Diversions
Mormon World Records 7: Politics @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Seattle Jon (bio)
Paul Skousen might not be the best known of the Skousens,...
Ready to Shake Things Up? Midas Whale! @ Linescratchers
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It usually takes years for a musician to become an “overnight sensation”....
Mormon Exploring in Paris @ Modern Mormon Men
- by jpaul (emeritus contributor)
Modern Mormon Men has been an early supporter of...
Neil promoted, proves he deserved it: Minors Update 21 May 2013 @ Mormon Baseball
- Matthew Neil
Former BYU pitcher Matt Neil was promoted by the Marlins to their AAA club,...
Guest Post: The Week of Living Nervously (Part 3 of Urology Series) @ Modern Mormon Men
- Reed Soper was born and raised in southern California. He considered attending the...
Fathers & Sons: Three Reasons I Support the Annual May Event @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Pete Codella (bio)
Every ward I’ve lived in since getting married has held an...
This is Water: David Foster Wallace @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Seattle Jon (bio)
In case you missed this, watch and be more aware this...
Barney Goes Boom: Majors Update 19 May 2013 @ Mormon Baseball
- The Cubs have been patient with Darwin Barney. After spending the first two weeks of the...
Giveaway 29: Aleesa Sutton's Diary of a Single Mormon Female @ Modern Mormon Men
- According to Scott Hales, our resident book expert, Aleesa Sutton's...
Mormon Armageddon: The Game! @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Scott Heffernan (bio)
While recently visiting my hometown of Salt Lake, I...
Hello? (tap, tap) Is this thing on? @ Mormon Mommy Wars
- MMW is under construction. Or, at least, we’re talking about it. It might not...
Linger Longer 23 @ Modern Mormon Men
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Linger Longer is a series where we highlight religious and non-religious...
Underlined 2: Commitment, Vaughn J. Featherstone @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Bradly Baird (bio)
Underlined is a series where contributors share what they...
Handbook of Instructions (1940): Tithes @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Seattle Jon (bio)
My youngest brother recently gifted me a Handbook of...
Turley starts a game in AAA: Minors Update 14 May 2013 @ Mormon Baseball
- Yankees prospect Nik Turley got the call to move up a level last week, from the Trenton...
A New Menu Item That's Spiritual @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Bishop Higgins (bio)
You know how in church, when someone is conducting,...
New Music: 80s Edition @ Kulturblog
- We haven’t talked about new music in a while and there are a lot of great new...
Is This Heaven? @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Seattle Jon (bio)
I wrote and submitted the following short essay for this...
Rest Makes Rosales Hot: Majors Update 12 May 2013 @ Mormon Baseball
- The Oakland A’s Adam Rosales sat down a bit this past week, and it made a big...
Two Matures @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Shawn Tucker (bio)
From my experiences of LDS North American culture, we use...
Happy Mother's Day from MMM @ Modern Mormon Men
- Happy Mother's Day to all the past, present and future moms of the world.
Or, if...
Words to Live By 7: On Self-Respect @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Seattle Jon (bio)
Words to Live By is a series featuring short...
B.L.Z. Bub: An Original Illustration @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Andrew Beck (bio)
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,...
Peterson back in Spring Training form: Minors Update 7 May 2013 @ Mormon Baseball
- The A’s outfield prospect, Shane Peterson, ended a post-majors slump last week in...
The Infantilisation of Young Single Adults @ Modern Mormon Men
- by ldsbishop (bio)
Brother Troy and Brother Abed hope their pillow and blanket fort...
Ender's Game Trailer @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Scott Heffernan (bio)
The first trailer for Ender's Game, the film...
Da Korum asks: What I$ Reality? @ Linescratchers
- To the joy of their fans, and the apparent dismay of their detractors, Da Korum has come...
The Cultural Hall Interviews John Buck @ Mormon Baseball
- The culture and news podcast The Cultural Hall posted its interview with John Buck...
The Flying Heffernan Brothers @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Scott Heffernan (bio)
Here is a little project my family and I have been...
Guest Post: Being Grateful for My Imperfections @ Modern Mormon Men
- It doesn't matter if you’re man or woman, gay or straight, dark- or light-skinned. All...
Guthrie throws complete game: Majors Update 5 May 2013 @ Mormon Baseball
- Surprisingly, the Mormon starting pitcher who is most successful this year is not Roy...
An Open Letter to the Single Fathers of the Church @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Eliana (bio)
Image via pipitdapo
To be clear, I’m not your target...
The Mormons on your All-Star Ballot @ Mormon Baseball
- When I went to a recent ballgame, I discovered that the All Star ballots have been...
Upcoming Events in Seattle @ Modern Mormon Men
- If you live in the Seattle area, you're about to be spoiled. See below for two upcoming...
Handbook of Instructions (1940): Qualifications of Bishops @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Seattle Jon (bio)
My youngest brother recently gifted me a Handbook of...
Guest Post: Combating Internet Evils w/ Missionary Work Online @ Modern Mormon Men
- It doesn't matter if you're man or woman, gay or straight, dark- or...
Disabled: Minors Update 30 April 2013 @ Mormon Baseball
- There might be more to say about the Mormons in the minors this week if so many...
Settling down: Majors Update 28 April 2013 @ Mormon Baseball
- With the first month of the season drawing to a close, many ballplayers seem to be...
Occasional link roundup – April 14-27 @ Eric Snider
- I’m doing a new column at Film.com! Sort of. Basically, instead of doing one-off...
The Greatest of the Great Gatsby @ Kulturblog
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In honor of the new movie, I’m posting here my favorite quotes from this, my...
The one where you hold my hand and tell me what to do… @ Mormon Mommy Wars
- Have any of you ever had your eight year old about-to-be-baptized child go through an...
How to Cook Comfort @ Section89
- I’m still in the thick of the kitchen remodel, and a term paper- but my mom was...
Occasional link roundup – March 24-April 13 @ Eric Snider
- Here is a fragrant, florid pile of links to things I’ve written in the last few...
Toad The Wet Sprocket – Dulcinea @ Kulturblog
- I found myself reminiscing about this album, one of those I pull out and play in its...
How To Rise Up Like New Bread @ Section89
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“Call me when you need an oven,” my friend Melissa said to me when I...
Horses and pride @ Mormon Mommy Wars
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One of my life goals is to practice hippotherapy. Hippotherapy is when a PT, OT, or an...
When bands become their own tribute bands @ Kulturblog
- My favorite metal band, Queensrÿche, now exists as two bands.
It’s a...
Lolcats General Conference @ My Religious Blog
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The Voice Just Keeps Getting Better @ Kulturblog
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It’s no secret I liked this show before, but the new season has me thinking Xtina...
Occasional link roundup – March 3-23 @ Eric Snider
- Howdy, gang! Wait, that looks wrong. A group of people who could be described as a...
The world is a better place with Buffy in it @ Mormon Mommy Wars
- We’re talking about Buffy, femininity, aggression, and parenting over at Segullah. ...
Justified Season 4, The Americans @ Kulturblog
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Season 4 of this great series is under way and I have just started watching it. I have...
You probably would have eaten them too @ Mormon Mommy Wars
- This month happened to be J’s birthday, and his very lovely primary teacher made...
Cooking Without a Kitchen + Nutty Broccoli Slaw @ Section89
- Pardon the phone picture, heaven only knows where the camera was at that moment.
In the...
Weekly link roundup – Feb. 17-March 2 @ Eric Snider
- A big ol’ “thanks, y’all!” to the Oxford (Miss.) Film Festival,...
The Great Grilled Greens and Cheese Sandwich @ Section89
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The original post and another one made in the fall were lost somewhere in the internet...
Since I’ve Been Gone @ Section89
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New year, new kitchen, and more changes to come
I’ve been out for a while....
Thoughts on boys and BYU @ Mormon Mommy Wars
- This video is circulating around FB. If you’re too lazy to click the link,...
A Q&A with Sam Mendes @ Kulturblog
- Notes from a Q&A with Sam Mendes held on 14th February, 2013 at the Corpus Room in...
The Ghost and the Guest: An Unexpected and Unlikely Album @ Linescratchers
- The Ghost and the Guest is an interesting album that was recorded in a simple bedroom...
Weekly link roundup – Feb. 10-16 @ Eric Snider
- Here are some reviews and other things that I wrote that you can click on with your...
Link roundup – Feb. 3-9 @ Eric Snider
- A few reviews, a Snide Remarks, an Eric’s Bad Movies — why, it was a week so...
Why Les Mis should not win any Oscars! @ Kulturblog
- Les Mis has been nominated for a total of 8 eight Oscars. I am not all that worried...
Bosworth @ Headlife
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And The Winner is… @ Mormon Mommy Wars
- We have a winner!
The number is 391!!
Her name is Mindi P!
I couldn’t be happier....
Link roundup – Jan. 13-Feb. 2 @ Eric Snider
- January is always a busy month because of Sundance squatting in the second half of it,...
Linescratchers Song of the Week: Crazy Horses by The Osmonds @ Linescratchers
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Don’t watch the video. The video will distract you. The video has white boy...
UPDATE ON FUNDRAISER/GIVEAWAY @ Mormon Mommy Wars
- It has come to my attention that when donating to Faustman labs, there is a place to...
Interview with Garrett Gibbons, visual storyteller and master of the music video @ Linescratchers
- Garrett Gibbons describes himself as a visual storyteller. He’s actually an autodidact...
Why Exercise is Dangerous, OR The Circle of Life in Action @ Mormon Mommy Wars
- Around 9:30 p.m. my husband decides it’s a good time to workout. Hey, you do what...
2012 Linescratchers Awards* — Scratch and Win! @ Linescratchers
- We had an excellent field of candidates this year: Many of the big LDS players had new...
Giveaway/Fundraiser @ Mormon Mommy Wars
- OK. It begins. I have a goal this year to raise money for Faustman labs. I chose...
Did Mormons save Morrissey? @ Linescratchers
- Are Mormons responsible for saving Morrissey’s solo career? Kind of. Maybe. One...
VOTE! Linescratchers Awards 2012 Release of the Year @ Linescratchers
- Tell yer friends! Voting is now open and will close in one week (January 26th). Click on...
Linescratchers song of the week: Abinadi by GOGO13 @ Linescratchers
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Everybody wants to burn up down the geezer, but nobody wants to see what they have...
A Memory of Light: A Review and a Look Back @ Kulturblog
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I have now finished this final book in The Wheel of Time series, and I’ll get...
Weekly link roundup – Jan. 6-12 @ Eric Snider
- Ahh, the first full week of the new year. After all the hustle and bustle of November and...
A Conversation With The Dragon @ Kulturblog
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My name is Monar Kamelias. I was given an opportunity to talk with The Dragon Reborn,...
The Neighbors Release Hurricane Sandy Relief Charity Single @ Linescratchers
- The Neighbors, our friendly sibling friends consisting of Adam Kaiser (who wins awards...
All my stuff from the last couple weeks @ Eric Snider
- Happy new year! I hope you’re enjoying this “2013″ business so far....
Thank you for blessing me with a mind to rhyme and two hype feet @ Linescratchers
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Fine, he considers himself religious but non-denominational (no longer LDS). And fine,...
My ‘best’ film-related pieces from 2012 @ Eric Snider
- Not counting reviews of new releases, I wrote 131 movie-related features for five...
Linescratchers Awards 2012–Nominations Now Open @ Linescratchers
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I’m pretty sure that Mormon continues to be distinctly uncool, and I’m quite...
Low/Sparhawk news clearinghouse: free music, new band, new albums, Wilco, Ben Gibbard, BYUtv, etc @ Linescratchers
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Linescratchers has been sleeping, but low is the band that never sleep and Alan Sparhawk...
Introducing Linescratchers Radio @ Linescratchers
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Check out our new experimental radio station on last.fm* by clicking this sentence....
Haun’s Mill: “Away” @ Linescratchers
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Haun’s Mill’s new album came out on September 21. They sent me a copy for...
Horror Program @ My Religious Blog
- I threatened the kids on Sunday that anyone who misbehaved in church would have the...
Woe Unto The Liar @ My Religious Blog
- You're so glad when daddy comes home, glad as you can be? Clap your hands and shout for...
May Day @ Headlife
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LOL Cats General Conference @ My Religious Blog
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English Year Update @ Headlife
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Mountain Of The Lord @ My Religious Blog
- At church on Sunday the teacher asked the class why we thought Isaiah used the term...
Candlemas @ Headlife
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St. Wulfstan’s Day @ Headlife
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Plough Sunday/Monday @ Headlife
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The English Year/Twelfth Night @ Headlife
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You're Not Alone @ My Religious Blog
- Do you ever think about how wonderful it would be if we lived every day of the year like...
Likening The Scriptures Unto J. Lo @ My Religious Blog
- I just want to clear up some confusion I've been seeing around a lot lately. In the...
Burning the Guy . . . in private @ Headlife
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Good Books @ My Religious Blog
- Monsters & Mormons is an anthology of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Alternate...
@ Headlife
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This Year For Halloween, We're Giving Out Mormon Laffy Taffy @ My Religious Blog
- Which is basically the same thing as regular Laffy Taffy, but the Halloween-themed jokes...
A Pre-General Conference Message @ My Religious Blog
- A fine member of the Church was talking with a neighbor who was not of our faith. When...
Old School Of The Prophets @ My Religious Blog
- My patriarchal blessing is so old school that is says I am from the Tribe Called Quest.
Woe Unto The Liar @ My Religious Blog
- Remember, if you click the box saying you read and agree to the terms and conditions on...
It's Been Getting Pretty Hot In Utah Lately @ My Religious Blog
- And when that happens, there's only one place to go...Nothing beats the desert heat of...
The Best Two Years @ My Religious Blog
- A lot of people refer to their missions as the best two years of their life, but I like...
Possible Lyric Johnny Cash Might Sing During The Millennium @ My Religious Blog
- "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him change in the twinkling of an eye."
It's Not Post Secret, It's Post Sacred @ My Religious Blog
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Puns Of Perdition @ My Religious Blog
- I am currently developing a new procedural drama for KBYU about a team of seminary...
Rome Temple @ My Religious Blog
- They just released a picture of the new Rome Temple and I for one am getting very...
Cnicht @ Headlife
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LOL Cats General Conference @ My Religious Blog
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The Bea (Arthur) Attitudes @ My Religious Blog
- Blessed are the outspoken, middle-aged, liberal New Yorkers, for they shall ultimately be...
Product Placement In The Book Of Mormon @ My Religious Blog
- And I Mormon did begin the unlock the secrets of Fushigi, yea, even the magic gravity...
Translation Error @ My Religious Blog
- For years I was positive that when I was younger I had witnessed a really righteous old...
Articles Of Faith @ My Religious Blog
- In case you're interested, there's an article about me and this blog on the Salt Lake...
Join The Revelation! @ My Religious Blog
- If you like My Religious Blog then you may also like the official My Religious Blog page...
I Am A FULL Tithe Payer @ My Religious Blog
- This year instead of signing up for tithing settlement, I am just giving my bishop a link...
MMM Library: Linked Parents, The Chain Conundrum @ Modern Mormon Men
- by Casey Peterson (bio)
This post was originally published on January 25, 2012.
I...
