Monthly Archive: October 2018
It’s Spooky Season: Empire of Death in the City of Light
If one speaks of Paris, the mind first thinks of the well known sites and sounds of the iconic French city. But below the city of light is the darker, less romanticized resting place of former Parisians bones – 6-7 million of them in 200 miles of catacombs.
Saturday Morning Gaming: On What It Means to “Beat” a Game
So let’s say your buddy says that they “beat a game last night”.
What does that mean?
Book Notes: Close to the Knives: a memoir of disintegration (1991)
The harrowing memoir of a lost artist from NY reveals how multi-talented David Wojnarowicz was and how bad the good old days were.
Ordinary World for 13 Oct 2018
Your Ordinary World links for Saturday 13 Oct 2018, with stories and perspectives on religion, economics, and two from the Ordinary Times vault. Read, Share, and discuss.
A Progressive Approach to the Outdoors
Compromise and partnership exists in hundreds of little corners of our country. It’s about time we started celebrating them.
It’s Spooky Season: John Carpenter’s “Halloween”
Spooky Season is upon us, and what better place to start than with John Carpenter’s iconic “Halloween” and its all-time great music.
Linky Friday: All in Due Time
Linky Friday is Ordinary Times’ Friday tradition of bringing you various links from across the web and around the world. This week, “All in Due Time” is the theme, with music interludes and plenty to read, share, and discuss.
Melania Trump Demands Proof
Melania Trump demands that women be able to prove abuse they have claimed. She demands this as if proof matters.
What is Going on with Baseball?
With more strikeouts than hits, what, if anything, has changed? And what to do about it?
Ordinary World: Thursday 11 Oct 18
Your Ordinary World links for Thursday 11 Oct 18 with some of the darker stories of labor history, plus a Throwback Thursday look into the Ordinary Times archives.
One Month out from the Election: Give Your Analysis and Make Your Predictions
Remember: You Can’t Make Fun of Someone Else’s Prediction Unless You Post Your Own
Social Science and Fiction Part 7: Fissiparous Eschatology
Escalation of stakes is part of the appeal of doomsday end-game modules, but I have a hunch there’s more to it than the natural progression from local to regional to national to global threats. I suspect that apocalyptic stories draw from some dark universal well abiding in the human heart. Or maybe it’s that engine from Event Horizon. Maybe that engine from Event Horizon is the darkness that dwells within the human heart.
Hurricane Michael (Live Thread)
This is a live thread about the arrival and impact of Hurricane Michael, a monstrous storm threatening Florida’s Gulf Coast.
The Problem with Never-Trump Republicans
Never Trump Republicans may go the way of Moderate Republicans with no desire to do anything more than complain.
