750 Unmarked Graves Found At Second Canadian Residential School
Residential school survivors have shared horrific accounts of abuse, neglect, and difficulties getting documents from the Catholic Church
Author: Sam Wilkinson
According to a faithful reader, I'm Ordinary Times's "least thoughtful writer." So I've got that going for me, which is nice.
Briefly, On Abuse And Who Does And Doesn’t Endure Consequences
If those numbers seem impossible to believe, that is what is possible when abuse is spun out over decades because of an institutional refusal to intervene.
61-Year-Old Minnesota Man Arrested, Unharmed
Minnesota man arrested unharmed after assaulting store employee, attacking a police officer with his vehicle and a hammer, and fleeing.
Catholic Church Tries To Have Its Cake And Eat It Too
The Catholic Church simultaneously wants credit for the good that it promises to do and ignorance of the evil that it has done up until now.
The Official Response To Breonna Taylor’s Murder Keeps Getting Worse (UPDATED)
Since last week’s press conference, that already flimsy case excusing Taylor’s killing has taken four significant body blows.
Briefly, About Good Cops And Bad Cops
A funny thing happened yesterday: Ujiri’s legal team released bodycam footage that did not show what Strickland claimed it did.
Student Suspended For Taking Popular Photograph
Two Georgia high school students have been suspended after posting photos of crowded hallways from the first days of their new school year.
Breonna Taylor’s Supporters Face Felony Charges; Her Murderers Face Nothing
It is unclear if either group put any thought into what it looks like to make that claim, given the severity of what was being protested, but it seems safe to assume that none was.
Bill Withers Has Passed Away
This is impossibly sad news. Withers — who hailed from Slab Fork, West Virginia — wrote beautiful songs and never ever strayed away from who he was.
The Original Or The Cover: “The Passenger”
Who did “The Passenger” better: Iggy Pop vs Siouxsie and the Banshees. And Iggy votes for the Banshees.
California Goes To Bat For Student Athletes, NCAA Threatens Temper-Tantrum
Gavin Newsome signed the Fair Play To Pay Act, despite NCAA threats that allowing athletes to monetize their likenesses would lead to severe consequences.
Eating Pizza Outside In The Snow
Symposium: We ate the pizza with “Ooohs!” and “Aaaahs!” as we took bites that burned our mouth, all while snow hit us in the face, blowing sideways.
Daniel Pantaleo Has Been Fired
Daniel Pantaleo has been fired. It is the only consequence of him having used a prohibited chokehold on Eric Garner five years ago. Garner died in the aftermath of its application.
A Very Welcome Victory
Sports are not a salve. That said, an unexpected win still manages to feel awfully damned good.
A Beautiful Thing On The Internet: Jon Bois’s “The Bob Emergency Part II”
Jon Bois is back telling the stories of additional sporting Bobs. He focuses most on Bob Beamon. Bois tells the story of Beamon’s 1968 Olympic Long Jump, one of the greatest athletic achievements ever.
A Beautiful Thing On The Internet: Jon Bois’s “The Bob Emergency”
Jon Bois tells the incredible story of Bob Gibson. For good measure, he tells the stories of a bunch of other Bobs too.
The Original Or The Cover: “Golden Brown”
The Stranglers’ “Golden Brown” recorded the original. Cage The Elephant recorded the cover. Who ya got?
Brooklyn Diocese Demands An Apology That It Is Not Owed
The Brooklyn Diocese wants Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson to apologize for comparing it to R. Kelly. But it isn’t 1992 anymore. And it isn’t going to be any time soon.
