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Fight Club, Mark Driscoll, and the Young Men Returning to Church
On the 25th anniversary of Fight Club...
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September 2024

Busyness is a Spiritual Issue
And Memento Mori Isn’t Enough
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Rod Dreher Has a “Weird” Solution for the Disenchanted West
Orthodoxy and Enchantment are having a moment
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August 2024

How the Fertility Crisis is a Meaning Crisis
And how it might get resolved
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10 Reasons to Finish That Novel
(or sweater, or chair, or room...)
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Life Lessons from the Implosion of the Arts Industry
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July 2024

A Life of "Whim"
Rather than Shame and Self-flagellation
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Do You Home or Hone In?
Is it coming down the pike or pipe?
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June 2024

Why Can't We Quit Reality TV?
And why is gossiping so fun?
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We've Got 10 Years
(Stuck on Mars)
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May 2024

Suffer the Children in Our Brave New World
The Gift of Parenthood in an Age of Decadence
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The Gandalf Option
"I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened."
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