David Graeber Publishes Book on BS – Jobs, That Is
David Graeber’s new book, “Bullshit Jobs” is sure to grab people from the title. But how does the content stack up? There is also the author’s motivations to consider:
Monthly Archive: May 2018
New DNA Tech Closes Another Cold Case
DNA nabs another killer, as the criminal justice world wonders, who’s next?
Starbucks Changes Sitting, Restroom Policy
In the words of our own @trumwill, “This will end badly.” Starbucks has announced a new policy that touts anyone can sit on their properties or use the restrooms whether they are a paying customer or not.
Poet Voice and Why it Grates
Picture, if you will, that you are not overly familiar with live poetry reading, and gave it a chance just to try it. But the speaker, using a monotone and slightly halting delivery, was as imposing as the meaning of the words themselves. Turns out that is common as @cjgiaimo writes in Atlas Obscura
Retroactive: This Week in Ordinary Times
Retroactive is a #ICYMI listing of all the great reading from the week that was. Ordinary Times is a group endeavor to explore and illuminate culture, with the word “culture” interpreted broadly. Here, you will find discussions of politics and law, art and sports, family and faith, laughter and grief, food and fiction.Retroactive is a #ICYMI listing of all the great reading from the week that was. Ordinary Times is a group endeavor to explore and illuminate culture, with the word “culture” interpreted broadly. Here, you will find discussions of politics and law, art and sports, family and faith, laughter and grief, food and fiction.
Universal Norms in a Diverse World
The universal power of falling into line and taking care of your own.
Supply and Demand: Swedish Government Workers Edition
Our Swedish friends, inhabitants of the fifth largest country in Europe representing more than 10 million people, have a bit of a problem on their hands if projections turn out to be true. The Swedish Government is not overly worried…yet.
Beyond the Talking Head: Neil Cavuto
I am not a Fox News watcher. I don’t even have it as an option with what I currently stream. I am vaguely aware of Neil Cavuto, and perceived him more as a business guy than political guy, though I don’t watch. But this piece by David Folkenflik for NPR gave me more than one reason to reconsider the man.
Stop Mocking Millennials – Their Day is (Almost) Here
Putting questionable examples of Millennials in front of a camera over X issue to get Y reaction is it’s own industry in media right now. Easy-to-do content that gets strong reaction is good marketing strategy, but is also a play to stereotype and perception of Millennials as young and dumb, and is just not reality.
Weekend!
You know what they call it when you do the same thing over and over and over again and you hope for different results?
Practice.
Self-Examining “Left Intellectual” Winning and Progressing
The process of self examining is a worthy and healthy one. When done correctly it should raise more questions that answers, and challenge thoughts that may have rutted from constant sameness. Regardless where you fall on the political spectrum, honest thought, or at the least the effort to be honest in thought, should be a common summit all of us should be endeavoring towards.
