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Tulsa Lore

Welcome To Goff Week

We’re celebrating Tulsa's wild wizard of modernism with a full slate of stories

March 3, 2026

Tom McCarthy On The Goffness Of Tulsa Club

Tulsa was once on the cutting edge, and Bruce Goff was a big reason why

March 3, 2026

Let’s Dig Through TFA’s Trove Of Bruce Goff Material

Inside the archives of an “architect’s architect"

March 3, 2026

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

February 12, 2026

Much Love Lost

In these true Oklahoma love stories, “till death do us part” is easier said than survived.

February 12, 2026

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