Monthly Archive: May 2020
The People’s Court: Live-streaming the Supreme Court
People would be better off realizing how often a Supreme Court decision rests on a legal technicality or procedural element, as opposed to the merits of a particular position.
Hydroxychloroquine, COVID Truthers, Trump and Science
If Hydroxychloroquine fails-and it’s not looking good-my only response will be massive disappointment. Not entirely unexpected, but also a tragedy.
Sears, Trump, and the Age of Bull
I believe we are seeing Sears happening on a larger scale with the United States. So why have Lampert & Trump gotten away with their bad leadership?
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: Answer the Question Edition
Joe Biden, Charlamagne tha God, The Breakfast Club, Kayleigh McEnany, Jonah Goldberg, Donald Trump, Ann Coulter, and Bernie Sanders supporters in this edition of Harsh Your Mellow Monday
From Reason: Jo Jorgensen Wins Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination
From Reason Magazine: In a day-long virtual meeting, after four ballots, the 1,035 delegates assembled for the Libertarian Party’s online convention selected Jo Jorgensen as their presidential candidate. She won with slightly over 51...
100 Favorite Films To Recommend Part 8: The 1990s
After a decade of auteur focused film-making in the seventies helped bridge the path past its golden age, and a blockbuster and franchise dominated eighties helped it to start making big money at the...
Sunday Morning! “The Water Cure” by Sophie Mackintosh
Maybe we could call them “Ms.Topias,” these novels about suffering women under totalizing systems of patriarchal control. They seem to be having a moment.
Coronaroundup: Nick Saban Edition
Three cheers for Nick Saban. Football coaches are cultural leaders of a sort. One is about to become a senator in Alabama, even. What they do matters.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Lightmatter
The delightful sub-genre intersection of FPS Puzzle Games + Monologues
Saturday Spins: The Clash
I am going to, and this will be somewhat controversial, proclaim that Combat Rock is second only to London Calling in the definitive ranking of albums by the Clash.
The Time Mike Caused $135,000 In Damage At His Local Target
Most people don’t associate Mike Pence with a swathe of retail destruction the likes of which would impress Genghis Khan himself, but it happened once.
Linky Friday: Unassailable Facts, and Other Fabrications
Linky Friday, Ordinary Times’ end of the week tradition brings you items to read, share, and discuss from around the web, from culture, to politics, to that Joe Biden interview everyone will be talking about.
Butcher Box, Misfits Market, and Food Delivered in a Box
Just thinking of how a box of organic fruit and vegetables being delivered to your house from some random warehouse gave me the howling fantods.
College and Covid
My undergrad alma mater sent out an e-mail blast announcing their plan to reopen in the fall with “mostly” in person classes.
