November/December 2023

ON THE MAP
An exhibit at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum showcases black cowboys; Litzel Sweet Creations in Lawton are nice and tasty; aKa Stables is one of Cordell's most beautiful destinations; and spend a day in Clinton.

ORDER UP
Tulsans are tacoing nonstop about Rosa Cantina; this wine map leads to the most potent potables in the state; the gourmet fare at JK by Chef King in Oklahoma City is no laughing matter; and Dutch Addictions' brittle and other sweet confections live up to their name.

ORIGINALS
Basketball star Mia Castenada hoops for the Globetrotters; the Enid Symphony Orchestra is making sonic waves in northeastern Oklahoma; Vince Gill is an Okie with a solid-gold voice, even after five decades of music; and poet Yvonne Carpenter extols the farmer in "Laboring Long."

IN EVERY ISSUE
Contributors, Point of View, Welcome, Feedback, Out There, Off The Map

FEATURES
Moonlight on the Osage
The long wait is over: Martin Scorsese's epic film Killers of the Flower Moon is now in theaters, throwing the doors open to one of the most disturbing episodes in the history of the state and nation. Osage writer Mason Whitehorn Powell goes behind the scenes of the film to speak to Scorsese about telling hard truths and making a movie that centers and honors the Osage people and their story.

Oklahoma's Dark Poet of Crime
Jim Thompson was born in Anadarko, lived a hardscrabble life amid the oil fields of the Great Plains, and became one of the most respected writers of pulp crime fiction in history.

Cold Snaps
Oklahoma landscapes huddle against winter in ten snowy, icy seasonal photographs.

Being There
In an extensive Q&A, On Being Project founder and CEO Krista Tippett talks about faith, hope, joy, and the upcoming season of her podcast On Being.

The Okie Holiday Bucket List
Twenty-five destinations–and two Oklahoma towns obsessed with Christmas–will make your holiday travels merry and bright.

On the Cover
Osage artist Addie Roanhorse created this painting, titled Lily, for Oklahoma Today. In Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone portrays Mollie Burkhart, an Osage woman whose family was murdered for their headrights. Read about the making of the film in Osage County in "Moonlight on the Osage" (page 43). Roanhorse, who owns the Big Rain Gallery in Pawhuska, served as Osage Nation ambassador, Osage consultant, and an art director on the production. Photographed by Lori Duckworth

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