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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>THE 75 BEST THINGS TO DO IN OKLAHOMA</strong>. Because there's no reason why you should spend the entire summer cuddling your air conditioner. <a href="http://thislandpress.com/05/30/2013/75-free-things-to-do-in-oklahoma-this-summer/" target="_blank">Get busy</a>.

<strong>TUF DAY</strong>: Tulsa rides through the weekend on two wheels as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TulsaTough?directed_target_id=0" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=361902148629&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D">Tulsa Tough</a> takes over the city, starting with tonight's races and wrapping up Sunday on Crybaby Hill, a torment to even the best in the sport. Here's the story of the making of downtown's fastest event.

<strong>PRIVATE MANNING</strong>: Three years after his arrest, Bradley Manning is on trial for what has been called the largest leak of military secrets in U.S. history. <a href="http://thislandpress.com/02/08/2011/private-manning-and-the-making-of-wikileaks-2/" target="_blank">From Denver Nicks comes the definitive article on the life of the Crescent, Oklahoma, native, printed in an early edition of This Land</a>.

<strong>NOWHERE TO HIDE</strong>: At least eight of the 18 people killed in Friday's tornado near El Reno were in their cars. Some are wondering whether advice from an Oklahoma City meteorologist might be to blame; <a href="http://thislandpress.com/roundups/oklahoma-tornadoes-nowhere-to-run-nowhere-to-hide/" target="_blank">we want to know what it means about how we prepare (or don't) for tornadoes in Oklahoma</a>.

<strong>THIS DAD</strong>: Father's Day is less than two weeks away. Just think of how proud Dad will be when you tell him <a href="http://www.thislandpress.com/store" target="_blank">you did your shopping early</a>. 

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