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You gotta laugh

8/31/2012 4:21 PM

The three words at the top of this entry make up half of a six-word philosophy about human behavior that has helped me get through more than a few unpleasant situations.

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When TT went to the PAC...

8/28/2012 1:49 PM

Digging through innumerable manila envelopes stuffed to bursting with rapidly yellowing clippings of newsprint that make up the pre-1989 archive the Tulsa World and Tulsa ... 

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Awaiting Cumberbatch on 'Parade'

8/27/2012 12:27 PM

The news that British actor Benedict Cumberbatch will be joining the cast of the film version of “August: Osage County” is something of a surprise – to my knowledge he’s ... 

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Tulsa native Jason Graae gets rave for cabaret show

8/23/2012 11:46 AM


Jason Graae's career has ranged from playing oboe with the Tulsa Youth Symphony to being a part of the original cast of 'Forever Plaid' to recurring roles on TV series ... 

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The people Mother warned us about....

8/23/2012 11:04 AM


The picture accompanying this particular entry was to have accompanied the story in today's Scene section about the Ultimate Murder Mystery's 10th anniversary, until ... 

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"I do not write....with ink....."

8/21/2012 11:58 AM

I have -- if I may understate the matter -- a few fountain pens.

And I have always preferred Bram Stoker's novel 'Dracula' to just about every theatrical and cinematic ... 

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Philbrook wins grant to fund Second Saturday program

8/10/2012 5:31 PM

One of the most popular program at the Philbrook Museum of Art is the recipient of a three-year, $142,232 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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I dare you to read this.

8/9/2012 11:53 AM

A couple of years ago, the literary website The Millions began a series it called “Difficult Books,” in which readers were asked to name the books – fiction, poetry and ... 

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The Marvelous Marvin

8/7/2012 11:51 AM

I've had several opportunities in the course of my work to talk with Marvin Hamlisch.

Hamlisch, who died Monday at the age of 68, was a frequent guest artist with ... 

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Postcards on the edge

8/6/2012 11:30 AM

It was quite some years ago, but I remember the conversation vividly. My father and I were a local post office, and when the clerk asked if there way anything else he ... 

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Two ways to get into Tulsa museums for free

8/3/2012 3:06 PM


Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road, will give families the chance to see its current exhibit and save a little money throughout the month of August.

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Tracy Letts on writing and acting

8/3/2012 1:18 PM

William Friedkin's film adaptation of Tracy Letts' play 'Killer Joe' is opening in limited release this weekend. A brutally violent black comedy about a Dallas family ... 

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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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