Archive - Cultural Orphan

The Future, the Myth of the Digital Age, Opportunity, and a Lesson from the 1980 Winter Olympics

The more things change, the more they stay the same – but it need not be thus, forever.

Oct 16 •

September 2024

A Tale of An Awakening, or How Andrew Breitbart Reignited the Pilot Light of Cultural Orphan, and Hope for Conservative Storytellers

What was once conventional is now considered alternative. We would do well to take Breitbart’s admonition to heart.

Sep 8 •

June 2024

An Open Letter to Mr. John McWhorter

My respect and admiration of the author, and friend of Glenn Loury, Ph.D., once ran quite deep. Sadly, that is no more – not that it matters.

Jun 30 •

Revisiting Suffering and Its Purpose, and the Bittersweet Hereafter

This is the companion to my most recent post which focused on the now late Zoraya Ter Beek’s suicide, coping with adversity, and overcoming the urge to…

Jun 19 •

A Most Desperate Cry for Help, Get Off My Lawn While I’m Shouting at Clouds, and Hope

Timbuk 3 is not wrong, necessarily; but even extreme adversity – a temporary condition – is no reason to opt for a permanent solution.

Jun 3 •

May 2024

April 2024

The Evil That Men Do, Calvinball, and What Comes After

It isn’t always men who do evil – a woman is equally capable as any man.

Apr 14 •

December 2023

Surviving Amateur Night, Rethinking Addiction, and the Eggnog Shortage of 2023

So long, 2023. Welcome, 2024! Buy stock in ConAgra – it owns Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popcorn.

Dec 31, 2023 •

The True Meaning of Christmas

It transcends personal opinion, denomination, and religion. The final installment of a five-part series on the Christmas holiday.

Dec 23, 2023 •

Is Eggnog the new Pumpkin Spice? Other Random Thoughts at the Height of the Season, and Fruitcake

The fourth of five in a series on the Christmas season at large. This one is a little more thinking aloud/stream-of-consciousness than my usual.

Dec 16, 2023 •

Christmas with Joey Cantaloupe, and the Spirit of Christmas: Capturing It, Keeping It & Being Possessed of It with the Assistance of Cinema

This is the third installment of a yet-to-be-determined number in a series on the Christmas season at-large.

Dec 1, 2023 •

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