It’s that time of year again — time for you to look back on the past year of posts and choose the ones that were the most excellent!! This is the third year of the Brodie Awards. Just have a look at the winners from the last two years to…
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Sunday in Outer Blogness: Here We Go Again Edition!
Are you like me? Can’t stop rubbernecking that train wreck known as the Republican primary? The Mormons rooting for Romney are a little miffed that Romney’s lead isn’t more solid. (He has his disadvantages, but he stands out from the pack for not being certifiably insane — just stop asking…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Happy 2012 Edition!
Warren Jeffs has decided to start off the new year for his followers on an interesting note. And, by interesting, I mean that — if you doubted that the FLDS are a danger to themselves and others — Jeffs has decided to remove all doubt. At first, it looked like…
Interesting Jewish/Mormon story in the New Yorker!
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you guys how much the Mormons love to compare themselves with the Jews (or, if you do need a hint, read this post). This comparison is usually kind of one-sided — Mormons love to contemplate the parallels, and the Jews are (usually) blissfully…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Merry Christmas Edition!!!
Merry Christmas everyone!! I hope you’re all celebrating this special day in the traditional way, like I am — by constructing a million Lego sets!! Bloggers this past week covered all of the possible aspects of the Christmas celebration — including tithing settlement! Some people analyzed holiday classics (such as…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Ideas and Advice Edition!
This week it seems like everybody is sharing new ideas and giving (or asking for) advice! Erin is expecting a baby and wonders what to call the new grandma. Andrew is not sure what to call himself. Handing out lists of kids’ pictures, name, ages, birth dates, and addresses to…
Infantilizing anyone?
Y’know, I don’t want to be all about criticizing the CoJCoL-dS. I’d like to have some balance, like this post outlining positive things about Mormonism — because there are plenty of them. But I accidentally followed a link on this Mormon feminist post leading to a conference talk that made…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: Comedy of Errors Edition!
It’s hard to tell which story generated more satire: Rick Perry and his interesting ad (with a little help from his friends), or BYU Idaho — which may or may not have banned “skinny jeans”. Perhaps the “skinny jeans” one, since it spawned some great riffs on modesty and other…
Sunday in Outer Blogness: War on Christmas Edition!
December has just started, but the War on Christmas has already taken a rather frightening turn, according to these photos J. Seth Anderson found: Scared yet? In other holiday ideas, check out these stocking stuffers or make your own, and don’t forget the less-fortunate! There was an interesting theme this…
Exmo/DAMU history collaborative timeline!
Tolworthy wrote me the other day to point out that there’s a discussion thread on the old foyer that has been continuously running for more than seven years, and asked if there are any to top it. Does anyone here know? Then he waxed philosophical: Next year the thread reaches…