The Content of our Discontent
Linky Friday: Summertime
Linky Friday is Ordinary Time’s Friday tradition of compiling stories from around the world and across the web straight to you. This week, Summertime is the theme, and clicks are easy, the stories are jumping, and the world is yours to read, share, and discuss. From Gershwin to Manafort, plenty to occupy your dog days of summertime.
Morning Ed: Arts & Entertainment {2018.07.12.Th}
Vertigo as an early expression of catfishing and Dune as fanbase purity.
Jazz, the Devil, and the Axeman of New Orleans
A jazz loving serial killer walked the beautiful but vaguely ominous streets of 1918 New Orleans, chiseling his way into back doors of the homes of local merchants…
You are Going to Die
Is it possible that the idea of death tickling at the back of our mind is pushing us to be more ideologically rigid as our population ages? Is fear driving our new partisan gulf? As a thought experiment let’s be brave and think about death for just a moment.
Retroactive: ICYMI From Ordinary Times This Week
Midweek holiday kept everyone busy, so time to catch up on the all the unique perspectives and great writing on politics, culture, and the discussions about it all in Retroactive: #ICYMI From Ordinary Times This Week. Retroactive is the inclusive listing of the week that was at Ordinary Times. Read, Share, Discuss
Sunday Brunch: Culture Quick Links
Sunday Brunch is Ordinary Times cultural quick links for you enjoyment. Music, Art, Film, and Travel stories to read, share, and discuss.
EFF vs. FOSTA
Moral panics can crash quickly. Or they can last centuries, as the moral panic over witchcraft did. I have no feel for how long the moral panic over sex work will last. But now that FOSTA is law, the potential damage it will cause has dramatically increased.
Motherhood and Amy Coney Barrett: Objection-Irrelevant.
Judging by the media’s profiles of Amy Coney Barrett, being the mother of seven children is the most interesting thing about her…
Linky Friday: Wherever I May Roam
Linky Friday: Wherever I May Roam contains links to a whole world of stories. From off the beaten path, the knowledge acquired, to wherever you call home there is something for everybody to explore.
There’s a constituency for Janus
If public-sector unions are worth saving, it supporters will have to do a better job at advancing the reasons.
