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May 17
What’s the future of the Tulsa World?
After Florida billionaire David Hoffmann took over Lee Enterprises (the World’s parent company), Matt Carney asked: Who is this Hoffmann guy, anyway? thepickup.com/the-florida-bi…
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May 17
Was the Micky Dolenz show at Tulsa Theater full of nostalgia? Sure. But after 60 years, the last surviving member of The Monkees proved this is still really great music. Our review:
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May 17
Is this $36 sandwich (coming to $45 with tax and tip) worth it?
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May 15
YouTube meteorologists are bringing severe weather news to you faster, louder, and all the time. Is it worth it? thepickup.com/i-blew-out-my-…
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May 15
On May 8, 1986, a tornado passed through Edmond, Oklahoma, causing $15 million in damage and injuring 15 residents—no one was killed.
The same week, 30 miles east of Edmond, American underground filmmaker George Kuchar checked in at the Motel Reno. thepickup.com/weather-you-ca…
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May 14
In the inaugural issue of This Land, Rivka Galchen published "Severe Storm Watch," a short essay about her childhood negotiating the fraught---and sometimes anti-climactic---world of Oklahoma storms. Read here:
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May 14
From 2002 to 2006, Brian Byrne delivered the daily weather report on KWGS, the University of Tulsa's public radio station; his deadpan delivery earned him a cult following of listeners. Here he is, in his own words: thepickup.com/the-weather
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May 14
Forgot to make plans this weekend? We got you. Here's TULSA PICKS, our weekly roundup of the best events happening in Tulsa. Get it here:
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May 13
Today’s severe weather forecasts are thriving on hype. But do they help?
Alicia Chesser on the new YouTube storm trackers and AI bots racking up influence and views: thepickup.com/i-blew-out-my-…
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May 13
.@NathanPoppe took a minute to appreciate the most rewatchable Oklahoma movie of all time, Twister (1996):
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May 12
Another sweep for the Thunder? Being a fairweather fan is just getting better. thepickup.com/its-still-a-gr…
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May 12
Micky Dolenz, the last surviving Monkee at 81, walked onstage in a fedora, purple-tinted glasses, a gray suit over a pale blue teeshirt, and a fuchsia scarf. He looked like Elton John playing a dapper private eye. He proceeded to rock the Tulsa Theater.
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