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As a native of Oklahoma City, I appreciated the way that you wrote about our city. We often feel we are unrecognized as a modern American place, with all the contradictions, sophistication, red, blue, etc., that characterize any city of 1.3 million people. I remember checking into the Waldorf-Astoria as a child with my parents; the desk clerk was amazed that we had credit cards in Oklahoma City. I loved that you found it obvious that we would also have art galleries, gourmet grilled-cheese restaurants, smoky clubs. It's validating. BEN TERRILL, St. Louis

I am a 60-year N.B.A. fan. I grew up a Celtics fan (in spite of my youth in New York and Los Angeles). My sons and I had season tickets to the Indiana Pacers. For the last three years I have rooted for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Give me up-tempo, unselfish, team-oriented basketball, with a strong dose of humility and a community-minded organization, and I'm happy. I was sorry to see James Harden leave. But the Thunder have earned my loyalty. LES COHEN, Reno, Nev., posted on nytimes.com

Sure, the making of the Thunder through the draft is a worthy model for small-market teams. But Sam Anderson's account skates over the original sin of the Thunder — Clay Bennett's theft of the team from Seattle, abetted by the equally perfidious David Stern. Why is there nothing from Sam Presti or Bennett about trading away James Harden? And why was there little from Kevin Durant himself about his matchups against LeBron and his work ethic? CHARLES MICHENER, Cleveland, posted on nytimes.com

HOW ZARA GREW INTO THE WORLD'S LARGEST FASHION RETAILER

The relentless pace and impulse buys of fast fashion create an impossible cycle of consumption. Zara has become so ubiquitous and trendy that you see yourself coming and going on the street, which is not stylish. AVIS CARDELLA, Paris, posted on nytimes.com

Way before I could afford Theory suiting, I could count on Zara to help me dress for the office. Sure, some of the trendy pieces are disposable; on the other hand, I have a Zara coat that's about seven years old, invariably gets compliments and has held up better than coats that cost three times as much. TATIANA GONZALEZ RAMA, New York, posted on nytimes.com

"Galicia, on the Atlantic coast of northern Spain, is . . . famous for being a place people try to leave." Wow, really? Galicia has its own language and culture and some of the best food in Europe. We have beaches, the Camino de Santiago, beautiful natural environments and important sporting and cultural events. RICARDO MELGAR, Ferrol, Spain

Prada and Louis Vuitton may be benefiting from how Zara has trained customers to shop more frequently. If fashionistas now are willing to visit stores on, say, a monthly basis as opposed to making one trip a season, then retailers can capture a greater share of their clothing budget by offering them innovative designs on a regular basis. MARTIN LARIVIERE, Kellogg School of Management, on operationsroom.wordpress.com

CAN MANHATTAN'S CHEAP-GOODS DISTRICT HOLD OFF THE YUPPIES?

The African angle in this article about 29th Street merchants is interesting but not new. When I worked at the U.S. Embassy in Ghana in the late 1970s, many nonimmigrant visa applicants were rejected. One exception was the contingent of middle-aged women, many of whom spoke no English, who ran the stalls in the outdoor markets. They would travel to the United States with empty suitcases, stock up on items unavailable in Ghana and return home to sell the merchandise at a large profit. They were our consular section's best and most reliable customers. Capitalism at work! DOMENICK DIPASQUALE, Reston, Va., posted on nytimes.com

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN ISN'T AS WEIRD AS YOU THINK

I would pay to watch Walken read a math book. He speaks like a dancer moving, leaving spaces where the viewer can enter his or her thoughts. What's deemed strange about him is the adumbration — few actors are able to hint like him. SCOTT HAAS, Cambridge, Mass., posted on nytimes.com

Christopher Walken, we love you just the way you are (stay weird). @jaimekaplan, via Twitter

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