tracking all things normal in this ‘verse

Interestingly in both of these scenes from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows it is Raphael who at first struggles with the desire to be normal, then questions

Thursday 25 – Sunday 28 May Normal? Festival of the Brain brings science and art together over four days to wonder at the brain. This year we are exploring neuroplasticity

Here’s a collection spanning a few months of tweets-n-‘grams each addressing in their own way the question of “what is normal?” From self-help expressions to Joker-inspired artworks coupled with self-help

Check it out here on iTunes and give a listen (and possibly a laugh) while you ask yourself, “am i normal?” A Comedy-Psychology Podcast studying the mental health challenges of

9 years ago today was the opening of The New Normal at Artists Space in NYC – in perfect ‘art world’ exemplification the website created dedicated to the exhibition is

From the Wikipedia article on continuous probability distribution aka “normal distribution“: In probability theory, the normal (or Gaussian) distribution is a very common continuous probability distribution. Normal distributions are important

as a bonus here’s a reaction video by tfs2006:

What is normal? #whatisnormal #ThursdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/GQ8gu7Esmo — Steve Zanella (@sczanella) March 30, 2017

“Syrians are dying by the thousands, and they’re fighting just to talk about the rights we have,” Mueller said.   “For as long as I live, I will not let

From an episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden interviewing Seth MacFarlane, who points out the semi-obvious non-normal nature of the side-effects of running for POTUS, whether you

This video-podcast is circa August 2014 but is a good listen for broadly analyzing ‘what is normal?’ and even can be construed as hinting at our current political crisis, and

NormalMap-Online This website lets you create normal maps from height maps for free. All normal map textures you create are your own. Textures are not saved on the server and

‘The New Normal‘ is a limited edition 40×60 cm inkjet print on satin paper by Swiss artist Stéphane Kropf – as it is a multiple it can be yours for

I frankly have no idea what is going on here… The song “Soft Serve” copyright 2016 Parallel Axis Records (ASCAP) and Le Royale Records (ASCAP) thenewnormalmusic.com

Man how time flies. It was already two years ago that Chris Rock re-emerged to give the opening monologue at the 2014 BET Awards, at that time 5 years since

Instagram sensation Bread Face is “giving the people something they didn’t ask for” by capturing videos of her smashing her face into various loaves and styles of bread – muffins,

This fascinating volume tackles the history of the terms ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’. Originally meaning ‘as occurring in nature’, normality has taken on significant cultural gravitas and this book recognizes and

this. Looks. AMAZING! Apply to Strelka to educate yourself all about The New Normal, or watch this video to learn more about what they’re about: Education Programme Director Benjamin Bratton

There’s next-to-no information on this exhibition other than a Facebook event (with next-to-no information, and a private Instagram account), but nonetheless it looks promising: "What Is Normal" new exhibition by

‘The New Normal‘ is a brave blog about the story of Alex and Amy – their ‘about’ bio is below which defines their ‘what is normal?’ inquiry better than I

Have you settled so long until now it’s become your normal? Have you forgotten what true happiness is? Do you know how “healthy” feels?

Furthermore: One thing needs to be clear: we aren’t, and will never be, normal. And this is ok. Read more.

This is a clip from a longer segment (link below) which itself is merely a segment of a full-length documentary due out later this year – crowdfunded on Kickstarter in

Normal is a movie featuring Carrie-Anne Moss of The Matrix acclaim. It’s a pretty good drama, especially if you have any familiarity with – and frankly disdain of – boring

He might be proclaiming to be something that he’s not – for a laugh – but comedian John Lajoie’s YouTube video is a hit regardless (nearly 4 million views already

Chapter 8 of Vagueness in Psychiatry – aka ‘gradualist approaches to mental health and disease – is scribed by Lara Keuck and Allan Frances and resolves around the subject of,

Kurt Eichenwald speaks simple truth to power in this short but to-the-point clip during an exchange with Jonathan Capehart & others. What was seemingly a novelty act is now a

#ilovehorror #horror Yeah #true #whatisnormal #thecraft #yeahiis #besexy #believeinthefangirls #normalisew #ilovemovies A post shared by Jess aka Trixie (@xxjessabugxx) on Sep 23, 2016 at 3:14pm PDT   Aint that the

Telehealth isn’t a new trend or an emerging technology. In fact, telehealth has quickly become an essential part of the comprehensive healthcare ecosystem. This informational graphic highlights the prevalence of

(this one is actually from late November but it’s so good I had to be sure to share it!) THE WORD “NORMALIZE” has become, well, normal. Long before Donald Trump

Here are some instances of ‘normal’ appearing in the weather, even though what is ‘normal’ seems un-quantifiable, and instead the word should be ‘average’:   and this set of images

In short, How do we deal with change? I’d say, as best as we can. However, I’m sure that is the last thing you’d like to hear. On some level,

The Republican memory is short – it was only 15 years ago today that President George W Bush signed into law the following executive order… For Immediate Release Office of

Normalverse is a trilogy of Kindle e-books. The first novel was released two years ago today and is available as a free download – at 122 pages it’s a quick

Chief Architect make ‘home design software’ and this sneak peek of their X9 software they demonstrate their newest feature… Normal Maps!

If you consider that a normal bottle then sure…

Similar but different from their Chinese counterpart, Normal School is a place for training teachers using seminars; founded in the late 17th c. in France, the schools quickly spread to

Next to Normal was a contemporary Off-/Broadway ‘rock’ musical about bipolar disorder and suburban living; it won three 2009 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer in 2010, among a litany of

I mean, c’mon, this is just boring: [hat-tip Kim O’Neil for the photo – her focus was the ceiling lamp but she inadvertently including the ‘boring’ lamp which I spied

Using data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and other facilities, scientists have found the first gamma-ray binary in another galaxy and the most luminous one ever seen. The dual-star

This clip from the first episode on HBO of Flight of the Conchords kind of succinctly sums up their notions of romance, the perception of them (and nerdy men like

Another Star Trek reference, only this time animated from 1973! The episode is ‘The Time Trap‘ and in this other-verse all weaponry is registered inert, or rather, normal, by some

While browsing around looking at various content I stumbled upon a number of ‘normal’ tv tropes compiled by the website of that namesake. I stumbled upon one – Badass Normal

A soldier wakes up in someone else’s body and discovers he’s part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train. A mission he has only

Stumbled upon from some “user experience” company if I remember correctly; I would point out that their layout is wrong, and the title really should read “NORMAL VS. HAPPY USERS”

Obama was just elected to his first term. And a few months later meme-machine Chris Crocker released his post-Britney question-video, ‘What is “normal”?’ Some users posted responses (circa 2008/9!): I’m

Do you like rock and roll music? ‘Cause I don’t know if I do Is anything as strange as a normal person? Is anyone as cruel as a normal person?

In this clip from the 2013 sci-fi surprise Elysium the badass antagonist Kruger (Sharlto Copley) is hoisted onto a medi-bed by his two henchmen Drake (Brandon Auret) and Crowe (Josh

This event is already sold out so there was no need to elevate its promotion, but – but! – if I were in London on Thursday (during America’s Giving of

John Oliver tore orangutan-fathered human tire fire a new tire firehole in his latest segment, aired post-election. It includes two momentary clips juxtaposing #Drumpf against that which is absolutely not

Forget ‘middle’ – go with ‘normal’!

Some guy named Nathan Dalaklis is uploading ‘new videos everyday.’ On top of that self-imposed quota being really demanding to keep up with, one of his series is titled ‘What

#Sapiosexuals #Intelligence #IntelligenceIsSexy A post shared by sapiosexuals (@iheartintelligence) on Aug 31, 2016 at 6:19pm PDT

The Imitation Game is an excellent movie; I don’t care about historical accuracy, it’s simply a good movie. Not least of all because it contains two scenes that play on

I haven’t watched CBS’s Scorpion, but the short and long trailers each include mentions of what is normal?; the inference being that the characters portrayed are some of the smartest

Normal is an illusion. #whatisnormal pic.twitter.com/IoWURvurmm — Sadly Lost (@OddlyGates) August 21, 2016

In this clip from Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Arthur Curry just finished his first battle with Trenchers, and is coming to realize his destiny, with no future to choose

Matt from Surviving My Past blog – the author is a self-avowed “adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse, bullying, and narcissistic abuse” – has an emotional and powerfully-written article about

From Wikipedia: The term “normal school” originated in the early 16th century from the French école normale.[4] The French concept of an “école normale” was to provide a model school

Hat-tip to my friend Georgia who wrote in with the note, “I found you in the form of a Danish shop! WEIRD

Here are a number of Twitter tweets from mid-2015 to now (July 2016) that used the #WhatIsNormal hashtag in conjunction with a meme image or slogan-expression: #WhatIsNormal pic.twitter.com/hga52jMY1O — Jami

Article from 2014 still in style:

Below is a roundup of some five-dozen-plus status updates from Twitter over the past year, using the #whatisnormal hashtag – these do not include some of the many hashtags surrounding

(needless to say the original poster took down their hate-post, unable to accommodate the barrage of ‘but-wait what about?’ and logic-questions their island metaphor couldn’t sustain.) http://applegrasscoffee.tumblr.com/post/132614084352/barbells-and-highheels-wsswatson

Here’s the chalkboard, followed by some of the user-additions below: Here's @lisaletters adding her voice to our #whatisnormal chalkboard at @yalc_uk! #YALC pic.twitter.com/y0eWNOOeGa — David Fickling Books (@DFB_storyhouse) July 17,

"I am normal": #LabourLeadership candidate @OwenSmith_MP says being ordinary is his strength https://t.co/rO2EhEv31g — Sky News (@SkyNews) July 18, 2016 (Interestingly, he doesn’t embrace being ‘normal’ in his Twitter feed,

Surprisingly, this is the only instance of ‘normal’ through four movies (this is from Catching Fire, the second film) – I wasn’t looking for more, but I figured given the

Podcastian and 20-year New Yorker Staff Writer Malcolm Gladwell talked with CBSN about the recent shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando; at one point he refers specifically to

eCalc is a website that has multiple battery calculators for many remote controlled aircrafts including airplanes (propCalc), helicopters (heliCalc), and multirotor (i.e. ‘drone’) designs. And specifically on the multirotor calculator

NPR reports that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, is predicting the 2016 hurricane ‘season,’ which beings June 1st, to be ‘near-normal.’ “Near-normal” in this case actually means

This is a great clip from Ridley Scott’s 2007 American Gangster. The context is that Detective Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) and Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) have an exchange about their

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is a f***ing tragedy. It’s a goddamn crying shame and the people in charge of that state are responsible for the future-ailments and deaths

McCain gave a couple normal one-liners on his march to fail becoming 44th POTUS.

The P90D is a $100K+ electric vehicle with some not-so-average options including “Autopilot Convenience Features.” Slow News Day take a model Model S P90D (that’s a mouthful the more you

Following up from Donald Trump’s recent conversation with the Washington Post Editorial Board, this week’s New Yorker cover by Barry Blitt is a brilliant melange of Trumpist expressions and thoughts

I’m sorry. I don’t intend for this blog to become a running stream of The Donald’s ‘normal’ references, but these are simply golden. I mean who says that? “My hands

These days it seems ‘duh’ that the boundary between the United States and Mexico lies along the Rio Grande and Colorado Rivers. But these things aren’t always so obvious, and

The Stomp to the Nomination Continues.

[Finding stars and exoplanets these days seems an almost trivial, monthly affair. But back in November of 2008 it was anything but, especially with planets orbiting an … ordinary …

The New Normal is an exhibition of artwork made between 2001-2008 currently on view at Artists Space in Manhattan, NYC, and co-organized by the iCI (that acronym isn’t even defined

[This post is from the archives – it was originally published on June 12, 2008. All of the references in it – Pages, Labs – are since expired by the

Here’s a throwback Thursday post for ya. Back in October, 2008, Overheard in NY published this gem of an exchange at JFK airport: [h/t sebastosh who sent this over wayyy

Uploaded not even two months ago, this The Guardian video about the rise of Donald Trump in America as being consistent with recent political trends in Europe, opens with this

“Objection to the use of the word “normal” your honor!” Not my words. Rather the demur of the prosecutor in this scene from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, season 2 episode

The year was 2008. I was using Plaxo at the time as my online address book or rolodex – this was way before the now all-powerful search in Google Contacts

Courts aren’t supposed to be political, but file this one under politics because in the following quote by the recently deceased Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia, he makes mention of

It’s not all GOP chaos alone these days. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz gave this gem of a few lines to CNN’s Jake Tapper recently, somehow equating the

Monologue by Dr. Millard Rausch from 1978's Dawn of the Dead opens with a normal question and comments on the notion of normal life.

David Frum on why pols in general - and Marco Rubio specifically - "adhere to talking points"