Hello Ordinary readers and writers. Have you been staying warm? Mon Tiki and I have spent the last two nights waiting out this cold snap at Leland Oil Marina on Jeremy Creek in McClellanville,...
Jaybird and I discuss the latest installment in Warner Brothers Studios’ acclaimed Batman video game series: Arkham Origins.
A collaborative post by Chris and Burt Likko, telling the story of Zora Neale Hurston, an American writer who deserves to be better-known and better-read.
Deepak Chopra says changes are coming… well, they’re coming for you, but maybe not him.
Famed Tiger-Mom Amy Chua’s new book helpfully lets its readers know which cultures and races in America are superior, and which are inferior.
Rose and Russell begin their series co-blogging about the PBS hit.
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There are a lot of good causes out there. Why focus on poverty? For Poverty Awareness Month.
by New Dealer Hanna Rosin has a piece in a recent issue of Time with five reasons that men are obsolete.[1] The piece seems to be done in response to an essay from Camille...
Should we expect our leaders to lead private lives that model their public positions or can we accept that apparent contradictions are part of the complexity of human beings?
In Russell’s post decrying outing, Jaybird mentioned that he supported outing because “moralists being caught with their pants down are funny” and he included a reference to champions of “stopping anthropogenic global warming” doing...
by Creon Critic The NY Times Editorial Board does their best to present the argument that Edward Snowden’s disclosure of classified US documents makes him a whistleblower, and that further, Snowden deserves clemency or...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25The new tariffs seem to have be set by AI: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:h3bil6wi4j2odx5exizuwh3j…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Here is the Treasury Secretary freaking out: https://bsky.app/profile/fffanatic06.bsky.social/post/3…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Ha! I miss Norm.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25On this 'liberation day' I'm reminded of Norm's clip about going to war ... with the… on Open Mic for the week of 3/31/25Well here comes the big f- you to working families everywhere. I predict hard lessons are about to b…
on Read It For Yourself: How Trump Admin Defines “Gang Members” For DeportationIt's also right after we were breathlessly and repeatedly told Biden was showing no signs of age. Th…
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