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In A Tiny Gallery, “Fragmented Landscapes” Layers Space With Memory
Caty Smith’s global travels inspire a vulnerable, meditative body of photographic experiments
Underdogs
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A visit to JustArts Gallery on Studio Row
Tulsa’s Weird Basketball Venues That I Have Known
A lifetime of TU basketball means rare underdog runs, fiery coaches and courts that doubled for rodeo competitions.
Remembering Jascha Tobias, The Tulsa Street Drummer
The one-of-a-kind talent was well-known for busking downtown on his homemade kit.
Inside Oklahoma’s Prison Journalism Project
How justice-impacted women are reclaiming their own narratives
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