There’s No Better Time To Start Reading Eddie Faye Gates
One of the great historians of the Tulsa Race Massacre has some lessons for this moment
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In “Doctor Faustus,” A Reckoning With Morality—And Puppets!
Gaslight Theatre’s surprising directorial additions make an old play feel fresh
The Week’s Best Tulsa Events: February 4-10
JP Brammer is back, Black History at the Symphony, First Friday, and much more in our weekly event roundup
Here Are 18 Art Shows To See In February
This month's exhibits highlight Black womanhood, environmental preservation, and more—plus "I Heart Art" week and four new shows at Philbrook
Searching For Simón Bolívar At Tulsa’s Plaza Of The Americas
A look back on a rare visit from the president of Venezuela in 1991 underscores how much American politics, oil and Tulsa have all changed since.
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Theatre
Tulsa Shakespeare Company & Theatre North Cure What Ails The Doomscroller
Like the Bard himself, these companies aimed their “Othello” towards the groundlings
Heller Theatre Company Won’t Let Me Avoid Reality In Peace
Heller’s Double Feature showed two skillful Tulsa playwrights
Bread & Puppet Theatre Combined Innocence And Gravity
The legendary politically radical circus brought its "Revolution in Progress" show to Oklahoma City
In “The Just Assassins,” Little Shop Of Productions Wrestled With The Ethics Of Revolutionary Violence
Director Anna Seat made the 1949 play by Camus feel eerily resonant
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Thousands of Facebook users were told that their teams’ mascot performer had been killed in an accident. But Rumble's not dead, says the OKC Thunder.
Otto Duecker, Who Made Hyperrealism His Own, Dies At 77
The Tulsa artist was known for his oils, his teaching, and his laughter
My Memories With Magic Mark
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Coastal Elites Get It Right For Once
And on our first birthday, no less!
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Do Not Sleep On The Big Trove Of Lee Roy Chapman Videos
Catch up on Chapman's videos while you wait for the next episode of 'The Lowdown'
What Do You Do When A Scam Journalist Pitches An AI-Generated Story About Tulsa?
Our brief run-in with the internet’s latest faker.
They’re Doing MAGA Woodstock Twice A Week At Sheridan Church
Just what kind of Christianity is going on here, exactly?
What’s A Truthstorian, Anyway?
Lee Roy Chapman didn’t fit the typical mold of a historian or a journalist. Good.
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ICE Separated A Family In Midtown Tulsa
Immigration detentions in Oklahoma are on the rise. One case shows how ICE’s cooperation with Tulsa County makes it possible.
Grace in Broken Arrow
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