OUDaily.com | Adam Kohut

May 11, 2009 | 0 comments

Eric McCauley Lee, former director of OU’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, assumed directorship of Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum on March 23. Lee has a doctorate in art history from Yale University and served as the director of the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati since January 2007. READ MORE

Book Review: ‘Funbook’ is ‘Highlights’ gone wrong

May 5, 2009 | 3 comments

On the surface, Catheryn J. Brockett’s book, “The Dysfunctional Family Funbook” is an activity book – roughly the size and shape of a coloring book – designed to “keep you sane your whole visit home,” according to the front cover. But Brockett’s book is full of implicit – and quite disturbing – meaning. READ MORE

COLUMN: Paying the price for the Norman Music Festival

April 27, 2009 | 3 comments

My feet really hurt right now. I don’t mean to whine, but it’s not just my feet; it’s my shins, too. Now that I think about it, this pain is not located only to my shins and my feet – my quads (or something) are in on the hurt as well. And you know whose fault it is? The Norman Music Festival. READ MORE

Q&A with Chuck Klosterman

April 16, 2009 | 0 comments

The Daily’s Adam Kohut interviewed Chuck Klosterman during the second day of his visit Wednesday. READ MORE

Klosterman claims authenticity waning

April 15, 2009 | 2 comments

Author and pop culture journalist Chuck Klosterman revealed his writing rituals Tuesday night to a nearly full Dale Hall classroom. In his lecture, “Life Through the Prism of Pop Culture,” Klosterman explained what he tries to do when he writes his books. READ MORE

Pauls Valley toy museum focuses on 'art of the action figure'

April 8, 2009 | 0 comments

Being Batman is easy, Josh Kraft says. Anybody can be Batman. “The two things you have to know is you have to be rich, and you have to know a little karate and stuff like that,” Kraft, the manager of The Toy and Action Figure Museum in Pauls Valley, Okla., tells me. READ MORE

COLUMN: Gut feeling warns of bicycle dangers

April 7, 2009 | 8 comments

I’m not really sure what a bicycle is. A lot of times, there are bikes on the road, as though they offer enough protection to the rider from passing vehicles. Other times, bikes are ridden on sidewalks, effectively tricking non-bikers into thinking they are safe. This is why bicycles scare the hell out of me. READ MORE

COLUMN: Take off your vest

March 24, 2009 | 0 comments

The following is fashion advice: It’s getting warm, so stop wearing your vests. READ MORE

Former director of OU art museum finds niche at Kimbell Art Museum

March 5, 2009 | 0 comments

Eric McCauley Lee knows art – and he should. On March 23, he will assume directorship of Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum. READ MORE

Sooner students victorious in modern land run

February 23, 2009 | 2 comments

Students Ben Winters and Tyler Shockley drove 110 miles per hour on Interstate 35 Saturday – and were rewarded with a Spring Break beach house in South Padre. READ MORE

A sex whisperer’s plight: Seven pillars to master

February 18, 2009 | 6 comments

Dr. Paine’s book, “How to Treat a Woman: The Art and Science of Sex Whispering: A Manual for Young Men” will put me through seven trials — pillars, as he calls them. After I have mastered these pillars, I will be a sex whisperer. READ MORE

Sooner Scandals stays on schedule

February 17, 2009 | 2 comments

Despite limited practice time, conflicting schedules and inclement weather, groups participating in Sooner Scandals will perform on time. READ MORE

Broken dreams inspire song

February 11, 2009 | 0 comments

Ryan Reid may wail lyrics such as “my thoughts imprison me in a cage with no bars, no lock and no key,” and he may describe himself as a “bleeding heart,” but that doesn’t make him innately sad, according to the 28-year-old Oklahoma native and OU alumnus. READ MORE

Unlocked: Life outside the cage

February 4, 2009 | 0 comments

Jeremiajah Sanders has just punched a man in the face. Sanders is giddy, out of breath, his skin reddened. Leftover adrenaline courses through his veins. He might have just returned from a brisk run, but a fresh cut above the bridge of his nose gives him away. READ MORE

COLUMN: National anthem needs change

January 21, 2009 | 2 comments

I am in no way attempting to sound unpatriotic, but “The Star-Spangled Banner” is simply a bad song. In fact, it sucks; it doesn’t even have a chorus. READ MORE

COLUMN: The inevitable life laundry paradox

December 12, 2008 | 3 comments

Life is a like a dryer that has finished its cycle. People are the clean laundry on the inside, slowly wrinkling with time. READ MORE

Russian art exhibit to open for students today

September 30, 2008 | 0 comments

OU students will have a chance to catch an early glimpse of more than 70 works from Russian artists at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. READ MORE

Thursday Throwdown tackles breakfast

September 11, 2008 | 3 comments

When you wake up in the morning craving breakfast, which delicious breakfast food do you prefer to eat? A flapjack? Maybe warm, savory eggs? Or how 'bout crispy strips of bacon? You decide. READ MORE

Acclaimed film graphic designer speaks today

September 10, 2008 | 0 comments

Graphic designer Kyle Cooper will speak today in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. READ MORE

International Russian art exhibit to debut at Fred Jones Jr. museum

September 3, 2008 | 0 comments

A new exhibit at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art will bring early 20th century Russian immigrant art to the OU campus. READ MORE

Thursday throwdown: What’s the better drinking game, beer pong or flip cup?

August 27, 2008 | 0 comments

This week's Thursday Throwdown deals with an epic battle of beer supremacy. When you're at a party, do you choose to play beer pong or flip cup? Check inside for a podcast, too. READ MORE

‘The Stanton Family’ goes to the art museum

August 20, 2008 | 0 comments

“The Stanton Family Grave Robbery,” a feature-length comedy produced by Singletree Productions, will show at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The Singletree Productions crew is made up of Mark Potts, Student Media employee and broadcast journalism graduate student, and OU alumni Cole Selix and Kevin Costello. READ MORE

What to do in the Union this fall

August 19, 2008 | 0 comments

There is plenty of action at the Oklahoma Memorial Union this fall with movies, games, food and more. It’s all free, so don’t miss out. READ MORE

The history behind OKC’s NBA team

August 19, 2008 | 0 comments

The City of Seattle’s lawsuit against the Oklahoma City-based ownership group of the Seattle SuperSonics ended in a settlement in July. Below is a timeline of the two-year ordeal that led to Oklahoma’s first permanent professional sports team. READ MORE

Starbucks pours into the union

July 23, 2008 | 0 comments

Though Starbucks closed 15 Starbucks stores in Oklahoma and 600 stores nationwide, the coffee giant will open a new store this fall in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. READ MORE

Man who posted threatening fliers on OU campus sentenced

July 23, 2008 | 0 comments

The man who posted threatening fliers on the OU campus was given a two-year deferred sentence today after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace. READ MORE

When bots attack

July 20, 2008 | 0 comments

They might not be affixed with circular saws, razorblades or giant spikes, but the robots that competed in the 2008 International Botball Tournament on Friday at in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, helped save a fictional space station from electromagnetic radiation — by collecting pom pom balls and plastic cups. READ MORE

TOP 5: Movie sidekicks make films swim, sink

May 30, 2008 | 1 comment

Chewbacca’s a good man … er, Wookiee, rather. He’s a loyal friend to Han Solo, a pop culture icon, and wields a crossbow — which is freaking awesome. But, best of all, he doesn’t talk (sporadic grunts and roars don’t count). If he did, we probably wouldn’t like him as much. As far as sidekicks go, they tend to fare better when they’re seen and not heard. READ MORE

Engineers without Borders to host benefit concert tonight

May 30, 2008 | 0 comments

If bands like Galapagos, Jaminators, Ali Harter and Sunshine Bear aren’t enough to go out on a Friday night, listening to them for a good cause may help. READ MORE

Film students to intern at Cannes film festival

May 30, 2008 | 0 comments

After taking her last final, Cassie Ketrick, film and video studies senior, will drive to the airport, where she’ll board a plane headed to the Cannes Film Festival in France. Once there, she will have close to full access to all of the film screenings, parties and other behind-the-scenes events that take place. READ MORE

Writer of 'Liar Liar' to speak at OU

May 30, 2008 | 0 comments

Stephen Mazur, the screenwriter of the 1997 Jim Carrey comedy “Liar Liar,” will screen and discuss the film today in Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Student Union. READ MORE

'The Mist' revives horror genre

May 30, 2008 | 0 comments

In an era of “Saw” sequels, it’s not often a horror film as original and shocking as “The Mist” rises from the murky sludge to scare the bejeezus out of theater audiences everywhere. READ MORE

Christina Ricci reflects on 'Penelope'

May 30, 2008 | 1 comment

The Daily’s Adam Kohut participated in a conference call interview with Christina Ricci, the star of the new movie “Penelope.” The film is a modern fairy tale that follows Penelope (Ricci), a young woman who has been cursed to live with a pig’s nose until she finds true love. “Penelope” hits theaters today. READ MORE

'Leatherheads' misses the mark

May 30, 2008 | 0 comments

Director George Clooney’s “Leatherheads” may be a damn good period piece — the roaring ’20s look terrific in their jazzed-out, Prohibition-era glory — but elaborate sets and historical accuracies are one of the only things this star-fueled football movie has going for it. Because, let’s face it: Most football movies are lame READ MORE

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