Feeling bored the other day I attended a “punk rock matinee” at the local institution of higher...
Rufus F.
Rufus is a likeable curmudgeon. He has a PhD in History, sang for a decade in a punk band, and recently moved to NYC after nearly two decades in Canada. He wrote the book "The Paris Bureau" from Dio Press (2021).
What are prisons for? It’s an easy question to answer quickly, but then the answers pile up....
Back before there were photographic school yearbooks, it was not uncommon for young people to have autograph...
Is marriage an unsolvable problem? It certainly seems that way from the case studies offered in Western...
Apologies to James Poulos. Been meaning to post something by “the noble Savages.” This song is about...
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Guns In America. You can read the...
To hear them tell it, they’ll be lucky to stay afloat for a few more years.
[Note: Oh, hey, how’s it going?] Brother Jaybird has an adage about never mistaking matters of aesthetics...
As we know, our site name is ironic- gentlemen are anything but ordinary now. Here Andrew Gimson...
It’s leaked that homeland security or other law enforcement authorities are screening social media facilities to find plots...
“Throw away your books; no longer distract yourself; it is not allowed…” -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations II: 2
Hopefully, nobody else wanted this honor. I haven’t done it in a while. Plus, the Reverend Horton...
[Note: No promises, but this post will likely make more sense if you first read my post...
Erik will be happy: Canada is getting rid of the penny. A loonie for your thoughts?
Don’t look now, but Ontario just legalized prostitution, sweeping aside the country’s anti-prostitution laws. No word yet...
I suppose I’m the most likely culprit here to read and comment on the recent book Sex...
Okay, don’t worry: this post is not about Rush Limbaugh or birth control pills. Alas! That stories...
It was a somewhat tumultuous week here at the League of Ordinary Nerds. After this, let us...
In this entertaining episode of her web series, film writer Lianne Spiderbaby discusses the connection between film noirs,...
Hey folks! I’m getting back to play writing with a screwball comedy. It’s about a corrupt big city mayor...
