–Advertisement–The Olympics start tonight with the Opening Ceremony, also known as the most bombastic, over-the-top, de-politicized celebration of the “global community” possible. There are a lot of Olympic Drinking games floating around the Internet, but I decided to go with a different spin on that: Olympic Bingo. These painstakingly-researched cards can provide hours of fun… Continue Reading Olympic Bingo, Olympic Art, Olympic Trademark
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Countdown: The Dark Knight Rises
–Advertisement– As of Friday, there is only one week until the most anticipated movie of the last ten years is released: The Dark Knight Rises. After the massive hype that led up to its predecessor in 2008 (and the the subsequent yes-it-really-is-that-good meta-hype about Heath Ledger‘s legendary take on the Joker), The Dark Knight Rises… Continue Reading Countdown: The Dark Knight Rises
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Beer and Sports=Perfection
It’s official: we’ve hit the doldrums of summer. The time between the end of the NBA Draft and the beginning of football season is the worst dry spell of the year for people who have nothing else with which to fill their life [also known as sports fans]. Sure, baseball’s going on, but there’s no… Continue Reading Beer and Sports=Perfection
Considering Oliver Stone: The Dan of Steel Gets Savage
This is a big week at the box office: Peter Parker makes his highly-anticipated-yet-completely-unnecessary return to the silver screen in The Amazing Spider-Man, and Katy Perry‘s absolutely-unnecessary-but-will-make-stupid-amounts-of-money 3-D concert film is being released. Obviously, as a writer of a comics/pop culture column with a dumb superhero pun in the title, I’m pretty excited about one of these… Continue Reading Considering Oliver Stone: The Dan of Steel Gets Savage
Clobbering Time: The Dan of Steel Gets Temporal
Editor’s Note: the Men in Black franchise is based on a series of comics by Lowell Cunningham. Time travel is everywhere in pop culture. Just ask Keanu Reeves or the X-Men. From Days of Future Past to Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, time travel seems like it’s always confusing when it’s not done well. Actually, it’s really… Continue Reading Clobbering Time: The Dan of Steel Gets Temporal
For Those About to Rock, We Salute You: Rocklahoma 2012
Do you have an appetite for destruction? If the answer is yes, then make sure you dig out out your Poison and Motörhead t-shirts, pack up a cooler and your camping gear, and hit the one of the largest outdoor hard rock festivals in the country. It’s a long way to the top of the state… Continue Reading For Those About to Rock, We Salute You: Rocklahoma 2012
Bar Trek: The Search For Bock
A lot happened over the weekend. OKC‘s Pride Fest was a rousing success, showing once again that Oklahoma City has a very vibrant cultural scene that’s a progressive candle in the darkness of American culture at large. Additionally, we apparently have a kink scene that I wasn’t aware of. And then The Thunder gave it… Continue Reading Bar Trek: The Search For Bock
Poppin’ and Hoppin’
Is it Monday? That means it’s time for another installment of Beer Review Monday! The virtuous, backpack-clad Thunder play the hated (boo!) LA Lakers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, and OKC.NET is ready to roll. Beer at 11 a.m.? It’s in the name of journalism (and preparation for the game this evening…you… Continue Reading Poppin’ and Hoppin’
I Will Strike Down Upon Thee With Great Vengeance and Furious Anger: Thunder-Mavericks Game 3
The Thunder has been rolling in the playoffs so far, and no nobody’s more excited about than we here at OKC.NET. Throughout the entire playoffs series, certain OKC.NET staffers have been watching the game and shouting Pulp Fiction quotes at the television to describe our feelings about things in the games. The Thunder-Mavs series has been… Continue Reading I Will Strike Down Upon Thee With Great Vengeance and Furious Anger: Thunder-Mavericks Game 3
Origin Stories: The Dan of Steel Gets Historical
Here’s an apocryphal story, a legend from the annals of comics history: In 1961, a Marvel publisher was golfing with a friend who was an executive from DC Comics. The DC executive was bragging about the runaway success of the Justice League, the super-team consisting of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and assorted other DC A-listers.… Continue Reading Origin Stories: The Dan of Steel Gets Historical
