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Wednesday May 14, 2008

Adulterous Entertainment
Josh Buice says rightly that it “seems that our modern American (and now English) culture is in ‘love’ with the sin of adultery.” He suggests several ramifications of this evil affair.


Smell the Coffee
Tony Payne rights about the “Fair Trade” efforts where people in the first world attempt to pay fair prices for products from the third world. “I read the articles with a growing sense of shame-faced exasperation–shame-faced, because how could I object to helping third world farmers?”


Buy a Library
Scott wants to sell his entire massive library. It could kickstart any great collection (he’s offering around 6000 books!).


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