Oklahoma Democratic Caucus beats out Step Up Oklahoma’s budget plan with emphasis on feasible taxes. Groups Step Up Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Democratic Caucus have proposed budget plans to fix the issues Oklahoma currently faces after months of gridlock over a new state budget. According to their website, Step Up Oklahoma is a “nonpartisan group […]
Month: January 2018
Legislative Digest
The Legislative Digest is your weekly look at the happenings of Oklahoma’s state legislature, upcoming bills and the terms to know. We’re back with the latest and greatest (for a given definition) legislation passing through Oklahoma’s legislature. Bills, once introduced, are then passed off to different committees to be considered more in-depth by people who […]
Okla. education woes cause disapproval ratings to soar
Voters condemn the legislature and Governor Fallin’s work, but not for their legislation or general policies as one might assume. A recent poll created by Sooner Poll, an independent non-partisan Oklahoma political pollster, stated that Oklahoma support of their government is currently at a low point. Of 419 eligible Oklahoma voters, 58 percent have an […]
Whistleblower bill would provide necessary protection
A new whistleblower bill, if passed, will allow state employees to file civil action lawsuits. State Rep. Bobby Cleveland introduced legislation this week aimed at strengthening the rights of whistleblowers. HB 2528 amends current statutes to allow employees who’ve reported wrongdoings the right to file a civil action lawsuit against their former employers and coworkers. […]
Award-winning musical proves it’s worth its salt
“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” came through Tulsa last week, and the variety of songs and characters helped illustrate why it won a Tony in 2014. “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” was not a whodunit, but rather a who did it. The wildly popular and award-winning Broadway musical came to Tulsa […]
“Paddington 2” surprisingly charming, worthwhile
While not the first film a college student would think of seeing, “Paddington 2” elicits a general feeling of wholesomeness that makes the admission price worth it. From the first scene on, I was entranced by the simple charm of “Paddington 2.” It was almost culture shock going from the saccharine, caffeinated trailers that played […]
Tulsa Zine Night a niche, underground experience
Prominent in Tulsa’s underground literary scene, Broken Thumb Press hosts Tulsa Zine Night annually in an effort to bring zines to the forefront of Tulsa’s art culture. The pH Community House is tucked away at the end of a neighborhood on Phoenix Avenue. Featuring a mural of a koi fish on its north wall, the […]
Panda Bear’s new release daring in its limited format
A solid IDM EP, Panda Bear’s “A Day With the Homies” is perhaps more interesting because of its limited-run, vinyl-only release, a confounding distributive decision. CD copies of Panda Bear’s (a.k.a. Noah Lennox’s) 1999 self-titled debut are difficult to track down, and even the copy on which I may or may not have spent around […]
Poetic Justice, Vol. 3 eye-opening, rage-inducing
The event focused on poetry from female inmates in Oklahoma, also featuring a screening of the documentary “Grey Matter.” Oklahoma has almost double the number of incarcerated women than any other state in the U.S. This fact kept coming up during the Poetic Justice event at Magic City Books last Saturday. The event was part […]
“To Be Seen” an examination of division between art and audience
Sarah Gross’s installation at Living Arts, with its inclusions of ceramics and Islamic-inspired architecture, challenges the audience more with each piece. Sarah Gross is a veritable connoisseur of human and visual divisions, and her ceramic exhibit “To Be Seen” is proof. The exhibit is based on motifs of ornamentation in Islamic architecture and is composed […]