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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

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

October 23, 2025

Four Men Hanging

The end of the Old West in Ada's "Bucket of Blood"

October 15, 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

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

Among The Tribe Of The Wannabes

Why do so many white people—from Elizabeth Warren to Miley Cyrus to Iron Eyes Cody—fashion a Native identity out of thin air?

August 6, 2025

Boys Will Be Boys

A letter from Cache, Oklahoma, about the perils of growing up gay in an Oklahoma small town

June 26, 2025

The Oklahoma City King (And Queen) Of Pride

A visit with Floyd Martin, a one-man pride parade, at ground zero of Oklahoma City's gay community

June 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

The Father Of The Yield

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

June 13, 2025