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Korean, Mexican flavors come together at northwest OKC’s ‘Chigama’

So, I ain’t gonna lie. I’m beat. Kristi, too. I’m lying in bed as this blog is being crafted. We’re…

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Jimmy Haslam, owner of the Cleveland Browns.

Browns on the rise, but Haslam ownership provides doubt

As a new Cleveland Browns fan, I’ve taken to consuming all-news Browns: I listen to WKNR when I can, online…

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“PYT” by Michael Jackson: Cover Song of the Week (with Tutorial!)

For anybody in the 1980s but especially for those of us just hitting puberty in 1982-83, Michael Jackson was the…

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J.D. McPherson and Jenny Lewis

My Shazam! My 2 favorite songs of January 2019: J.D. McPherson + Jenny Lewis

Each tap of my Shazam button brings a new listen, a new discovery — and this month, of all the…

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Brene Brown and Patrick Lencioni

Where trust meets vulnerability; reading Brown before Lencioni

At the foundation of the Patrick Lencioni ‘Ideal Team Player’ model is the manager’s ability to facilitate trust on a…

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Christian Bale as Dick Cheney in "Vice"

Movie Review: ‘Vice’ fantastic mimicry but at least partially unfair

A few weeks ago, I finished the Chris Whipple book called “The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff…

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FM by Steely Dan

“FM” by Steely Dan | Cover Song of the Week

When I decided to do a cover version of Steely Dan’s “FM,” also known as “No Static At All,” I…

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"Chicago" by Brian Doyle

Judge a book by its cover: Why I loved Brian Doyle’s “Chicago”

Have you heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Of course you have. But I do it…

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Mary Poppins Returns

Movie Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ Miranda a delight

As a 48-year-old man about to marry into a family with a 10-year-old girl, I have realized quickly just how…

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My Shazam! 10 songs I’m digging in January 2019

We hear great music everywhere these days. We hear it on TV, in movies, at the grocery store, restaurant and…

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