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Canned Dragons

Canned Dragons is a weblog about faith, noise and technology, written by Robert Rackley.

"For the memory can both provoke the dragon and the memory can also subdue him."

~ St. John Chrysostom

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Enswiftification

When our beliefs are defined by our consumption, almost anything can become an object of worship.

Enswiftification
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Sacred Time

As I headed to Divine Liturgy yesterday morning, I was glad to be able to participate in sacred time. The ability to set aside time for worship and repentant reflection has clear benefits for the soul. Elizabeth Oldfield writes about Keeping Sacred Time for Comment Magazine. Rowan Williams says that

Sacred Time

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The City We Forgot To Name

More evidence of bias in mainstream journalism.

The City We Forgot To Name
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Substack Lock-In

Will the latest Substack controversy have legs?

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Borderline Savings Time

The shifts in some of the most prominent Christian cultures in the U.S. have been disturbing.

Borderline Savings Time
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Sharing Is Caring

How do you give the gift of music without tapes?

Sharing Is Caring
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Oh Spotify, All Is Forgiven

Neil Young put his catalog back on Spotify. He was moved to do so by the fact that Apple and Amazon are now serving the podcast he objected to (The Joe Rogan Experience) and that led him to remove his music from the streaming service. He reasons that he can&