Category: Culture
OT Contributor Network: Heard Tell Podcast w/Jennifer Greenberg
With yet another abuse scandal in the news, this time in the SBC, we turn to our friend Jennifer Greenberg to talk about how abusers operate.
The Persistent Problems of Personality Tests
Steve Zhou takes up the warning signs that using personality tests to “placing people in specific boxes” is problematic, at best.
The Hallmark of Dreams
My story would crest home, floating through uncertain spaces, until you would see that I am okay now. I did not accomplish everything I dreamed.
Sunday Morning! Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash
Julie Dash’s luminous Daughters of the Dust plays like a series of rituals guiding its Gullah characters from the old life to the new..
A Reverie On Failure Part 5: The Dawn of Disappointment
I hereby confess to you, dear reader, that when I consider you, I am pitiless. In what manner do you deal out in judgment to me?
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Oculus Quest 2
If you’ve got some questions about the Oculus Quest 2, I’ve got some answers.
OT Contributor Network: Spheres of Influence Podcast w/Dennis Sanders
On this episode of Spheres of Influence podcast our friend Dennis Sanders contests “Hope is something that is missing from American politics”.
Saturday Spins: Slobberbone
Slobberbone is an excellent band, and your knowledge of them will instantly make you cooler than anyone else you know
Linky Friday: Lies, Slander, and Calumny Edition
The long-running tradition of ending the week with stories from around the world and across the web, plus the week that was at Ordinary Times
Weekend Plans : The Last Will And Testament
The Last Will And Testament. And then, at the end of it all, you have about 140 pieces of paper in a folder. This is it. Memento Mori.
Planting Trees Whose Shade They’ll Never See: A War and Memorial Day Reflection
We are blessed. Not because they went to war far away and sometimes never came home, but as General Patton said, because they lived.
Naomi Osaka vs The French: Read It For Yourself
Naomi Osaka will have options & support far beyond what an hourly employee in a service job might, but both should be reasonably accommodated
Sunday Morning! Wild Seed by Octavia Butler
Wild Seed is often called a science-fiction novel, with the sciences being biology and genetics, and really eugenics, rather than space
Saturday Morning Gaming: Racing Around a Board Game
Formula D is a quick game for two through *TEN* players…and, most importantly, it’s a lot of fun and can handle seven players
How a BIONICLE Flash Game Launched LEGO’s Comeback
BIONICLE-a portmanteau for “biological chronicle”-marked LEGO’s first foray into original, story-based action…and saved the company
Linky Friday: Tangled Webs, Weaved and Otherwise Edition
The Ordinary Times tradition of bringing you stories and viewpoints from across the web and around the world to read, share, and discuss.
Weekend Plans Post: The For Real Long Weekend
Walking through the first of the Three Gates of Summer this weekend.
Fun With Perspective In Illustration
Things like this perspective in illustration start as interesting, then make my head hurt, then make me angry.
Requiring a Bit Of An Adjustment: Explaining the Santo Daime Church
Explaining Santo Daime as a very different type of religious practice, and perhaps expand the tent for what most would consider a religion