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In case you've been busy, here's a selection of what's been posted this week.

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<strong>A steak extravaganza</strong>. Clash of the (ranching) titans. A frybread throwdown. Cardboard boating. Just a few of the things you can do in Oklahoma this weekend. Here's <a href="http://thislandpress.com/08/21/2013/guide-the-best-things-to-do-in-oklahoma-this-weekend-aug-23/" target="_blank">the list of the best things to do in Oklahoma this weekend</a>.

<strong>SUMMER NIGHTS</strong>: They are but few. Make the most of what's left of the season with this list of the best <a href="http://thislandpress.com/05/30/2013/75-free-things-to-do-in-oklahoma-this-summer/" target="_blank">75 free things to do in Oklahoma this summer</a>.

<strong>ON SALE</strong>: Select items in our online store are 25 percent off. We're talking <a href="https://thislandpress.com/store/" target="_blank">mugs, shot glasses, kids' tees, totes, DVDs, and CDs</a>. Sale ends Aug. 31.

<strong>MEMENTOS</strong>: Sift through <a href="http://thislandpress.com/01/31/2012/depression-era-color-photos-of-oklahoma/" target="_blank">Depression-era color photos of Oklahoma</a>, courtesy The Library of Congress.

<strong>RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE</strong>: <a href="http://thislandpress.com/roundups/u-s-gun-policy-blamed-for-duncan-shooting/" target="_blank">Australian officials are urging their citizens to boycott the United States</a> after three teenagers killed an Australian baseball player in Duncan, Oklahoma, last week.

<strong>HAPPY NATIONAL RADIO DAY</strong>: Ever wonder what Oklahoma sounds like? Find out and celebrate one of our favorite holidays at the same time. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-land-radio/id626477037" target="_blank">Subscribe to our podcast</a>.

<strong>BARING BRUISES</strong>: What's the best way to knock a girl down? "The best way is to use your hips." Clara Nipper on life in the roller derby:

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<strong>CULTURE CARETAKERS</strong>: Damian Rozell reclaims his musical history in Tulsa in this edition of This Land Presents:

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<strong>LETTER FROM CHINA</strong>: "I need to buy the condoms I found on my bed last night at the 'Matrimonial Hotel' in Sandu. It’s the labels, not the rubbers, that I’m after.” <a href="http://bit.ly/18JLXlm" target="_blank">The latest from the intrepid Sheilah Bright</a>.

<strong>HOSTING AN EVENT</strong>? Our celebrations are stories we tell ourselves about where we live and who we are. Hosting an event in Oklahoma this fall? We want to know about it. <a href="mailto:natasha@thislandpress.com" target="_blank">Send me a message</a> with details and you might make <a href="http://www.ThisLandPress.com/events" target="_blank">the This Land events page</a>.

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What have you been reading/watching/listening to this week?