With the lunacy of their legislation and uncanny ability to make asshats of themselves, Oklahoma politicians always give use plenty of material to write about. But today, one of our very own U.S...
Whenever people ask me what is my most disliked food, if I’m being honest, I gotta say pizza. The flat sickness of cheap buffets and overpriced bistros has worn me down and out in my forty years on...
Like most sports-obsessed, Oklahoma born and raised GenX-Millenial hybrids, The Oklahoman’s Berry “Boomer” Tramel used to be required reading for me. Complete with folksy metaphors...
Sometimes I think people do things in this town just so we can write about them. We have learned that News 9 Severe Weather Babe Cassie Heiter is dating jet-setting, trust fund inheriting, drunk...
With Halloween being just about two weeks away, kids and adults alike are getting into the spooky holiday spirit by shopping for costumes, restocking the trick-or-treaters’ candy they’ve already...
Howdy, pardners! After a weekend of cold, wet weather, I think we can officially say that autumn is here, and it is worse than anyone of us wanted. You expected to put on a cozy sweater, rake the...
If you were to ask the Stitt campaign to name the worst possible thing that could happen to them in October, the first answer would be Kevin’s eyebrows falling off. The second would be Mary...
Around the same time Mike Stoops was finally fired as defensive coordinator at OU, rumors began circulating on the always credible and accurate college football message board circuit...
If you were an Oklahoman and a music fan in the early 90s, there really wasn’t a better time to be semi-alive: alternative fans had the Nixons and the Flaming Lips, country fans had Garth Brooks...
As it’s been widely reported, a record-breaking number of Oklahoma teachers, educators and women filed for public office in 2018 to unseat the oil overlord minions who control and run the...
Hey, daddy-o! You cool cats remember the fifties? The sock-hops, the leather jackets and trying to make it to second base with Betty Jean while parking down on Lovers Lane? Yeah…I don’t...
The Oklahoman may be under new ownership, but the paper’s mission to use its editorial page to mislead and misinform its few remaining subscribers remains as strong as ever. With the...
Last week, KFOR reported that Pastor Bob Long of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church used his Sunday sermon to discuss “incivility in our society at this time,” apparently referring to the way...
In my pre-season OU football preview, I predicted Mike Stoops would be out as Defensive Coordinator following the Baylor game. Well, it looks like I was only off by one week. According to numerous OU...
I don’t have a problem with guns. I own them, my friends and family own them, and I’m sure my enemies own them. I also don’t have a problem with nuts. They’re delicious! But...
Are you a ruthless, greedy asshole who hates the environment, loves earthquakes and likes to drink champagne out of cowboy boots? If so, here’s your chance to become a star! We have learned via...
Coming of age in Oklahoma City wasn’t always the all-out adventure I know I tend to make it seem. Actually, more days than not, I was trying to find something constructive to do with my dwindling...
If you’re like me and most of my weird friends, you’ve made a personal commitment to watch a horror film every day this month. Some folks think that’s strange, but then again, they...
The James Bond villain wannabe in the image above is Brian McCall. He’s an OU law professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the law school. It’s an important administrative...
It’s only been a few days since The Oklahoman was purchased by generic newspaper monolith Gatehouse Media and already the new ownership and management changes are becoming clear and...
Last week, one of my oldest friends, Dzi Nguyen, took his final breaths. Dzi and I met that first year of high school, both temporarily stationed at Northwest Classen. We sat next to each other one...
October is here, which means it’s the season for tricks, treats, scary movies and pumpkin spice lattes. It’s also a really great month for live music in the Oklahoma City metro! This was...
Over the last week, grocery and convenience stores across the state have been selling out of their usual stock of beer in what has been dubbed by social media as the #BeerDrought2018. What’s making...
With the general election being less than 6 weeks away, candidates for legislature are ramping up their advertising to let Oklahomans know just how different they are from their opponents. You’d...
The lady in the screenshot is Melissa Lenz. Last Sunday, she wandered away from the 7-11 parking lot at NW 23rd and Penn, broke into a OCU frat house, tried to steal cash and car keys, and then...