Around the ‘Sphere

Off we go…

Congratulations to Scott and Beth Slayton on the birth of their daughter Hannah last week. May the Sandman frequent your house.

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Russell Moore offers an alternate way of thinking about porn stars.

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I’ve always been interested in cultural anthropology (I once took a 400-level class in college as free elective…), so I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon the blog of Grant McKracken. He’s an anthropologist who studies such mundane things as why people order smaller drinks in the drive-thru at McDonald’s than they do if they order inside. Call me crazy, but that sort of stuff facsinates me — as does McCracken’s blog.

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John Rabe offers a a review of Moneyball, an interesting-looking book on baseball statistics and challenging long-held paradigms of thought.

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And finally, in a rare side-splitting post, Albert Mohler confesses an to an addictive behavior that I share as well. This is a definite must-read.