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  • 10 Challenging Quotes from a 20th Century Classic

    10 Challenging Quotes from a 20th Century Classic0

    • October 21, 2015

    Richard Weaver’s Ideas Have Consequences (1948) is considered one of the best nonfiction books of the 20th century. In it, Weaver dianoses problems of the modern age, explores their origins, and offers some potential cures. His University of Chicago colleague Paul Tillich described it as “Brilliantly written, daring and radical… It will shock, and philosophical shock is

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  • 10 Books You Need to Read Before Graduation

    10 Books You Need to Read Before Graduation0

    “If you don’t read good books, you will read bad ones,” C. S. Lewis writes. We may need to update Lewis’s claim for the twenty-first-century reader, for those who do not read good books will not necessarily read bad ones, but may—in not knowing why or what they should read—substitute books entirely with hours of

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  • 10 (Unwritten) Rules for Imitating an Accent

    10 (Unwritten) Rules for Imitating an Accent0

    I heard a radio advertisement from the local zoo for an Australian Outback exhibit. The narrator spoke in a thick, caricature Aussie accent. It made me wonder: When is it acceptable to imitate an accent, and when is it taboo?   After extensive internet research, here are 10 unwritten rules floating around in the internet ether

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  • 10 (Huge) Societal Changes Since the First ‘Incredibles’ Movie in 2004

    10 (Huge) Societal Changes Since the First ‘Incredibles’ Movie in 20040

    A friend of mine saw Incredibles 2 last weekend and remarked how strikingly different it was from the original. It got me thinking about how much has changed since The Incredibles first came out in 2004.   Here’s a look at just how different culture, families, and technology were 14 years ago.   1. Blockbuster

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  • 10 ‘Subversive’ Jokes to Land You in an East German Prison

    10 ‘Subversive’ Jokes to Land You in an East German Prison0

    Making fun of politicians is an American tradition. Some jokes cross lines of good taste; some are unfair or unfunny. Good taste and humor aside, Americans take it for granted that we can poke fun at politicians and our leaders. What’s the difference between Obama and God? God doesn’t think he is Obama. What does

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  • 1,000 Good Books to (Slowly) Consider

    1,000 Good Books to (Slowly) Consider50

    I’m a sucker for books about books and book lists. On my shelves are titles like Gladys and Mark Hunt’s “Honey for a Child’s Heart: The Imaginative Use of Books in Family Life”; George and Karen Grant’s “Shelf Life”; and James Mustich’s “1,000 Books to Read Before You Die.” Give me a cup of coffee,

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