Sci-Fi
Rod Lott
Few monsters appear in “Monsters,” and that’s exactly why I love it. In fact, I think it could even use fewer of them.

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Learn about the history of the medical, pharmaceutical and retail drugstore industries in Oklahoma and the United States when you ingest “Territorial Medicine,” the newest outdoor exhibit now on display at the Oklahoma Territorial Museum, 406 E. Oklahoma in Guthrie.

News
Clifton Adcock
The intersection of politics, nationalism and religion is often seen as no man’s land.

Action
Rod Lott
“Based on real acts of valor,” Act of Valor may prove a better Navy recruitment film than action film in the short term. While not the first movie depicting Navy SEALs doing their thing, it's the first movie to do so starring actual, active-duty Navy SEALs. Seriously — for privacy reasons, their names aren't even in the credits.

Letters to the Editor
Nathaniel Batchelder
How did America become a nation with 440 billionaires politically concerned mostly with tax cuts allowing them to keep or increase their wealth? What happened to valuing the public good and social responsibility, the principle that all of us, especially the fortunate, should contribute to a society supporting everyone’s possibilities for education, opportunity, access to some kind of health care, a better life for themselves and their families?