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The Rundown for Thursday, May 27th 2010
05.28.10 | Permalink | Comment?

Mistress Internet reveals her hidden delights in response to my tender ministrations: How to Save the News by James Fallows @ The Atlantic Filed Under:[google economics journalism media toread theatlantic ] How to Get a Book Deal: Lessons From My Adventures in the World of Non-Fiction Publishing @ Studyhacks Filed Under:[advice howto writing publishing books [...]
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Plenary Indulgences? Really?
02.10.09 | Permalink | Comment?

The Catholic Church has decided to bring back one if its most baffling and unneccesary traditions. A handy definition: “An indulgence is the extra-sacramental remission of the temporal punishment due, in God’s justice, to sin that has been forgiven, which remission is granted by the Church in the exercise of the power of the keys, [...]
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Net Scavenging for the New Year, January 4th 2009
01.04.09 | Permalink | Comment?

How did I spend New Year’s Eve? I drank beer. I watched Justice League cartoons. I read Vonnegut. I fired a shotgun into the air. Not a bad way to send out 2008, symbolically speaking. Here’s some digital detritus: Town Asks Kung Fu Monks for Tourism Blessings” “Mr. Dou found a savior 1,200 miles away, [...]