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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

February 5, 2026

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.

February 3, 2026

Otto Duecker, Who Made Hyperrealism His Own, Dies At 77

The Tulsa artist was known for his oils, his teaching, and his laughter

January 28, 2026

My Memories With Magic Mark

Looking back on my friendship with Tulsa’s enigmatic party legend

January 28, 2026

The Best Characters Of 2025

Meet the people who made our stories pop this year.

December 29, 2025

Remembering Jascha Tobias, The Tulsa Street Drummer

The one-of-a-kind talent was well-known for busking downtown on his homemade kit.

December 17, 2025

What’s A Truthstorian, Anyway?

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

November 18, 2025

Sterlin Harjo Is Proud He Made Tulsa Look Like Tulsa

As ‘The Lowdown’ wraps up, we talked to Harjo about noir, skepticism, telling the truth about Oklahoma, and that land run scene

November 5, 2025