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Tulsa Lore

The Soul Of The Game

As soccer made a comeback in the U.S. in the 2010s, a fight broke out in Tulsa for who would become the city's ultimate pro team.

October 13, 2025

“The Outsiders” Musical Almost Captures S.E. Hinton’s Tulsa

The Broadway production’s stunning direction and design deliver on the novel’s dimensions, despite surface-level music and too-tidy lyrics

October 10, 2025

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