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<strong>ARTIFICIAL CLOUD:</strong> Acclaimed sculptor Bob Haozous, the son of legendary artist Allan Houser, shares the story behind "Artificial Cloud," the massive steel monument that stands near Tulsa's Center of the Universe:

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<strong>THE DIRT ON OKLAHOMA</strong>: The week's top Oklahoma headlines centered on a modern-day dust bowl, a doctor shortage, a booming booze business, and the state's creative class. <a href="http://thislandpress.com/roundups/the-okie-weekly-reader-dust-bowl-2012-edition/" target="_blank">News editor Holly Wall rounds 'em up</a>.

<strong>ROBBERS CAVE, REVISITED</strong>: "We were as close as we would come to what it must have felt like during the experiment. We vicariously shared the tension that must have filled this room—full of scared boys, away from their homes and families, moving towards a violent confrontation, and, with the adults providing no clear boundaries, unsure how far it would go." In February, Gene Perry wrote an article about a psychological experiment that turned a Boy Scout camp into Lord of the Flies. <a href="http://thislandpress.com/10/18/2012/robbers-cave-revisited/" target="_blank">Here, he revisits the site with documentarian Gina Perry (no relation)</a>.

<strong>WONDER WOMAN</strong>: Did you watch ultimate skydiver Felix Baumgartner's death-defying, record-breaking Stratos jump this week? Then you'd probably be keen on the story of <a href="http://thislandpress.com/roundups/ashley-battles-an-oklahoma-daredevil/" target="_blank">Oklahoma daredevil Ashley Battles, who holds the world record in wing walking</a>.

<strong>WHAT THE FORK</strong>: This Land Managing Editor Mark Brown pairs local wine and red meat at the legendary Tulsa steakhouse, The Spudder:

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