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Book review: “Iroquois Art, Power and History” by Neal B. Keating Published: Sun, May 13, 2012 “Iroquois Art, Power and History” by Neal B. Keating is about the history, art and culture of the Iroquois, or as they call themselves, the Haudenosaunee. Read More
What's new in France and Spain in 2012 Published: Mon, Feb 20, 2012 While their economies may be undergoing turbulence in 2012, positive changes in France and Spain are also in the air — making this year a good time to touch down in these essential European destinations. In France, Paris' progressive mayor, Bertrand Delanoe, is launching an electric-car-share program called... Read More
Barcelona: A visual feast Published: Wed, Oct 12, 2011 If you're in the mood to surrender to a city's charms, let it be in Barcelona. Life bubbles in its narrow, old-town alleys, grand boulevards, and elegant modern district. While Barcelona has an illustrious past — from Roman colony to 14th-century maritime power — it's enjoyable to throw out the history books... Read More
Hoch chosen for build phase at Hillcrest Country Club Published: Wed, Jun 8, 2011 Leading clubhouse designer taps 30,000-square-foot studio for contemporary makeover. Read More
ART REVIEW
'Whole' Don Narcomey
 Updated: Fri, Jan 7, 2011 Don Narcomey’s “Whole” exhibit of wall sculptures in the Governor’s Gallery at the Oklahoma State Capitol, 2300 N Lincoln Blvd., is strong and visually satisfying. Narcomey said that the concepts and processes of his creations are generally guided and arise out of the “inherent color, texture, form or... Read More
I Found My Art in San Francisco Updated: Wed, Oct 20, 2010 In my hotel room in San Francisco sat a small glowing Buddha. It was kitchy, I knew, but this was San Francisco, and while it might not have been great art, I kind of liked it. I had come to this city to find art. The question was: What would I find in the next three days? In this city art is not just in... Read More
Dragon Con to bring costumed hordes to Atlanta Published: Fri, Sep 3, 2010 ATLANTA (AP) — Don't worry if you see a Klingon strolling down the street with a mummy this weekend in Atlanta. The 24th annual Dragon Con convention kicks off Friday and runs through Monday. Hordes of people dressed as comic book characters, science fiction heroes and villains and other fantastical figures... Read More
Down House: Darwin's Home, Refuge, Laboratory of Ideas Updated: Wed, Aug 11, 2010 Charles Darwin is finally getting the positive recognition he always deserved, thanks, in part, to the many museum exhibitions during 2009 for the 150th anniversary of "On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection," published in 1859, and the 200th year after his birth (and that of Abraham Lincoln),... Read More
Celebrating Impressionism Where It Was Born Updated: Wed, Jun 16, 2010 In the late 19th century a dazzling roster of painters -- Monet, Boudin, Manet, Renoir, Courbet, Pissarro, Sisley, Gauguin -- vacationed in Normandy, drawn by the beaches and fishing ports. They painted light and the movement of water in new ways and captured the dramatic cliffs and vibrant seaside life in some of... Read More
Gonzalez – Hall Updated: Thu, Jun 10, 2010 Angela Gail Gonzalez and Brooks Jeffery Hall are pleased to announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Roberto and Loretta Gonzalez, Jr. She graduated from The University of Oklahoma in 2009 where she majored in art history and French. She is currently working at a contemporary art gallery in... Read More
Book Review: Pop Star Published: Fri, Feb 19, 2010 Why would we need or want another book on Andy Warhol? The question is inevitable, given the multiple biographies, critical studies and Warhol's own stream of books he assembled or co-wrote during his lifetime. Then, there are the books about or by people who were part of his large circle at "The Factory" in the... Read More
Zap! Pow! Home decor gets a pop art punch Updated: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 Texan collector and decorator Andrea Reed grew up in a home filled with Pop Art, but it was the film “Tommy” that really made a lasting impression. In particular, a scene where Tommy’s mother (played by Ann-Margret) sings “in an all-white room with a white ball chair. I was forever hooked,” says Reed.... Read More
Fitzgerald, Hemingway Fascinate After All These Years Updated: Thu, Oct 29, 2009 It might be F. Scott Fitzgerald's most repeated line: "There are no second acts in American life." Happily, he was wrong, at least when it came to his books. His books were obscure at the time of his death and perennially popular now. "The Fitzgerald revival makes a remarkable chapter in the history of literary... Read More
Jim Argo Published: Fri, Oct 3, 2008 When I moved to Oklahoma some 40 plus years ago, I knew little about the Sooner State. I often joke that my knowledge of Oklahoma was from the musical “Oklahoma!,” and when they sing about the wind sweeping down the plain, I laugh since I grew up in windy west Texas. Read More
Space shuttle moved to launch pad as rescue ship Updated: Fri, Jun 13, 2008 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- In an unprecedented step, a space shuttle was moved to the launch pad Friday for a trip NASA hopes it will never make - a rescue mission. The shuttle Endeavour is on standby in case the seven astronauts who go up on Atlantis next month need a safer ride home. Atlantis and... Read More
66 years later, USS Oklahoma gets memorial Updated: Fri, Feb 22, 2008 Survivors, family members and others will celebrate the end of a 66-year wait for a USS Oklahoma Memorial with a full day of ceremonies and memorials Friday in Hawaii. The day will begin with the official Pearl Harbor Day commemoration organized by the U.S. Navy and National Park Service. That ceremony will... Read More
Escape to 'paradise' in Lombok, Indonesia Updated: Sun, Jun 18, 2006 LOMBOK, Indonesia -- As the tropical monsoon clouds roll in, obscuring the towering volcanos along the Bali coastline, the pristine neighboring island of Lombok seems a world away from Indonesia's premier tourist destination. In fact, it almost is. This isle lies east of one of the sharpest fissures in nature, the... Read More
Univac birthday Updated: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 SCIENCE FACTS -- This week in 1951, Univac 1, the world's first commercial computer, was introduced in Washington D.C. The Univac was manufactured for the U.S. Census Bureau by Remington Rand Corp. According to Today in Science History, the massive computer was 8 feet high, 7½ feet wide and 14½ feet... Read More
Tulsa chefs in New York tasting event Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2006 Robert and Ouida Merrifield, chefs of Polo Grill in Tulsa, will take part in the annual James Beard Foundation summer tasting event July 22 at Wolffer Estate Vineyard in Sagaponack, N.Y. The Chefs and Champagne event will honor Thomas Keller, owner and chef of The French Laundry, Yountville, Calif.; Per Se, New... Read More
Helicopter to land at museum Updated: Sat, Jun 3, 2006 A Black Hawk helicopter piloted by a woman will land at 9:45 a.m. today at the Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots. Susan Jordan, an Army National Guard chief warrant officer 3, will be commanding the Black Hawk. Jordan is flying in to celebrate the open house for the museum, 4300 Amelia Earhart Drive. Doors are... Read More
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