Norman (Oklahoma)

The Top Ten Awesomely Absurd and Absurdly Awesome Clutch Lyrics

Throughout two decades and ten albums, D.C. rock outfit Clutch has evolved into one of the mightiest blues-rock bands around. One of the tangibles that make Clutch stand out is vocalist Neil Fallon, whose lyrical output and delivery at times borders on the edge of both awesomely absurd and absurdly ... More >>

What Percentage of the American Populace is LGBT?

There's one Republican poll that claims 3.3% of Americans are "that way," but before you buy that, please realize there are so many other factors. A) Some people don't identify themselves with a sexuality label, aren't sure which label they might fit into, and/or don't want to say. B) There's some ... More >>

Q&A: The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne On Stephen Colbert, Ke$ha, And An Inadvertent Game Of Telephone With Lightning Bolt

Flaming Lips leader Wayne Coyne dreams weird and hard and big. What often starts of as a whimsical vision might just end up as a new world record (for the most live concerts in 24 hours) or a limited-edition vinyl release infused with the blood of other artists (as was the case for 2011's The Flamin ... More >>

ParaNorman

Sailor Jerry to Give Away Free Tattoos, Free Rum

Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, the American tattoo artist and sailor, would have been 101 years old next Tuesday, June 12. To celebrate, the rum company named in his honor, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, is partnering with 3 Kings Tattoos (572 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn) to offer 101 free anchor tattoos (pi ... More >>

IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR

Summerstage puts on a show for all ages

Norman

In the Desert with "Jesus Christ Superstar"

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. August 16, 1973, Vol. XVIII, No. 33 Son of Son of God? by Cynthia Grenier EN BOQEQ, Israel -- We're 1286 feet below sea level. Total night, with a paring of a new moon and a sprinkle of fiercely bright stars. Suddenly day happens as if ... More >>

Watergate Proving that Norman Mailer's Paranoia Was Prescient

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 12, 1973, Vol. XVIII, No. 28 Mailer's 5th Estate: Who's paranoid now? by Frank Crowther "Paranoia is the most useful or the most destructive faculty of the human spirit. One never knows when it's devoted to you or your destruction ... More >>

Goat Town Frenches Us in the East Village

Inspired by its time in Brooklyn, the bistro returns to Manhattan

Charles Perez's New Book Discusses How I Outed Him

​The now-out ex talk show host and anchor remembers the '90s, when I urged him to publicly come out of the closet. In his book Confessions of a Gay Anchor, he writes,

Jared Loughner: The Sad Smile of a Psycho

​It was plastered on the face of Arizona wacko Jared Loughner as he appeared before a federal judge for the slaying of six people and the attempted slaughter of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. But where had I seen that look before? That very same nervy, sick, entitled, arrogant smirk? On ... More >>

Earthquake Strikes Oklahoma, Moves Man in La-Z-Boy

​A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck Oklahoma southeast of Oklahoma City, near Norman, at about 9 a.m. this morning. Aftershocks were apparently felt in Texas and Kansas. Midwesterners are all abuzz on Twitter, not least because earthquakes are somewhat rare in the Midwest. Tulsa World has the b ... More >>

The Last Jelly Pool Party, Featuring "SECRET SPECIAL GUESTS!", Is Back On

Last chance to do this, for real this time. Pic by Sam Horine.​Yes, the final Pool Party of a remarkably tumultuous year has been saved, set for this Sunday, August 29, rescued after an ugly few days of Jelly and the Open Space Alliance trading crabby press releases. The dialogue is still crab ... More >>

The Spider Man Broadway Musical is Finally On The Way

​After way too many delays and hold-ups and people not believing this thing is going to work at all, the Spider Man musical (entitled Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark) with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2 and with a book by Julie Taymor (who did The Lion King which is AMAZING) finally ... More >>

Bloomberg: The Movie (At Your Expense)

From L.A. to Bali, city workers film mayor touting himself at your expense

Clip Job: Wilcock Recalls The Founding of the Voice

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives July 8, 1965, Vol. X, No. 38 A Few Notes About The Village Square By John Wilcock In the beginning was a sign in the window of the Eleven Arts Bookshop on Sheridan Square. I had been in New York one week, had been nosing around the Vi ... More >>

Letters: May 6, 2009

Alan Ayckbourn's Conquests Leaves Everyone Marginally More Miserable

Clip Job: Mailer's Solution to JFK's A-Bomb Jitters -- Jackie as Hostage

Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesDecember 20, 1962, Vol. VIII, No. 9An Open Letter to JFK From Norman MailerDear Mr. President:For a few days I thought I might be going to the conference you will have in Nassau with Prime Minister Macmillan on December 19 and December 20. Then a ... More >>

Clip Job: More Queer Poetry from Mailer

Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesFebruary 15, 1962, Vol. VII, No. 17A Study of Cancer in English Grammarthat                whatwhich                wouldwould ... More >>

Clip Job: A Queer Little Poem by Norman Mailer

Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesJanuary 18, 1962, Vol. VII, No. 13Girl,if youwasa boyand Iwas queerI could go foryou--Norman Mailer[Visit the Clip Job archive page to see excerpts back to 1956.]

Clip Job: Mailer's Poem to JFK

Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesNovember 23, 1961, Vol. VII, No. 5Open Poem to John Fitzgerald KennedyBy Norman Mailerfalloutis the hormoneof the small town minda fallout shelteris sex

Clip Job: Mailer's Open Letter to JFK

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Party for Coney Island's Right To Fight (To Stay Cheap)

Supreme Court Backs NY's System of Picking Judges

The Nuances of Nuisance: Why Mailer Quit the Voice

A Guide to Recognizing Your Shrinks

Coming of age and coming out in the Me Decade

Letters

Rockafeller Skanks and Immanentizing Canucks

A Literary Legend Goes a Few Rounds With His Son

Bob Kerrey Is Very Angry

Negotiating the bop minefields, serious as a heart attack

The Judge on Row E

A Dissenting Jurist Challenges the Party Bosses

Sometimes Lyrics Suffice

Folkies Multiply in a Time When So Many Are Singer-Songwriters and So Few Admit It

The Itch

Why a Reporter Is Drawn to War

The BCS Mess

Our Guide to the Bowl Championship Series

Skipping on Air

Cash & Carry

Money For Nothing in Used-CD Central

Who’s Afraid of Carl Thomas?

A Black-Jewish Alliance Stirs Up Racial Fears in Battle for Crown Heights Seat

NY Mirror

Cannibal Lector

Tobias Schneebaum’s Ritual Scars

Getting Bizzy

Hitchcockamamie; Kitsch-Doc Maiming

The People's Game

Novelist Novelty

Flying Saucer Rock & Roll

Thomas Anderson's Desert Discs

NY Mirror

Though the elves now rap, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular is the same as ever— like Psycho, but far more worth re-creating.