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The data on extreme human ageing is flawed

most "blue zones," concentrated areas of supercentenarians, can be attributed to pension fraud or bad record-keeping #




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Who gets shipped and why?

The Pudding's deep analysis of 10 years of fanfic ships on AO3 #




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A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles

The Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel's clearheaded "endorsement of democracy, solving problems, and Kamala Harris" #




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Vanishing Culture, the Internet Archive’s “Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record”

research and short essays about cultural loss and the critical importance of preservation and access #




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Anti-government militias using Facebook to recruit and organize in plain sight

in some cases, Meta is automatically creating the pages #




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Ghost founder/CEO John O’Nolan on how they’re structured and funded

a useful case study given the current debacle stemming from WordPress's "benevolent dictator for life" model #




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Nintendo Alarmo can run custom code via USB without opening it up

getting it to run DOOM is only a matter of time #




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PacCam, play multiplayer Pac-Man with your face

look in the direction you want to move, open and close your mouth to go faster #




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Panic announces Playdate season 2 coming next year

a dozen surprise new games released to everyone at the same time on a regular schedule #




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Moida Mansion

Papers Please/Obra Dinn creator Lucas Pope dropped a surprise spooky free web game inspired by 1980s LCD handhelds #




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3D Workers Island

short horror story in the form of a series of 1999-era screenshots about a Windows screensaver simulating life on an island #




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Over the Garden Wall’s 10th anniversary short

Aardman Animation worked with Patrick McHale and the original voice cast for an elaborate stop-motion tribute #




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Tim Maughan’s “Not My Problem”

short fiction about "the near future of art and creative work" #




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What Does An Ecumenical Council Look Like?

With many of the autocephalous Churches meeting in Crete this week, some have wondered if this was another "Ecumenical Council" of the Orthodox Church. Fr. Lawrence Farley helps us understand that term.




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On Wearing Cassocks and Other Good Habits

So, what’s the deal with clerical dress and monastic habits? Do they really matter?




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An Exclusive Creed

Fr. Lawrence says the Nicene Creed was created to exclude which goes against the grain of our modern secular society, where the word “inclusive” has become a magic word, conjuring up warm feelings of virtue, righteousness, and goodness.




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Can We Know For Sure Who Is Saved?




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Chieti, Reunion, and the Rush to Embrace




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An Insignificant Sound




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Feast of the Entrance




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Charlie Brown And The Lonely Walk Of Faith




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Liturgy and the Language of the Street




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The Priest and the Parish Council




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Annunciation




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Another Jesus

Fr. Lawrence reflects on the questions that must be asked to determine if someone is preaching "another Jesus." He suggests that the blessing of same-sex activity by some churches raise the same questions as in St. Paul's day.




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Understanding Pascha

Fr. Lawrence talks about the societal lies that Pascha reveals.




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Of Gay Sex and Leaven

What does the Orthodox Church think about gay sex? The official answer is not hard to find.




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The Great Litany

Fr. Lawrence offers commentary on the Divine Liturgy with a focus today on the Great Litany.




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The Antiphons

Fr. Lawrence continues his commentary on the Divine Liturgy with a focus on the Antiphons.




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Appreciating Anathemas

The decrees and canons of the Provincial and Ecumenical Councils today often sound odd in our modern ears.




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Not Like Religion – the Christian Clergy

It is easy to misinterpret Christianity as a religion like any other but Fr. Lawrence maintains it is unique.




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The Feast of Byzantium

The Feast of the Elevation of the Cross could also be called The Feast of Byzantium.




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Not Like Religion – Clean vs. Unclean

Fr. Lawrence continues his series and examines the correlation in the Scriptures between that which is clean and that which is unclean.




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Allegory and the Old Testament

Fr. Lawrence says it is safe to say that the allegorical method has fallen upon hard times in the scholarly world.




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King Herod and the True Meaning of Christmas

Fr. Lawrence Farley is convinced that his culture knows absolutely nothing about the true meaning of Christmas.




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Herod and the True Meaning of Christmas




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The Father is Greater Than I




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Divine Liturgy Commentary - the Peace and the Creed




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Commentary on the Divine Liturgy: The Anaphora

Fr. Lawrence Farley comments on the Anaphora, which is a Greek word meaning “offering.”




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Holy Week Anti-Semitism?

Fr. Lawrence Farley comments on a discussion that takes place each year during Holy Week.




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Songs of Light and Revelation




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Dealing with Anger




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Christian Zionism




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TWU and the Rising Tide




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Biblical Exegesis and Confessionalism




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Church and Political Causes




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Strangers in a Strange Land




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Light of Your Countenance




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The Historical Case for Infant Baptism




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Knowing the Master's Manger