historical poetry: Oklahoma lynching
(Editor's Note: The following poem is from author James Coburn's book, Words of Rain.)
Oklahoma Lynching
by James Coburn
Mosquitoes tasted blood of white men
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder across...
Jim Thompson wrote ‘hard-boiled existential noir’
Imagine it is the early 1950s, and you are preparing to board a Greyhound for a three-hour trip. You need something to help pass...
Fed up with feminism, ready to be a human being
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ā I am done with feminism.
Done. Done. Done.
And now that Iām technically working for āfreeā until 2016 thanks to the...
‘Parent Revolution’ pushes bad charter school rhetoric
Even among Oklahoma City residents, not that many outsiders venture into the neighborhood around F.D. Moon Elementary School. My three incredibly satisfying decades of...
Faith community dialogue: Criminal justice reform
(Editorās Note: Vital Conversations is a running series of commentaries from various faith leaders. The series is sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary, though contributions...
‘Utility of the now’ ā McBee on Twitter follows
(Editorās Note: This is the thirdĀ of three posts where NonDoc staff answer the question, āFor someone new to either Oklahoma City or Twitter, who...
BBQ bologna: Oklahoma’s legendary Lebanese steakhouses
Only at an official Okie-style Lebanese steakhouse can a patron get hummus, tabouli and barbecued bologna in the same meal.
Over the years, several family-owned...
Funny OKC Twitter follows you might miss, part two
(Editor's Note: This is the secondĀ of three posts where NonDoc staff answer the question, "For someone new to either Oklahoma City or Twitter, who...