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Top Five Destinations of Tulsa

Oklahoma brings to mind college athletics. (There are other things like songs, Broadway music, places I have visited and other topics, but I?ve explored those already, as a continuing series like this forces me to range beyond the first thoughts of ?Oklahoma,? ?Tulsa Time,? and I-44.) Thoughts of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could be because

The Self-Made Man: Christian T. Petersen

Board games are pretty rad, and not just because they’re a relatively cheap and reusable excuse for social interaction. No, wait, that’s exactly why they are rad. My mistake.

Top Five Movies of Rose Byrne

The number of good actors that were in the ?Star Wars? prequels and somehow they still stunk tells me the power of the written word. (It also could be the power of editing, directing, or many other things but as a scribe, I choose the writing.) For example, I didn?t even know Rose Byrne was

Awesome Men Throughout History: Arturo Vega

The world lost a great artist recently, and a distressingly large percentage of the world doesn’t realize it. Arturo Vega, who was the Ramones’ guardo camino throughout their career, died a few days ago at age 65. He was, in his own humble way, responsible for a lot of that band’s legacy; as a designer,

Top Five Destinations of Wichita

Top Five Movies of Patricia Clarkson

I really like, nay, I?m not ashamed, I love numbers. I love the patterns they make. I love the different ways that people remember them. For example, if I say ?23? to anyone from Chicago, my guess is that they?ll think of Michael Jordan. You say that to any young person from St. Louis, and

Top Five Destinations of Des Moines

When I went to broadcast journalism school, a moment I still remember clearly came during a lecture on local pronunciations. The lecturer discussed how in mid-Missouri, the city name Versailles is not pronounced like it would be in France, but rather a very Midwest ?Ver ? sales.? Everyone chuckled, but if I?m honest, I didn?t

The Self-Made Man: Jerry Jarrett

The last time a pro wrestling promoter appeared in TSB’s Self Made Man column, he was a household name who revolutionized pro wrestling in the 1980s, and again in the 1990s, and became a billionaire in the process.

Awesome Men Throughout History: Wesley Willis

This week, we’re going to talk about Wesley Willis. Strap in. Wesley Willis, who died in 2003, was a paranoid schizophrenic musician and artist with a heavily callused forehead from headbutting fans and well-wishers. I’m not even kidding. Look at his picture, for God’s sakes.

Top Five Destinations of El Paso

If I were to rank songs that had cities for titles, I think ?El Paso? has to be in the top five. I know it can?t be number one, because ?Los Angeles? by X has that spot. (It?s an appropriate time to mention it as well, as a tribute to Ray Manzarek, who produced the

The Self-Made Man: Jann Wenner