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Robert Rackley

Orthodox Christian, aspiring minimalist, inveterate notetaker, software dev manager and paper airplane mechanic.

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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&

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We’re Big Pants People Again

The NYT recently ran a piece about baggy pants coming into fashion again. The observances about the cyclical nature of fashion trends made me pause to reminisce a bit. My dad drove me the four hours across mostly rural NC that it took to get to my college orientation back

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Community Versus The Individual

A film review brings a nuanced and thoughtful analysis of changing cultural standards about the role of communities in our lives.

Community Versus The Individual
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What We Do Now

A grunge king remembers his roots on this solo effort.

What We Do Now
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Sophie

I’ve loved the fourth track on the Small Black record, Limits of Desire ever since the album was released over a decade ago. It was a clear standout, a highly stylized, dreamy ode to a woman who could probably be described as a “free spirit.” The song is based

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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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Parallel Play

Lately, when my wife and I are both on our iPads, she watching Law & Order reruns and me reading blogs, I’ve been thinking about the concept of parallel play. Parallel play is something kids do during a certain stage of development. Parallel play is a form of play

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Vol. 1 - Issue No. 3

The sport of dunking online, decreasing political content on social media, the technique to falling in love, compelled speech, more dragons and fantastic paint names courtesy of AI.

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Blessings Unbound

What does the Pope's pronouncement on blessings mean to those it most affects?