Mixology is a brand new event in OKC. Conceived by a group of people from a variety of backgrounds in the performing arts, the event aims to give Oklahomans access to a multitude of artists as well as fostering the development of this growing community. Guests will be able to buy cocktails and watch [...]
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Diosa Deliciosa
Porn stars occupy a strange space in American pop culture. They are the distant relatives of the Old World demimonde, trading on their sexual prowess to secure a lavish lifestyle. Better known and more respectable than most members of congress, they still get precious little recognition. Perhaps owing to America’s near constant state of [...]
Festival of the Arts: Photo Essay
Arts Fest is one of the few events in Oklahoma City that has been around long enough to count as an institution. No one who grew up around here doesn’t have memories of this spring ritual. It was and is an elementary school field trip staple, as well as a perfect adolescent boredom killer [...]
Spotlight: Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
Real art school could take a few lessons from Dr. Sketchy’s.
Chasing The Storm
If you’ve never gone storm chasing, you are probably wondering why the hell anyone would willing jump in a car and race towards a tornado. Of course, this is in opposition to ducking for shelter like all the sane people are told to do. Sure there’s the thrill of the chase and the glory to [...]
The Republic of Beer
Another Monday, another beer review. It’s become a regular thing (and a business expense), so Mondays are now something to look forward to. OKC.NET Executive Editor Colin Newman accompanied us today, as did Helen’s children. Hilarity (and beer) ensued. Helen: Anyone who’s read our beer reviews knows that I’ve been acutely focused on local news [...]
DIO Fan Art: For the one dude on Google who was searching for it
So, since I can see what people are searching for now, I can see when people search for something like “Dio Fan Art”- Dio, of course, referring to Ronnie James Dio, 70′s and 80′s metal vocal legend. We felt bad that someone had come to our door seeking something so unimpeachably awesome and left empty [...]
Spotlight: Keep It Local OK
We interviewed co-founders Bryce Bandy and Chris Branson about their Keep It Local OK program. Branson said they’d looked at some of the different models of promoting local businesses in other cities and states. Initially Branson noticed this trend of local promotion on a road trip when they’d stopped in Austin, Texas. Branson [...]
SUITE 204 #1: The New Music Podcast
We have a BRAND NEW MUSIC PODCAST, recorded right in the office of OKC.net with Daniel Page and Helen Grant. DEERPEOPLE stop by the office and talk with Helen and Daniel to talk about their upcoming show at VZDs Saturday March 3. There is a SXSW Send Off show for DEERPEOPLE, Horse Thief, Shi++y/Awesome, and [...]
Personhood Protest Draws Hundreds to State Capitol
The protest organized against State Senate Bill 1433 drew a large crowd to the north steps of the State Capitol Tuesday, as legislators, activists, and private citizens spoke out against what they see as an egregious invasion of women’s privacy and personal sovereignty. State Senator Constance Johnson, who has become an Internet hero for attempting [...]
