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Rock Paper Shotgun 

What's on your bookshelf?: Time has no bearing here as we enter the space between the clock hands edition

Hello reader who is also a reader, and welcome to The Space Between The Days. Missed the streak? Missed it? Missed the weekly Sunday column? Missed my deadline because I bought a new matress yesterday and spent most of the day lounging, limbs akimbo like a petulant starfish making noises no starfish has or will ever make? Missed the streak? You are simply wrong. Time has no bearing here. Here is the column. I've been reading Mark Forsyth's books on words and this very good New Yorker column about... Читать дальше...

Rock Paper Shotgun 

The eighth RPS Christmas Cracker 2024

The fell moons rise, and in their cold glare emerges a parcel from the dirt. Bloat and gangrene, crimped as if by tourniquet. A dark promise wriggles within. Grip the fibrous handles, feel its jagged soul imprint upon your palm. Now pull! Rend the sinew, tear muscle from bone, hatch their fetid gift! The yoke draws near! Take up the slip and read the words upon its face.

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Politico.com 

Why the debt fight is going to get even worse next year

On Jan. 1, the limit resumes on the U.S. national debt of more than $36 trillion. And Republicans are divided on how to handle the cliff, after the House shot down the incoming president's plan.

Crisis Magazine 

Infant Baptism: Do We Really Need It?

The grace of God does not bypass nature, any more than God’s divinity shows the least disdain for our humanity by becoming one of us.

TheSpursWeb 

How to watch Tottenham vs Newcastle in the Premier League

As Tottenham Hotspur prepare to face Newcastle United at the start of 2025, the stakes couldn’t be higher. With form dipping and injuries mounting, the... The post How to watch Tottenham vs Newcastle in the Premier League appeared first on Spurs Web.

CTVNews.ca 

Tom Mulcair: Assessing Trudeau's balance sheet as he enters an uncertain 2025

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is about to enter the final year of his mandate and, quite possibly, of his political career, writes Tom Mulcair in his column for CTVNews.ca. The former NDP leader takes a snapshot of Trudeau's leadership balance sheet as a way of understanding how he got to where he is in the polls.

The Big Money 

Jimmy Carter’s Legacy

How the religious right formed in opposition to an evangelical president.

Adweek.com 

TurboTax Goes After Gen Z As It Gears Up for Its 12th Super Bowl

By design, filing taxes is painful. So much so that 56% of Americans dread doing it and 26% say they hate it, per Pew Research. TurboTax has built its business around this collective grumble, making it easier for people to submit to the IRS in a few clicks. Now, before the April 2025 tax filing...