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His Nibs, Mr. Cosby

4/30/2008 1:48 PM

It's not every day that you get a phone call from Bill Cosby. It's even more rare to hear his voice on the other end of a telephone twice in one day. The second time ... 

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The joys of copyediting

4/28/2008 11:44 AM

Journalism, so the saying goes, is the art of creating enough copy to fill the space. It has often been pointed out to me that my efforts here at the Tulsa World often ... 

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Don't take my word for it

4/26/2008 8:40 AM

Tulsa Ballet's new Studio K/Kivisto Hall is getting some international attention, thanks to the internet dance magazine Dance Insider. Read the story: Think Globally,Act ... 

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Why art matters

4/25/2008 10:33 AM

This has been a season of amazing triumphs for Tulsa Ballet. What audiences have seen on stage over the past eight months has been some of the best performances this ... 

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Out of Gas? Say it ain't so!

4/24/2008 2:51 PM

Great. Just great. I find a situation comedy I really, really enjoy – one worth programming the DVR to capture every time it airs, reruns and all that make me seriously ... 

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Dancing -- in your face.

4/24/2008 2:05 PM

Tulsa Ballet used to have as its slogan, 'Everything is beautiful at the ballet.' From a distance, maybe – as one sits in a theater seat watching a finished performance ... 

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What was your first clue?

4/21/2008 3:30 PM

A blog callled The Rap Sheet -- a wonderful site for those who enjoy crime and mystery fiction in all its forms -- reminded me that Sunday marked the 167th birthday of ... 

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A last blast from ballets past

4/21/2008 3:18 PM

One of the things that comes from doing a particular job for nigh under two decades is an acute awareness of the passing of time. The weekend mail delivered an announcement ... 

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Ginny LeDoux leaving TCC behind

4/18/2008 4:40 PM

The Tulsa Children's Chorus has just about reached voting age, and its mother is ready for a slightly emptier nest. Ginny LeDoux, who founded the chorus in 1991 as ... 

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Are you sure we're talking about Neil Diamond?

4/16/2008 12:37 PM

Many readers assume reporters also write the headlines that appear atop their stories. It happens, but it's rare. So every so often, writers get a little surprise ... 

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Signature Symphony with Anne-Marie McDermott

4/11/2008 1:20 PM

The Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community College concluded its 29th season with its last Williams Signature Classics concert Thursday night at the VanTrease Performing ... 

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Stopping and Staring

4/10/2008 3:54 PM

The Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing this year went to Gene Weingarten, a columnist for the Washington Post, for a story he wrote about violinist Joshua Bell – one of ... 

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James D. Watts Jr. has lived in Oklahoma for most his life, even though he still has people saying to him, "Don't sound like you're from around these parts." A University of Oklahoma Phi Beta Kappa graduate, Watts has received the Governor Arts Award, Harwelden Award and the National Conference of Christians and Jews Beth Macklin Award for his writing. Before coming to the Tulsa World, Watts worked for the Tulsa Tribune.

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