Years after he crystallized his first cicada, this artist/scientist is still blowing minds across the world. Our profile of Tyler Thrasher: thepickup.com/tyler-thrash...

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Our profile of artist/scientist Tyler Thrasher is here: thepickup.com/tyler-thrash...

After five years operating Dante’s Woodfire Pizza out of a truck in Kendall Whittier, owner Beau Ballard has announced that Dante’s is making a big move: into the old American Solera building in SoBo. Details: thepickup.com/dantes-is-go...

Little Shop of Productions' "The Seagull" sent a gust of something bright and fresh through Tulsa’s theatre scene. Our review: thepickup.com/with-the-sea...

The Studio in Kendall-Whittier announced this week that they will close at the end of December: thepickup.com/after-nearly...

Lee Roy Chapman didn’t fit the typical mold of a historian or a journalist. Good. thepickup.com/whats-a-trut...

Theatre Tulsa's sold-out production of RENT was filled with relatable big emotions, existential angst and love. Our review: thepickup.com/theatre-tuls...

Data centers got you worried? Wait until you find out about the bitcoin mines. thepickup.com/data-centers...

"The Sound of Music" highlighted the varied ways Tulsa Opera impacts the larger community. Like the musical itself, this production showed the power of what happens when we come together in unity. Read our review: thepickup.com/is-it-opera-...

Cryptocurrency's need for resources, the state’s preemptive stance against regulation, and potentially outmatched rural governments: these factors are all colliding in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where Polaris, the state’s largest bitcoin miner, is suing the city. thepickup.com/data-centers...

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Crypto's battle for Oklahoma's resources is on. In Muskogee, a largely unnoticed 2024 cryptocurrency bill is complicating a struggle over land, water, and electricity usage between the city and the largest bitcoin miner in the state. A thread: thepickup.com/data-centers...

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After nearly six years, Kendall-Whittier’s The Studio will close at the end of December: thepickup.com/after-nearly...

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A show with Kimya Dawson and Samantha Crain is exactly what WOMPA was made for. thepickup.com/kimya-dawson...

Lee Roy Chapman called himself a "history recovery specialist." The Lowdown uses "truthstorian" instead, presumably for catchiness and memorability. But why was Chapman referring to himself as anything other than a historian in the first place? thepickup.com/whats-a-trut...

While Lee Roy Chapman was well-known for the stories he reported in print for This Land, he was also an onscreen talent, driving around Tulsa in his van as he investigated "the hidden & neglected histories of Tulsa." Here's a selection of his videos: thepickup.com/do-not-sleep...

Now that we’ve all seen 'The Lowdown'—with its efflorescence of Tulsa textures, characters and cultural touchstones—we wanted to ask Sterlin about some of the big-picture themes that run through The Lowdown, as well as his burgeoning Oklahoma mythology. thepickup.com/sterlin-harj...

10 art shows you should see in Tulsa this month: thepickup.com/heres-your-g...

Last Sunday afternoon, trumpeter and bandleader Wynton Marsalis, with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, played a two-hour concert at the McKnight Center that made a moving case for global and multi-generational music-making. Z.B. Reeves has the review: thepickup.com/wynton-marsa...

Our big guide to Happy Hours and Food and Drink Deals is HERE: thepickup.com/34-happy-hou...

Tulsa Police credited its Air Support Unit with help catching Mango, which is another way of saying that they needed a helicopter to stop Mango from doing his thing. thepickup.com/its-been-a-h...

Formed in Japan in the mid-’90s by guitarist Makoto Kawabata, Acid Mothers Temple brought their psych, drone, space rock, and noise to Mercury Lounge. Mitch Gilliam has the review: thepickup.com/psych-rock-i...

Tulsa Police have nabbed Mango, one of the city’s most prolific graffiti artists: thepickup.com/its-been-a-h...

34 Happy Hour Deals & Daily Specials To Get You Through The Winter: thepickup.com/34-happy-hou...

Wynton Marsalis isn't doing it for the glory, says Z.B. Reeves. He's doing it for jazz itself. A dispatch from the legendary jazzman's recent performance with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in Stillwater's McKnight Center: thepickup.com/wynton-marsa...

Stephen Towns is the inaugural Gillies Artist-in-Residence at Gilcrease Museum. He paints portraits of enslaved people, using real photographs as references to imbue the portraits with humanity. thepickup.com/artist-steph...

Let's hang out with some Tulsa mediums! thepickup.com/im-a-little-...

How I stopped spiraling and found the key to spiritual resistance through musical friendships: thepickup.com/the-worldwid...

Let's all take a moment to check in on Sheridan Church: thepickup.com/theyre-doing...

As ‘The Lowdown’ wraps up, we talked to Sterlin Harjo about noir, skepticism, telling the truth about Oklahoma, and THAT land run scene: thepickup.com/sterlin-harj...

We've got 10 art shows for you to see in November: thepickup.com/heres-your-g...

The best events in Tulsa this weekend are right here: thepickup.com/tulsa-picks-...

The 1841 ballet 'Giselle' is a test, says Managing Editor and 'Giselle' obsessive Alicia Chesser. Tulsa Ballet passed it. Read here: thepickup.com/giselle-is-a...

I interviewed the big guy

Now that we’ve all seen The Lowdown—with its efflorescence of Tulsa textures, characters and cultural touchstones—editor-in-chief 2011prius.bsky.social wanted to ask Sterlin Harjo about some of the big-picture themes that run through it. Read here: thepickup.com/sterlin-harj...

What kind of Christianity is going on at Sheridan Church? Our writer calls it "MAGA Woodstock." Read it here: thepickup.com/theyre-doing...

On Wednesday, Dombrance will return to Tulsa with his "Make America Dance Again" tour. In 2024, Dombrance brought the show to Cain's, and Staff Writer Z.B. Reeves reviewed it. You can read that review here: thepickup.com/political-en...

A million reasons why homeless sweeps are ineffective but one of the nuggets we got from talking to service providers is that they often dispose of IDs and cash that are lifelines for people trying to transition out of homelessness

The prop master for 'Severance' is coming to Tulsa. We talked to Cat Miller about her career, her favorite Lumon props, and not being weird for weird's sake. Read it here: thepickup.com/attention-lu...

In ‘The Lowdown,’ Lee Raybon’s name might suggest another influence: Bill Rabon, real-life Tulsa vagabond. The artist helped shape some of the best Tulsa art of the ‘70s and remains a well-collected painter after his death in 2017. Read here: thepickup.com/in-the-lowdo...

When is an “I’m moving on” text warranted in online dating, and when is it not? thepickup.com/ask-tulsa-ba...

Bread & Puppet Theatre didn’t take themselves too seriously, but at the same time, they took the subject matter very seriously. Play like this can be a unifying force that gets us ready to talk about next steps—strikes and boycotts and tightening community bonds. thepickup.com/bread-puppet...