A mere Christian, aspiring minimalist, inveterate notetaker, budget audiophile and paper airplane mechanic.
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Six Flags White House
Kevin D. Williamson writes for The Dispatch about the spectacle of setting up a UFC match on the White House lawn. It does not matter whether you live in a trailer park or a brick ranch house or something more grand and getting grander, it is all the same: Tornado bait is tornado bait. When…
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The Pontiff vs. AI
The pope is so hot right now. Everyone is discussing the long-awaited Magnifica Humanitas papal encyclical from the Roman Pontiff. It makes sense. In a world where much of the responsibility for moral leadership has been abdicated, we are in much need of a figure who can provide that leadership with reach and authority. Enter…
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There are some amazing photos of holy sites in France coming from @eastbrad. I was especially enthralled with Mont-Saint-Michel.
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Vans yellow and black Half Cabs. The official shoe of Canned Dragons.
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Black Butterflies
Kupajo warns us to beware of black butterflies. Male grayling butterflies prefer to mate with darker female graylings. When caged with a female grayling and a cardboard cutout of a grayling painted black, the male will choose the cardboard cutout over the female. Beyond being an example of bro falling for an unrealistic standard of…
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I attempted to attend Divine Liturgy at another Orthodox parish today, but couldn’t even get into the nave because there were so many people.
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Star Wars The Product
What Star Wars owes to its fans and commercial interests.
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Quick Hit
Phil Collins invents gated reverb.
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Don’t Panic
Saturday’s song is a cover of an early Coldplay track by Hoops.