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Thursday May 31, 2007

Music: Mark Roberts has some interesting questions and reflections on the sheer convenience of downloading music from iTunes.

Music: While on the subject of music, the good folks at Sovereign Grace are offering a free song from an interesting new project called “Asleep in a Storm” which presents remixes of some of their songs. And even further on the subject of music, Mark and Stephen Altrogge will be releasing a new album later this summer. Should be a good one!

Humor: Terrifying.

Technology: I’m going to have to put one of these on my Christmas wishlist.

Education: Here is an interesting article suggesting “Oxford University should end its support for the homophobic, misogynist evangelicals at Wycliffe.”

Sports: David Fisher shares an interesting (and sad) story.


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