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We are an “on demand” culture. What we want, we want it fast, and we want it now. We also love food. Combine all of these elements, and what we get is a whole lot of fad dieting. There is always some new diet craze popping up, promising to be the next best thing, allowing corners to be cut so that...

One of the fastest growing sports worldwide, the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship – began as a brutal, no-holds-barred sideshow experiment in 1993 and has since evolved into a multibillion-dollar fight industry. Repackaged and thriving after the days when the emphasis was on violence alone, UFC bouts now focus more on the athleticism, strategy, appreciation for mixed martial arts (MMA)...

Any place that calls itself “The Natural State” has a lot to live up to. Lucky for Arkansas, the state has the vistas to back up its claim, especially true in the western half of the state. From mountain views in the north to the resilient and rustic timberlands flowing south to Texas, western Arkansas’ topographical diversity is a...

This spring marks the 40th anniversary of Mickey Mantle’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Mantle left his mark on baseball as a switch hitter for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968. Over his 18-year career, the 20-time All-Star hit 536 career home runs, had 1,509 RBIs and a .298 batting average. He helped the...

Friday, Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. Grammy- and Dove Award-winning recording artist Sandi Patty will sing Songs From the Heart, a special Valentine’s Day concert at the Mabee Center, Friday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. The Oklahoma City native is best known for her meteoric gospel career, but in recent year’s she has dabbled in Broadway. In 2011, she released the...

Burger White Flag When the folks behind Back Alley Barbecue sensed that the smoked meat market was about to be inundated in the Blue Dome District – the restaurant’s home since 2011 – it was time to consider a change. Thus, White Flag was born into the same space. The simple menu does its best to showcase the gourmet burger and...

  Publicity material for Politically Incoherent, a new disc from Oklahoma’s Mike Hardeman, calls it “a contemporary cousin” of The First Family, that trailblazing 1962 album by comedian Vaughn Meader and a host of voice actors that spoofed then-President John F. Kennedy and those close to him. Certainly, there are plenty of similarities. Both were recorded with ensemble casts. Both feature...

  Friday, Feb. 7, 6 p.m. Tulsa Opera went to a lot of effort in the build-up to its premiere of Elmer Gantry later this month. On Friday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m., Tulsa Opera welcomes actress Shirley Jones to the Hardesty Arts Center, 101 E. Archer St., for a special screening of the 1960 film Elmer Gantry. Jones won an...

Monday, Feb. 3, 9 p.m. If a one-man band has you thinking of Dick Van Dyke rigged out in Mary Poppins, That 1 Guy could have you thinking again. Mike Silverman, a classically trained musician, brings his bag of homemade instruments and music to Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St., Monday, Feb. 3, at 9 p.m. If it sounds bizarre,...

Will Carpenter was a second-grader in the mid-1970s in the industrial city of Milwaukee, Wis., when he was first exposed to theater. “They took our class to the Repertory Theater in Milwaukee. It was a great theater,” he recalls. “We were watching a kid’s show; there were dinosaurs and big costumes and sets, and the lights are on in this...