"The hope of a secure & livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace & brotherhood."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
September 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
"The hope of a secure & livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace & brotherhood."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
In 1829, the Home Office commissioned a nationwide return of places of worship not affiliated with the Church of England (including nonconformists and Roman Catholics) along with their estimated adherents.
September 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
In 1829, the Home Office commissioned a nationwide return of places of worship not affiliated with the Church of England (including nonconformists and Roman Catholics) along with their estimated adherents.
Extremely true for punks as well and many other "outsider" subcultures. "We're all nonconformists! Make sure you're wearing one of the three approved looks to fit in!"
September 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Extremely true for punks as well and many other "outsider" subcultures. "We're all nonconformists! Make sure you're wearing one of the three approved looks to fit in!"
Funny that they got mad about being (accurately!) described as "disgruntled nonconformists".
September 23, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Funny that they got mad about being (accurately!) described as "disgruntled nonconformists".
“island of disgruntled nonconformists” is an interesting characterization considering the center is clearly and openly trying to get more conformity to rw worldviews. They don’t even invite Ds to events.
September 23, 2026 at 3:03 AM
“island of disgruntled nonconformists” is an interesting characterization considering the center is clearly and openly trying to get more conformity to rw worldviews. They don’t even invite Ds to events.
“You have complete contempt for those academics who do not adhere to the dominant, leftist ideology on university campus," outgoing chair Richard Lowery emailed in response to Board of Regents President Robert Cramer saying, "We don’t want CIF to be an island of disgruntled nonconformists."
Nearly half of the Center for Intellectual Freedom advisory council resigns; emails reveal infighting with regents - Little Village
Nearly half of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa’s advisory council membership have resigned from their roles after issues were voiced about the Iowa Board of Regents’ dism...
littlevillagemag.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:45 PM
“You have complete contempt for those academics who do not adhere to the dominant, leftist ideology on university campus," outgoing chair Richard Lowery emailed in response to Board of Regents President Robert Cramer saying, "We don’t want CIF to be an island of disgruntled nonconformists."
the mature queer version of jumping someones ass being sending mildly annoyed messages on the internet is a really funny demonstration of pacifism. kids these days like replicating lord of the flies or maybe clockwork orange but only towards minorities and nonconformists instead of the elderly
September 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
the mature queer version of jumping someones ass being sending mildly annoyed messages on the internet is a really funny demonstration of pacifism. kids these days like replicating lord of the flies or maybe clockwork orange but only towards minorities and nonconformists instead of the elderly
established four day schools. His opposition to child labour and championing of the working class alienated the influential mill-owners. His introduction of new church rates, which nonconformists also had to pay was extremely unpopular with various people in the town including Titus Salt
September 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM
established four day schools. His opposition to child labour and championing of the working class alienated the influential mill-owners. His introduction of new church rates, which nonconformists also had to pay was extremely unpopular with various people in the town including Titus Salt
"Even when Harrelson and McConaughey aren’t playing Texans on screen, they’re embodying that spirit Texans most admire—especially when they’re just being themselves. They’re charismatic nonconformists, insubordinate yet competent, cool under pressure ..." www.texasmonthly.com/culture/matt...
How McConaughey and Harrelson Became Texas's Most Unlikely Ambassadors
The stars of the new Apple TV comedy ‘Brothers,’ filmed around Austin, have become our de facto ambassadors, even though their wild-and-free lifestyles seem at odds with a conservative Texas.
www.texasmonthly.com
September 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
"Even when Harrelson and McConaughey aren’t playing Texans on screen, they’re embodying that spirit Texans most admire—especially when they’re just being themselves. They’re charismatic nonconformists, insubordinate yet competent, cool under pressure ..." www.texasmonthly.com/culture/matt...
Solidarity with all you quirky, nonconformists and freaks!
You are the best of us.
You are the best of us.
September 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Solidarity with all you quirky, nonconformists and freaks!
You are the best of us.
You are the best of us.
It doesn’t take long for this one to click!
Hats off to you nonconformists.
Hats off to you nonconformists.
September 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It doesn’t take long for this one to click!
Hats off to you nonconformists.
Hats off to you nonconformists.
I will go further and say that this is why stories about rebels, nonconformists, are so important. They show people that even when it seems impossible and the odds are overwhelming, they *can* fight back, take control of their situation, make things better. You make such stories, sir. Thank you.
September 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I will go further and say that this is why stories about rebels, nonconformists, are so important. They show people that even when it seems impossible and the odds are overwhelming, they *can* fight back, take control of their situation, make things better. You make such stories, sir. Thank you.
Extending the Biswas--Chatterjee--Sen model with nonconformists and inflexibles
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07432
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07432
September 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Extending the Biswas--Chatterjee--Sen model with nonconformists and inflexibles
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07432
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07432
The Italian leftist historian Carlo Ginzburg died this year at the age of eighty-seven. @emmaclairefoley.bsky.social remembers how the champion of lone nonconformists challenged the notion that history is made by great men.
Carlo Ginzburg, 1939–2026 | Emma Claire Foley
Carlo Ginzburg’s work centered and subverted the very idea of insignificance.
thebaffler.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The Italian leftist historian Carlo Ginzburg died this year at the age of eighty-seven. @emmaclairefoley.bsky.social remembers how the champion of lone nonconformists challenged the notion that history is made by great men.
The gods always smile on the outliers.
“All art is based upon nonconformity [and] every great historical change has been based upon nonconformity, has been bought either with the blood or with the reputation of nonconformists.”
“All art is based upon nonconformity [and] every great historical change has been based upon nonconformity, has been bought either with the blood or with the reputation of nonconformists.”
“Without the nonconformist, any society of whatever degree of perfection must fall into decay.”
On artist Ben Shahn's birthday, his timeless manifesto about nonconformity as the engine of a culture's growth and greatness www.themarginalian.org/2016/11/08/b...
On artist Ben Shahn's birthday, his timeless manifesto about nonconformity as the engine of a culture's growth and greatness www.themarginalian.org/2016/11/08/b...
On Nonconformity: Artist Ben Shahn’s Spirited Defense of Nonconformists as Society’s Engine of Growth and Greatness
“Without the nonconformist, any society of whatever degree of perfection must fall into decay.”
www.themarginalian.org
September 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The gods always smile on the outliers.
“All art is based upon nonconformity [and] every great historical change has been based upon nonconformity, has been bought either with the blood or with the reputation of nonconformists.”
“All art is based upon nonconformity [and] every great historical change has been based upon nonconformity, has been bought either with the blood or with the reputation of nonconformists.”
“Without the nonconformist, any society of whatever degree of perfection must fall into decay.”
On artist Ben Shahn's birthday, his timeless manifesto about nonconformity as the engine of a culture's growth and greatness www.themarginalian.org/2016/11/08/b...
On artist Ben Shahn's birthday, his timeless manifesto about nonconformity as the engine of a culture's growth and greatness www.themarginalian.org/2016/11/08/b...
On Nonconformity: Artist Ben Shahn’s Spirited Defense of Nonconformists as Society’s Engine of Growth and Greatness
“Without the nonconformist, any society of whatever degree of perfection must fall into decay.”
www.themarginalian.org
September 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
“Without the nonconformist, any society of whatever degree of perfection must fall into decay.”
On artist Ben Shahn's birthday, his timeless manifesto about nonconformity as the engine of a culture's growth and greatness www.themarginalian.org/2016/11/08/b...
On artist Ben Shahn's birthday, his timeless manifesto about nonconformity as the engine of a culture's growth and greatness www.themarginalian.org/2016/11/08/b...
Living on campus at the local liberal arts college known for academic rigor & weirdo nonconformists. I’m sure anyone familiar with where I live knows where I’m talking about
September 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Living on campus at the local liberal arts college known for academic rigor & weirdo nonconformists. I’m sure anyone familiar with where I live knows where I’m talking about
the forces of cosmopolitanism—literacy, travel, journalism, education, the mixing of peoples—corrodes tribalism, authoritarianism, and puritanism, with all the punitive sentiments that go with them, and make it harder to demonize foreigners and nonconformists.
September 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
the forces of cosmopolitanism—literacy, travel, journalism, education, the mixing of peoples—corrodes tribalism, authoritarianism, and puritanism, with all the punitive sentiments that go with them, and make it harder to demonize foreigners and nonconformists.
The AoC surely doesn’t? It’s only the Church of England he heads up, & even in England there are Catholics & Nonconformists & miscellaneous other evangelical Christian sects. In Wales, Scotland, & N. Ireland his writ does not run at all.
September 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
The AoC surely doesn’t? It’s only the Church of England he heads up, & even in England there are Catholics & Nonconformists & miscellaneous other evangelical Christian sects. In Wales, Scotland, & N. Ireland his writ does not run at all.
In the 1950s and ’60s, an upstate New York resort served as an underground safe haven for trans women, gender nonconformists and crossdressers. xtramagazine.com/video/casa-s...
Casa Susanna was a trans safe haven in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Its legacy lives on | Xtra Magazine
In the mid-20th century, Casa Susanna was a refuge for trans women and crossdressers
xtramagazine.com
September 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
In the 1950s and ’60s, an upstate New York resort served as an underground safe haven for trans women, gender nonconformists and crossdressers. xtramagazine.com/video/casa-s...
Traditionally the correlation was that Anglicans were disproportionately Tory, Catholics Labour, and Nonconformists Liberal (this is not the same as an overwhelming majority or even necessarily a plurality)
September 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Traditionally the correlation was that Anglicans were disproportionately Tory, Catholics Labour, and Nonconformists Liberal (this is not the same as an overwhelming majority or even necessarily a plurality)
A date is how you find out who’s actually in the room with you. I asked Pittsburgh’s kinksters, sex workers, and nonconformists where they go to find out.
www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-enterta...
www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-enterta...
Fun Pittsburgh date ideas from local kinksters, free spirits, and nonconformists
Unexpected Pittsburgh date recommendations that fall outside the norm.
www.pghcitypaper.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
A date is how you find out who’s actually in the room with you. I asked Pittsburgh’s kinksters, sex workers, and nonconformists where they go to find out.
www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-enterta...
www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-enterta...
I think JK decided to hate her original audience. She wrote about a bullied outsider becoming a hero in a magical world.
Her OG fans weren't RWers, they were nonconformists.
And she's poisoned that well.
Her OG fans weren't RWers, they were nonconformists.
And she's poisoned that well.
September 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I think JK decided to hate her original audience. She wrote about a bullied outsider becoming a hero in a magical world.
Her OG fans weren't RWers, they were nonconformists.
And she's poisoned that well.
Her OG fans weren't RWers, they were nonconformists.
And she's poisoned that well.