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Better Living Through Music About Death!

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra absolutely crushed Mahler's epic "Resurrection."

This Sandwich Came Out To $45 With Tax And Tip — Was It Worth It?

The hunt for Tulsa’s best sandwich brings us to Mother Road Market.

The Best Tulsa Events: May 6-12

"The Wiz," Boots Riley, Mother's Day and more

My Mother Is A Chicken

Frying chicken, I have learned the hard way, is not a birthright.

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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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One of the great historians of the Tulsa Race Massacre has some lessons for this moment

What’s A Truthstorian, Anyway?

Lee Roy Chapman didn’t fit the typical mold of a historian or a journalist. Good.

The Obscure Sci-Fi Author Who Became Tulsa’s Tall-Tale Biographer

R.A. Lafferty captured a city that doesn’t really exist anymore. And maybe never even existed at all.

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This Is My Beloved Son

The fall of Tulsa's first family of televangelism came swiftly.

Horse Teeth and Heartbreak

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A state law that quietly passed in 2024 with help from a crypto advocacy group has already created a headache for one Oklahoma town.