Features
Jenny Coon Peterson
For the most part, I love living a few states away from family. Maybe “love” isn’t the right word. “Cherish?” I love my family — I cherish my independence.

Features
Jenny Coon Peterson and Rod Lott
We’ve picked 10 talkies you can rent to feel oh-so-toasty...

Comedy
Rod Lott
At last month’s Golden Globes, when Paul Giamatti won Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for “Barney’s Version,” you, too, may have asked, “What the hell is ‘Barney’s Version’?”

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
We’re three months away from the start of a new NBA season, but you can get a preview of sorts when the Thunder Girls hold their final auditions at 7 p.m. Thursday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 State Highway 9 in Norman. The public is invited to witness just who will be shaking her pompoms while grown men play with balls. Admission is free. Visit thunder.nba.com.

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OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff

While The Walking Dead’s new season is still a month away, the undead already have invaded Bigfoot Creative, 315 E. Main in Norman, in the form of an art exhibition. Zombie Skins: Salon de la Vie Morte features eerie images from a mix of artists who, unlike their subject, still have their guts intact. The exhibition runs through Oct. 8. Admission is free. Call 420-0119 or visit ahalenia.com/zombie.

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Documentary
Rod Lott
I first heard of The Pirate Bay when a friend told me about this site where he had just downloaded and watched Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle — then in theaters — at the comfort of his own home.

It hardly seemed worth the trouble. Obviously, I’m in the minority, as the site claims more than 25 million active users worldwide, who share movies, music, video games and other copyrighted works via torrent files.