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Oh hey! Stuff.

- How to Live Without Irony
A long and thoughtful piece about how irony can be destructive. Heavy on the anti-hipster attitude -- which I think is not entirely fair -- but the point that some of these incredibly common behaviors are fear-based, or at least preemptive surrenders is a good one.

- Is Doctor Who A Religion?
Interesting concept, and not a bad argument, though I think most people tend to think there's an element of belief that most people associate with religion (even if that sort of belief isn't really necessary if one allows that, say, Buddhism and Taoism can be religions) that isn't really present in Who fandom. That said, there are plenty in the fandom who'd call Doctor Who a way of life. Maybe it's the difference between being a Stoic and practicing Hellenismos?

- They Cracked This 250 Year-Old Code, And Found a Secret Society Inside
Being part of a world that's been powerfully impacted by secret societies -- Hello, Western democracy! Hello, modern druidry! -- this kind of story interests me on a lot of levels. Really, though, the best part of this is the way the article describes the process of cracking this thing open, finding other corroborating materials, etc. Also, the pictures. Very cool.

- It Doesn’t Matter Nate Silver Is Gay. It Matters America Knows He Is.
Nate Silver's sexual orientation would, in a sensible world, be irrelevant. We do not live in a sensible world. In fact, in a world like this, Silver's sexuality more or less serves to further piss off certain kinds of conservative. And, of course, to give me a reason to dance.

- If you’re 27 or younger, you’ve never experienced a colder-than-average month
But hey, it's not like global climate change is a real thing, right?

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