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Tulsa Lore

The Time Jeanne Tripplehorn Got Starstruck

We talked to a certified Tulsa queen about The Lowdown, her deep Tulsa lore and working with Sterlin Harjo

October 8, 2025

Do Not Sleep On The Big Trove Of Lee Roy Chapman Videos

Catch up on Chapman's videos while you wait for the next episode of 'The Lowdown'

The Pickup Watches: The Debut Episode Of ‘The Lowdown’

Dissecting Sterlin Harjo’s new Tulsa noir

September 24, 2025

Before You Watch ‘The Lowdown,’ Get To Know The Real Lee

A letter from our publisher on Lee Roy Chapman, The Lowdown and the importance of stories from the middle of America.

September 22, 2025

Lee Roy Chapman Was One Of A Kind

Here's our four-story tribute to a one-of-one talent with a nose for Tulsa lore.

September 22, 2025

This Greenwood Jazz Club Hosted Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Then It Disappeared.

Remembering the Down Beat Ballroom, Tulsa’s long-forgotten jazz club

August 20, 2025

Mazeppa: The Uncanny Film Festival And Camp Meeting

The genesis of Gailard Sartain's cult TV show, Tulsa's own Saturday Night Live

America First, Political Violence And Intimidation In Early Tulsa 

When two men were killed less than 24 hours apart in 1918, the city’s elite cheered.

June 18, 2025

The Father Of The Yield

The genesis of the humble yet powerful "yield" sign, created by a Tulsan in 1950.

June 13, 2025

Lost Olinka

A search for the enigmatic Oklahoma artist who inspired Frank Lloyd Wright and Bruce Goff, and her missing Riverside Studio murals

June 6, 2025