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The books that furnish rooms.

7/30/2012 5:29 PM

Anthony Powell titled one of the novels in his “A Dance to the Music of Time” series “Books Do Furnish a Room.”

It’s only been in the past few days that I realized ... 

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Happy little trees -- what a concept

7/27/2012 12:18 PM

Sometimes, even Autotune can be used for good, rather than evil.

Perhaps you've already seen this video, which has been circulating around the Interwebs for a while ... 

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Heller Theatre wins four awards at OCTAfest

7/21/2012 12:00 AM

Tulsa’s Heller Theatre shared the top prize at the Oklahoma Community Theatre Association’s OCTAfest competition last week, for its production of the bittersweet romantic ... 

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REVIEW -- "Almost an Evening" by Theatre Pops

7/20/2012 5:11 PM

“Almost an Evening” is a trio of short plays that deal with the ever-perplexing idea of “doing the right thing.” And Theatre Pops gets them almost right.

In welcoming ... 

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A bluegrass mass by Tulsa Oratorio Chorus

7/18/2012 2:00 PM

Thursday is the final day to reserve seats for the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus' 'Bluegrass and Barbecue' summer fundraising event, which will take place July 26 in the Great ... 

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On the case with Encyclopedia Brown

7/17/2012 12:56 PM


What first comes to mind is “The Case of Natty Nat.”

That’s the name of a rather suave robber who had been having his way with the merchants in the town of Idaville. ... 

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Wallace Shawn on the privilege of watching

7/11/2012 7:00 AM

The latest edition of the Paris Review features an interview with writer and actor Wallace Shawn. Shawn is maybe best known for his role as Vizzini, the character in ... 

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"Lost" Guthrie novel found in TU Library; to be published in 2013.

7/10/2012 1:00 PM

The New York Times' ArtsBeat blog reports that 'House of Earth,' a novel that Woody Guthrie wrote in 1947, will be published some time in 2013, after it is edited for ... 

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The "perfect summer song" turns 50.

7/3/2012 12:06 PM

A lot of pop songs are about summer and all its various experiences, but nothing has so perfectly captured the feel of summer -- that lulling, languid, relaxed feeling ... 

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Signature Symphony's indoor fireworks

7/1/2012 7:47 AM

There’s one Fourth of July tradition that Barry Epperley is very glad not to observe.

“For 25 years,” he said, “we would do our annual concert at Veterans’ Park, ... 

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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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