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TRANSCRIPT: I went to see Rabbi Steve Leder a few months ago, which I wrote about in this newsletter (and also this newsletter). And he made a comment which I’ve been thinking about a lot, and I’m still puzzling through. He talked about how it’s our tendency to synonymize truth and facts, and that he thinks that the role of faith in many peoples’ lives i… ncG1vNJzZmidnJ7AprjOnp%2BnnZ5jwLau0q2YnKNemLyue89oq6utpJ3AbsLSZp2am6So

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“70’s Car Movies” is streaming on the Criterion Channel. There are thirteen collected in the noisy bunch: The Cars That Ate Paris — Duel — Dirty Mary Crazy Larry — Fear is the Key — Gone in 60 Seconds — The Last American Hero — The Last Run — Le Mans —The Seven-Ups — Super Fly — Thunderbolt and Lightfoot — Trafic — White Lightning I saw many of these as a kid, for re-running this kind of fare was the bread-and-butter of Channel 9 (KMSP) out of Minneapolis.

I’m starting this month’s Missive with something different: a game review! I love reading and discussing games and spent several years reviewing video games (though it’s been a while). As a freelance creator in the space, I found myself a bit conflicted on whether or not I want to put down in writing my thoughts on games lest it limit my work opportunities in the future or give folks an overly restrictive view of what kind of games I like, want to create for, etc.

Ep. 21 Dave Portnoy founded Barstool Sports and just completed the most impressive business transaction of our lifetime. He also just got into an epic fight and shared the video with us first. Watch. As usual, if you’d like to opt-out, you can do that by clicking on your preferences and unchecking “Tucker’s Twitter.” ncG1vNJzZmirkai1or%2FTqKWeZqOqr7TAwJyiZ5ufonyxe9OumqSdomKwor7LrKanZZmjwaa%2B1aKcsKtdma63sYyppqusnqTG

Okay, so I watched the Tucker Carlson’s interview with Douglas Wilson about Christian Nationalism. My verdict is this: Douglas Wilson’s version of Christian Nationalism is a kind of “God, King, and Country” variety, less extreme than Stephen Wolfe’s version, and more amiable to a political pluralism in wider society, but still carries immense problems. To give some background, Douglas Wilson is a Presbyterian pastor and I first came across Wilson in the early 00s when he was part of a movement called The Federal Vision, which aimed for a more consistent covenantal view of church and family life, through theonomy, a bigger emphasis on good works (via Norman Shepherd), a stronger emphasis on the visible church as the church, and things like paedocommunion (giving communion to children).

We are kicking off the THIRD week of Season 39 Second Chance! Here’s the remaining schedule for the rest of Second Chance, which will be followed by Season 39 Champions Wildcard. Week 3 - Jan 2, 3, 4 / Finals Jan 5, 8 Week 4 - Jan 9, 10, 11 / Finals Jan 12, 15 I’ve published a quick visual refresher here if you’ve forgotten some of the names and faces since their original appearances.

Welcome to my Jeopardy! fashion recap! If you miss any posts, you can find the archive on the homepage. Subscribe to the daily recap posts for free! If you prefer to appreciate my work in a more monetary way, you can upgrade to a paid subscription. James changed from his rolled-up-sleeve shirt and tie to a grey dress shirt and blazer. And this is the third situation recently where the Contestant Zone headshot matches the contestant’s Day 2 outfit rather than Day 1.

For years your author wrote Tuesday Morning Quarterback for ESPN, the New York Times, Slate and other platforms. TMQ was among the first Web features to cross subject areas and mix genres, while providing live links to government documents, scientific studies and similar material. It’s not boasting to say TMQ pioneered a lot of what are now conventions of the Web. ncG1vNJzZmifopq0qLHArKueqpKnvLC3jaysm6uklrCsesKopGioX6nCpr%2FDmrBmpZ%2Bnu6q6xmaorpmiqbKzrsCcomaqlanCs7rS