Monthly Archive: January 2019
The Meyerowitz Stories
Even if your arms aren’t full of parental baggage, Noah Baumbach’s “The Meyerowitz Stories” is a must see.
Ordinary Sunday Brunch
Ordinary Sunday Brunch: Culture Links is Ordinary Times’ Sunday Morning tradition of bringing you links to stories about music, art, history, and food to read, share, and discuss.
Julian Castro Declares 2020 POTUS Bid
His announcement was not surprising, having made little secret of his ambition for higher office. At 44, he will be one of the younger candidates, something he is used to as he has been youngest city council member, youngest mayor, and youngest Obama cabinet official over the course of his career.
The Pending Discovery of Alex Jones
There is still quite a bit of doubt that the lawsuit will be successful. Still, the fulcrum point of any civic action as to whether it is going anywhere or not is discovery, and having probing eyes into his operations is something Alex Jones cannot be happy about.
Rep Tulsi Gabbard Running for President
Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard announced she’s running for president in 2020. Or rather, she annoucned that she is going to announce in a released clip from her forthcoming interview with CNN’s Van Jones.
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The Shutdown: How Worried Should Your Kids Be?
If the shutdown continues, many families will have to deal with changes in their lifestyles. How much do kids need to know, and when?
Fangirling for “F is for Family”
Watching Bill Burr’s “F is for Family” is like revisiting childhood 25 minutes at a time.
Linky Friday: Moving Pictures Edition
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end of week tradition of bringing you links to stories from around the world and across the web. This week, a moving pictures edition, with videos from the week that was.
SCOTUS’ Not So Odd Couple: Gorsuch and Sotomayor
There are some issues that are more likely to obliterate the partisan line. Recently, we have seen Neil Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor team up for a common cause: the constitutional rights of criminal defendants.
Thursday Throughput
One thing that annoys me is people conflating the far side of the moon with the “dark side”. These are not the same thing.