What does it mean for an election to be rigged? Ask Donald Trump or his legion of alt-right deplorables, and they will spin you a grand conspiracy consisting of voter fraud, the liberal media, the Clinton death list and probably some mention of deleted emails or Benghazi. Most of them sound crazy because they are […]
This election cycle is not the first time, nor will it be the last, that people with minority opinions and extremist views have claimed that the big media conglomerates are biased against their views. In fact, according to Pew survey data in 2005, over one-half of voters perceive that the media is politically biased in […]
Oklahoma toll roads were created as a means to make traveling in and through Oklahoma faster and easier. They were intended to pay themselves off in 20 years and then be toll-free. However, in the case of the first Oklahoma turnpike (Turner Turnpike), it has been almost 70 years and the road is still not […]
By the time I arrived to the International Night Market, the line to the Great Hall on the second floor of the Academic Student Union nearly stretched past Pizza Hut. The line moved quickly, however, and before too long we were offered a cup of orange juice, our IDs were scanned, and we were given […]
Trio Tulsa captivated audience members with its performance last Tuesday at the Lorton Performance Center. Performing in the Gussman Concert Hall, they set the right atmosphere to perfectly execute a variety of pieces. Not only did they perform beautifully and harmoniously but they also seemed to tell a story with their music, giving life to […]
Some friends and I pulled in to downtown Tulsa and were able to quickly find parking in a free lot, a big surprise as I’m used to paying for such premium parking during large events. We began our adventure at the Mexicali Border Cafe, a Mexican restaurant located two blocks southwest from the Guthrie Green […]
Let’s take a minute to talk about legacy. Occasionally you have bands that come together for such a purely short amount of time that the one piece of art they produce is all-the-more amazing. American Football is one of those bands. One day, bassist/guitarist/vocalist Mike Kinsella, drummer Steve Lamos and guitarist Steve Holmes came together […]
Last weekend, the Tulsa-based Heller Theatre Company opened a production of “In Love and Warcraft,” written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by George Romero. The play follows a college student named Evie, an avid World of Warcraft player who falls in love with a man named Raul. Unfortunately, even this basic premise falls flat because […]
Circle Cinema held a special showing of the stand-up style documentary “Michael Moore in Trumpland” this past Tuesday night. The star of the film, American documentary filmmaker and author Michael Moore, gave a Skype interview for the Circle moviegoers after the showing. The film shows a talk given by Moore in a largely Trump-supporting town […]
Last Tuesday, Nov. 1, Living Arts hosted their annual Day of the Dead arts festival. Day of the Dead, or Día de Los Muertos, is a Mexican tradition focused on praying for and remembering deceased friends and family and supporting them on their spiritual journey. The Living Arts festival honors this tradition with live entertainment, […]