New Horse Sport Organization Coming to OKC

The newly-formed World Reining League is setting up shop in Oklahoma City.

After 20 Years, No End Of The Road For Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men members Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman and former member Michael McCary began cementing themselves in R&B history in 1991. Their single “Motownphilly” became a hit and was followed by a series of other chart-topping songs. The group has earned four Grammy awards, performed around the world and sold tens of millions [...]

For The Origins Of Pie, Look To The Humble Magpie

This is the month when the stately, voluptuous turkey takes a place of pride on most dinner tables. But when it comes to dessert, it’s worth considering the relevance of another bird — the humble magpie. That’s because, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “pie” — defined as a baked dish topped with [...]

Sandwich Monday: Meat Cupcakes

Not long ago, when faced with the choice of eating a cupcake or a cheeseburger, the only logical choice was to place the cupcake on top of the cheeseburger and insert the whole thing into your mouth. But thanks to the good people at The Meatloaf Bakery in Chicago, the burger cupcake now exists. The [...]

Does Diabetes Need A Blue Button To Establish Its Disease Cred?

Breast cancer has a pink ribbon. Cystic fibrosis has a purple ribbon. Heart disease has a red ribbon. Would diabetes be easier for people to talk about if it had a blue circle? Some advocates think so and have been pushing various diabetes groups to unite behind the color blue. The idea has a lot [...]

Poll: Gingrich, Romney Tied; Former Speaker Cites Tea-Party Appeal

Newt Gingrich’s moment in the sun in the 2012 race for the Republican presidential nomination stretched into the Thanksgiving holiday week with a new USA Today-Gallup poll placing him and Mitt Romney in a statistical tie at 22 percent and 21 percent of support, respectively. The poll of GOP and Republican-leaning registered voters was the [...]

Degas’ Nudes Depict The Awkwardness Of Real Life

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Musee d’Orsay in Paris have two of the world’s best collections of the work of the French postimpressionist Edgar Degas. The two museums have collaborated on an important show called Degas and the Nude, which includes pieces from major museums and private collections all over the world. [...]

Cairo Racked By Deadly Violence For A Third Day

Thousands of protesters clashed with police Monday in Cairo in a spasm of violence that has lasted for three straight days and left dozens of people dead – the worst bloodshed since the popular uprising that toppled Egypt’s government nine months ago. Demonstrations in Tahrir Square, which was the epicenter of protests that ousted President [...]

The American Behind The 2008 Attack On Mumbai

American David Coleman Headley was one of the leading planners of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which killed 166 people over three days at two five-star hotels, a train station and a small Jewish community center. Headley, the son of a Pakistani father and an American mother, had been chosen for the mission because [...]

Flight Of The Frog: Bret McKenzie Sings A Song From ‘The Muppets’ With Kermit

One of my favorite writers, Adam Sternbergh, wrote up this nifty piece for The New York Times about Bret McKenzie (who is, as you may know, half of the duo Flight Of The Conchords) and his work writing songs for the new Muppet film. Rather wonderfully, the piece includes a video of McKenzie singing “Life’s [...]