‘I Gotta Go Julia, We Got Cows’: Why Twister Will Live Forever
30 years. A fandom that spans TikTok, Roblox and Wakita, Oklahoma. One perfect movie.
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Yes, ‘Twister’ Still Slaps
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Is our fairweather fan becoming… more dedicated??
Only Monkee Left Alive Kills At Tulsa Theater
Nostalgia? Sure. But after 60 years, Micky Dolenz proved this is still really great music.
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