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can we afford to be ‘topical’? august 2026 braindump
Flannery O’Connor, James Baldwin, racism, and a bunch of other stuff that affected me this summer.
Aug 31
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the body comes first: May 2026 braindump
Figuring out whether to convert and some thoughts on "The Devil Wears Prada 2"
May 31
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on the less-examined life: April 2026 braindump
Thoughts about being more private, loving our cities, clean fiction, Philip Pullman, and blasphemy.
May 1
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man cannot live by vibes alone: March 2026 braindump
Christianity, conservative art, and other brief thoughts
Apr 6
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stop blaming everything on postmodernism: February 2026 braindump
A completely uncalled for rant, plus more on beauty, outgrowing American churchianity, and some art I enjoyed this month.
Mar 1
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getting tired of talking: January 2026 braindump
It's not mean if I don't care about your opinion, right?
Jan 29
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saints, women, and music of divine longing: november 2025 braindump
Rosalía channels C.S. Lewis, why men should like women, a call to excellence, and other curiosities
Nov 30, 2025
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perverse *and* boring? october 2025 braindump
It's getting cold. Pull a stool by the fire and let's talk aboue art, attention, aesthetics, and America.
Nov 4, 2025
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to hell with re-enchantment? September 2025 braindump
Your monthly timeline purification featuring the new wives of pop music and fools rushing in.
Sep 28, 2025
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in the hands of the soulless: August 2025 braindump
Reconstruction, Narnia, talking about ourselves – and, of course, Taylor Swift
Aug 30, 2025
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Hutchmoot withdrawal symptoms: July 2025 braindump
"Incarnation is hell," says John Hendrix the third night of Hutchmoot.
Jul 30, 2025
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take the tools away from (some) men: June 2025 braindump
AI's effect on reading, third places on the rise, and two women talking about men
Jun 30, 2025
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