Puckish Panic
The first time I watched the stop-motion comedy A Town Called Panic, I was alone in my bedroom. I did not laugh. It
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Children Behaving Badly
The woman behind me would not stop huffing. Well, I’m not certain she was a woman. She certainly huffed like a
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Clash of the Theaters
Over Easter weekend, I saw two movies: Fish Tank at the Circle and Clash of the Titans at AMC, and I saw two separate
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Make Art, Not War
The thought of trudging through The Art of the Steal was worrisome. As someone who rarely gets more than five hours of
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The Life of a Con
The searing epic A Prophet presents French prison life as a series of opportunities to either kill or be killed. In the
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Another Letter from Greenberg
I know a few Roger Greenbergs. Like Ben Stiller’s titular character in Greenberg, they are rarely pleasant to be
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Sterlin Harjo and the Real Indian
When he was young, Sterlin Harjo wanted to be a painter. "I had no idea that I could be a filmmaker," Harjo said.
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Tulsa Politics as Karaoke Competition
Most viewers will mistake The Rock 'n' Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher for a retelling of Quevedo's El buscon. That
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Past and Future Sound
The first thing I notice upon entering the foyer of the century-old church at 3rd and Trenton is the luminous red and
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Killing Teenagers: In Class with Jonathan Safran Foer
“A friend once told me ‘writing is like pulling teeth...’” Jonathan Safran Foer is about to deliver a worn
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The White Dove Review
“You can leave your contraband at the door,” the woman tells me. I’ve filled out and signed several forms and
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Phil and Miranda
Northern Israel, Christmas Eve, 1988. Phil Kaiser, a Tulsa expatriate and soldier in the IDF (Israel Defense Forces),
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Red Sauce and Pulitzers: The Career of Joe Marquette
“Once I was on Air Force One,” says Joe Marquette. It’s a typical beginning to one of his many anecdotes. The
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Ambassador Polygon
When Johnny Polygon tells me that “being from Oklahoma is like having an asshole brother,” he’s not being
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Misconduct City
The white ’75 Buick Regal races through the red light at 51st Street and careens left onto 129th East Avenue. Tulsa
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The Church on the Corner
Founded in 1899, eight years before Oklahoma was even a state, the First Baptist Church of North Tulsa is one of
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Create, Control, Destroy
There’s a field, straddling an invisible property line several miles east of the Hard Rock Casino, somewhere in the
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Earl Walker: Okemah’s Unsung Hero
On December 14, 1972, the New York Times ran an article with the headline, “Woody Guthrie’s hometown is divided on
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Norman’s Forgotten Legacy
Project Nim opens September 9 at the Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave. Bob Ingersoll will do question-and-answer
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The Darkness Cannot Overcome the Light
The most popular porn of the jav censored are in gossip, over the internet. Having Her plump, cherry red lips are
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She Was the Punk of My Life
Kelli Mayo snarls into the microphone. The girl with fire-pink hair, turquoise leggings, a black skirt, and white tee
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The Billionaire’s Garage Sale
On January 29, 1903, an ambitious 29-year-old named Edward King Gaylord purchased interest in a struggling newspaper
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Conduct Unbecoming Part 2
Yesterday, This Land Press revealed that Tulsa Police Captain Shawn King had engaged in sexual behavior while on duty.
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Outlaw Canon
On first glance, much about Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld is suspect: the absurd length
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