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The Sooner State did itself right proud on US News & World Report’s 2013 ranking of the nation’s best high schools. Upon review of more than 21,000 U.S. public high schools, 111 Oklahoma schools made the cut.

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Warning: bad puns ahead.

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It’s not cool to make fun of someone’s body. It’s less cool to do it in print ... especially if you want to keep your job.

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It’s not unusual to be loved by anyone. It is unusual to be loved by everyone, and such is the The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Based on Henry Fielding’s classic novel, Reduxion Theatre’s sexy, bodice-ripping adaptation opens 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Broadway Theater, 1613 N. Broadway, and runs through May 25. Tickets are $17-$20. Call 651-3191 or visit reduxiontheatre.com.

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What’s Muse Art Expo? It’s more like, what’s not Muse Art Expo? From 6 to 10 p.m. tonight, Muse Art Tattoo Company at 1206 N. Penn celebrates tattoo culture with the summer release of Houston Boy’s Eighty84 Clothing, art sales, half-priced tats, music, food, drinks and more. All proceeds benefit charity. Call 601-9669.

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As if you couldn’t see the spittin’-image resemblance, James McCartney is the son of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, but he’s also his own talent, which must be why he’s named his debut album Me. Pop-rock goodness runs in the blood, as those at The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley, at 8 p.m. Thursday will hear. Tickets are $20-$25. Call 524-0738 or visit bluedoorokc.com.

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At 6 p.m. Friday, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm in Norman, gets Notorious. Not the Biggie Smalls biopic, but Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 classic spy thriller starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains and One Very Important Key. Admission is free. For more information, call 325-3272 or visit ou.edu/fjjma.

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Betcha can’t guess where the 34th annual Downtown Edmond Arts Festival will be held. Give up? Downtown Edmond! More than 100 artists will showcase their works, with plenty of food and live entertainment to keep visitors hopping from booth to booth, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Call 249-9391 or visit downtownedmondok.com.

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More than 7,000 people in our community suffer from the debilitating nerve disease known as multiple sclerosis. Help find a cure by stepping out at Saturday’s annual Walk MS at Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 N.E. 50th. Registration begins 7 a.m. for the 8 a.m. walk. Participants can enjoy the zoo for free afterward! Call 800-344-4867 or visit walkmsok.org.

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Jewel Box Theatre, 3700 N. Walker, encourages audience members to boo and hiss at its current production, Dirty Work on the Trail. A golden-era melodrama about a villain out to disgrace the Pony Express, defraud the railroad and steal the heroine’s money, it finishes its run at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5-$10. Call 521-1786 or visit jewelboxtheatre.org.

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As the state legislative session winds down, some lawmakers are working to resuscitate proposals that already died. That can be promising news for Oklahomans who fancy schoolteachers packing heat, and more bad news for Oklahomans who don’t like the idea of distracted drivers zooming along the highway.

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Numerous NBA stars have weighed in with encouraging words for Washington Wizards center Jason Collins in light of today's announcement that he is gay.

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Did you know that tornadoes are so prevalent around these here parts that they often appear in the guise of country music superstars? According to a lawsuit filed by Lisa Sanderson, Garth Brooks’ business partner of 20 years, we have an F5 cyclone residing in this very state.

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Former Oklahoma legislator and current Washington D.C. lawyer Cleta Mitchell is a powerful woman with a ton of influence, or so says Jonathan Krohn in a recent profile in The Atlantic Monthly Journal.

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Eddie Albert completists, your dreams are now reality! (Assuming those dreams entailed seeing the eventual release of The Oklahoma City Dolls on DVD.)