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October 2013

October 07, 2013

The Tyranny of Data

Data science has been dubbed by Harvard Business Review as “the sexiest job in...

October 04, 2013

The Tallest Man on Earth

Kristian Matsson, when asked why he chose the stage moniker “The Tallest Man on...

October 01, 2013

Is the Breaking Bad Finale Too Neat?

**Warning: Massive Spoilers** Amidst the mostly unanimous praise for Breaking Bad’s finale this...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

The Idolatry of Breaking Bad

**WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT ** The empire has fallen. All that remains of...

September 18, 2013

Out with the Old

Edith Schaeffer died this past Holy Saturday at her home in Gryon, Switzerland at the...

September 16, 2013

The Theology of Breaking Bad

Editor’s Note: Massive Spoilers. Read at your own risk. Breaking Bad is one of...

July 2013

July 05, 2013

The Gospel of Authenticity

In last Saturday’s New York Times, Simon Critchley and Jamieson Webster critique the “pursuit of...

June 2013

June 14, 2013

Cynicism, Passion, and The Onion

I’ve sworn off reading The Onion. It’s not that I don’t appreciate its sardonic wit...

June 04, 2013

On Gratitude and the Essayification of Life

“Tabbing” is what I call my daily practice of scrolling through emails, Facebook, and Twitter,...

May 2013

May 16, 2013

Why I’m Not Going to Talk About “Culture” Anymore (or Bill O’Reilly and the Guinness Shamrock)

Bill O’Reilly, primetime gladiator, walks into a bar. Specifically, it’s an Irish pub. Bill is...