(I wrote this in response to Sally Kern‘s proclamation for morality a couple years ago. If you weren’t here at the time or weren’t paying attention, Sally wrote this bloviating proclaimation about how the gays were ruining the economy and the world and we needed good patriots like her to save us. She then had this [...]
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List: The 11 Most Ridiculous Pieces of OKC Thunder Merchandise I Could Find
Let it never be said that the NBA is bad at branding. I remember all of the bitching and whining when the OKC Thunder logo was first announced; between the advertising genius of the NBA and the basketball genius of Durant and Co. , the city seems to have warmed up to that logo quite [...]
Hipsters, Like Yetis, are Hairy and Don’t Exist
The very funny comedian and UCB performer Alex Fernie had this to say on his blog recently: “Let’s stop using the word “Hipster” as if it means anything. It doesn’t. If you can use it to describe equally the characters in Girls, the chicks wearing Indian feathers at Justice’s Coachella set, and 40 year old [...]
20 Documentaries Everyone Should See, Pt 1
So, my previous article “10 types of documentaries we could live without” got a ton of hits, along with a fair share of feedback, much of it along the lines of “why are you being so negative and snarky?” or “I can think of good documentaries that fall into those categories, so what gives?” Fair [...]
Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at State Capitol
National Civil Rights leader and political activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke briefly at the state capitol today about the legacy of racial violence in America and the racially motivated shootings in Tulsa over Easter weekend. Here are his remarks in their entirety.
Questions Demand Answers in Dane Scott Jr. Shooting
“Shot in the back” That’s the first thing that struck me about the curious case of Dane Scott Jr, the young man who was shot dead by Del City Police following a short car chase. Police can only use deadly force in the event that “the officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect [...]
10 Types of Documentaries We Can Live Without
(Bummed out about all the negativity? Try out 20 Documentaries Everyone Should See, Pt 1) I’m a big fan of documentaries. I especially enjoy social and cultural documentaries. They can’t all be winners though. And as I see more of them, I have begun to witness a few themes that are, well, over done. [...]
Who the Eff Are You People? An Annotated Guide to Our Most Unexpected Search Terms
Up until now, I have been focused on the content side of this whole project and have neglected my webmaster duties. I’ve been making up for that this week, and I have discovered a whole new world of nerd-fuckery that I can obsess about. One such angle is the fact that I now can analyze [...]
The Snub Heard ‘Round The World
I am staunchly in favor of Mary Fallin taking vacations out of state. If I could book her an 8 month long journey of self discovery ala “Eat, Pray, Love”, I would do it, and not just because she would look dynamite in saffron. I generally want the governor to be as indisposed as [...]
The Lunch Report: Beatnix Cafe
The Beatnix Cafe is tasty, wholesome goodness. Photo by Helen Grant. THE BEATNIX CAFE $5-10 per plate 136 Northwest 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73103 “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing” – Archilochus. So said the Greek poet Archilochus. In this formulation, The Beatnix Cafe is a hedgehog. [...]
