Tulsa High Schools Used To Have Open Lunches. Then I Got Shot At A Wendy’s.
Reminiscing on one of the most important days of my life, 32 years ago now
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Much Love Lost
In these true Oklahoma love stories, “till death do us part” is easier said than survived.
The Week’s Best Tulsa Events: Valentine’s Day Edition
Make all your Valentine's, Galentine's and early Mardi Gras plans right here.
How It Feels To Live In Minneapolis Right Now
We interviewed a local living through Operation Metro Surge.
“Beauty And The Beast” Still Has The Stuff
The touring show cut through any pretensions I might have had about it
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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
The Resurrection Of Oak Tree Books
The nearly 30-year-old bookstore receives a new life after closing in 2017
Elise Paschen’s “Blood Wolf Moon” Is An Unflinching Look At Identity And Inheritance
The Osage poet who inspired the title “Killers of the Flower Moon” is back with an astounding new collection
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A Night With Brooklyn Rider At WOMPA Delivered Strings, Glass, And Grit
Who knew Philip Glass would sound so good in an industrial warehouse?
Tulsa Opera’s “The Pirates of Penzance” Was As Touching As It Was Hilarious
Set, cast, stage management, and orchestra were all top-notch in director Eve Summer’s version of the classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta
In “Doctor Faustus,” A Reckoning With Morality—And Puppets!
Gaslight Theatre’s surprising directorial additions make an old play feel fresh
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.
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
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I’m A Little Dubious Of The $66.66 I Was Charged To Talk To My Dead Friends
A journey through Tulsa mediums
I Went To The Dark Heart Of Tulsa MAGA And It Was Just Kind Of Lame
An evening with Donald Trump Jr. at 41st and Memorial.
In ‘The Lowdown,’ Lee Raybon’s Name Might Suggest Another Influence: Bill Rabon, Real-Life Tulsa Vagabond
The Tulsa artist helped shape some of the best Tulsa art of the ‘70s and remains a well-collected painter after his death in 2017
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What’s So Wrong With Oklahoma City Building A Tower To The Heavens?
On Legends Tower, a fishy nonprofit, and Oklahoma being for dreamers
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
How power, greed and denial corroded a suburban megachurch
I Triggered Respiratory Distress In An Attempt To Honor My Heritage
I could have bought gochugaru at the grocery store. I did not want to.
