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January 2013

January 18, 2013

7 Les Mis Takes (1/18/13)

--- 1 --- With my Javert medley of posts and the First Things essay on justice...

January 11, 2013

7 Quick Takes (1/11/13)

--- 1 --- Remember when I told you about that awesome New Yorker article on the...

January 04, 2013

7 Quick Takes (1/4/13)

--- 1 --- Jen Fulwiler of Conversion Diary (who runs this blog carnival) was in...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

7 Quick Takes (12/28/12)

--- 1 --- Tristyn Bloom of First Things was desperately asking people on twitter and facebook...

December 21, 2012

7 Christmas Traditions (12/21/12)

--- 1 --- Since the next Quick Takes will take place after Christmas, I thought...

December 14, 2012

7 Hobbit Takes

--- 1 --- I've been nervous about seeing The Hobbit since I saw this passage in...

December 07, 2012

7 Quick Takes (12/7/12)

--- 1 --- There's been some discussion this week about what happens after death to...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

7 Quick Book Recommendations

Tis the season for finding gifts, and how could you possibly do better than books?...

November 23, 2012

7 Quick Takes (11/23/12)

--- 1 --- I'm always delighted when life imitates xkcd (after all, that's why I...

November 16, 2012

7 Quick Takes (11/16/12)

--- 1 --- I'll start these quick takes with two call backs to recent topics....

November 09, 2012

7 Quick Takes (11/9/12)

--- 1 --- This has been a contentious week, so, if you want to have...

November 02, 2012

7 Quick Takes (11/2/12)

--- 1 --- Since the next Quick Takes will run after the election, and some...

October 2012

October 26, 2012

7 Quick Takes (10/26/12)

--- 1 --- Since Halloween falls on a Wednesday, I'll make this week my costume-themed...

October 19, 2012

7 Quick Takes (10/19/12)

--- 1 --- In the midst of the discussion on how to translate "I AM...

October 12, 2012

7 Quick Takes (10/12/12)

--- 1 --- Vi Hart is continuing her lovely videos on hexaflexagons! Catch up on...

October 05, 2012

7 Quick Takes (10/5/12)

I was about title this "7 Geeky Takes" and then I thought, "Why is this...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

7 Quick Takes (9/28/12)

--- 1 --- If you read no other Quick Take today, read this one and...

September 21, 2012

7 Quick Takes (9/21/12)

--- 1 --- I'm not going to make you wait til the end for the...

September 14, 2012

7 Quick Takes (9/14/12)

--- 1 --- When I get overbooked and miss a week of Quick Takes, I...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

7 Quick Takes (8/31/12)

--- 1 --- The Paralympics are happening, and interesting links abound! First up, this promotional...

August 24, 2012

7 Quick Takes (8/24/12)

--- 1 --- No theme this week, just a number of excellent links I've not...

August 17, 2012

7 Quick Takes (8/17/12)

--- 1 --- I'm still a little swoony from the news that GetReligion is joining...

August 03, 2012

7 Quick Olympic Takes (8/3/12)

--- 1 --- Tis the season for interesting Olympics stories! Though, since I'm not...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

7 Quick Takes (7/27/12)

--- 1 --- Some long time ago, at some point after I'd discovered Harry Potter and...

July 20, 2012

7 Quick Takes (7/20/12)

--- 1 --- I'm off at seeing The Dark Rises tonight. (I've prewritten these and am going...

July 13, 2012

7 Quick Takes (7/13/12)

--- 1 --- Any given week, there are usually enough interesting science stories in my...

July 06, 2012

7 Quick Takes (7/6/12)

--- 1 --- My next post is going to be a contribution to the Patheos...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

7 Quick Takes (6/29/12)

--- 1 --- Yesterday, the big controversy on the blog was Tau Day, not the...

June 23, 2012

Happy Birthday, Mr. Turing

1 It's Alan Turing's birthday! Google has a nice outline of his life and work...

June 22, 2012

7 Quick Takes (6/22/12)

--- 1 --- All things considered, it hasn't been that rough a week. But if...