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The Possible Zoo

Share On the day that the first human zoo opens, there will possibly be a long line of people waiting to get in. There will possibly be a long line for two reasons: one, after all the animals are gone, people will be bored enough to pay money to stare at anything, and, two, the...

A Conversation with Johanna Burton

Share Conversation with the Artist: Johanna Burton I had the chance to sit with artist Johanna Burton at the opening of her show “Look Pretty, Be Helpful”. The show ran from November 4 to December 1 at Lot No. 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The show featured a variety of textiles from vintage dish cloths and...

On Becoming a World Citizen: Tony Blair in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Share It is time for your citizenship test. Ready? 1.  Have you ever travelled to another country? 2. Do you speak or make an attempt to speak another language? 3. Are any of your Facebook friends from another country? 4. Do you watch videos on Youtube uploaded by people from other countries? If you answered...

Nim’s story – the life journey of Nim Chimsky

Share What is it that makes us human? Scholars like Noam Chomsky believe it is the structures and interactions through our language that define us as the complex creatures we are. We imagine that only humans have the desire to communicate using complex speech patterns, grammar and syntax. What, then, would humans have to say...