Monthly Archive: February 2015

/// February 23, 2015

Once again, we’re asking readers and contributors for their hard-earned pennies. Ordinary Times is run entirely by volunteers. Everyone who writes here does so for free. Those of us who work on the back-end...

Russell Saunders

/// February 23, 2015

Neil Patrick Harris and the sunk costs fallacy

We need to talk about Neil Patrick Harris

Will Truman

/// February 23, 2015

From Power to Explorer

Dora The Explorer is Captain Power’s natural successor.

Kazzy

/// February 22, 2015

Confessions from the Classroom: GnR Edition

“Call me patient at your own risk”, says this PreK teacher.

Guest Authors

/// February 22, 2015

Family Guy and the Banality of Evil

Gabriel Conroy connects George Orwell with the Fox network’s primetime cartoon.

Jaybird

/// February 22, 2015

Sunday!

Sleepy Hollow musings and Oscar Predictions. (Not in the same paragraph)

Kazzy

/// February 22, 2015

Cake or Pie?

There is a correct answer. And most of you are wrong.

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Burt Likko

/// February 22, 2015

A Special Oscar Night Challenge

All comments about
The Academy Awards
Must be in haiku

Mike Schilling

/// February 22, 2015

Lacking Even a Concept to be Unclear On

OK, Reynolds: Wrap it up.

Jaybird

/// February 21, 2015

Saturday!

The Hand Of Fate First Impressions

Kazzy

/// February 21, 2015

Comment Rescue: Ice Cream Edition

Bad ice cream? No such thing, Kazzy contends.

Patrick

/// February 20, 2015

Subtle Biases Against The Team

Being a Cog is Important, too. You have to be a good one, though.

Tod Kelly

/// February 20, 2015

What’s a POTUS to do?

The reason we aren’t really sure what a POTUS candidate’s minimum level of education is supposed to be, argues Tod, is that we aren’t really sure what a POTUS is supposed to do.

Jaybird

/// February 20, 2015

Weekend!

Normalcy. Sweet, sweet normalcy.

Will Truman

/// February 20, 2015

Linky Friday #103: Fear & Guns Edition

This week! Armaments, American Fear, Education, Energy, Healthcare, and Culture!

Saul DeGraw

/// February 19, 2015

Two Law School Crisis Updates

The law school crisis is starting to cause changes in the law school market.

Will Truman

/// February 19, 2015

Walker’s Education

Criticizing Scott Walker for not having completed his college degree may or may not be elitist. Because something is elitist, however, doesn’t make it invalid. So is it valid? Will Truman considers…