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Today: July 28, 2011

It's Not "Default"

It's Not "Default"

The U.S. will not default after Aug. 2. Something much weirder and more chaotic will happen.

By Annie Lowrey

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Why Congress Deserves an "A"

Why Congress Deserves an "A"

Don't blame Congress for not passing laws. It's designed that way.

By Shankar Vedantam

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Overeducated, Underemployed

Overeducated, Underemployed

How to fix humanities grad school.

By William Pannapacker

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Signs That Boehner Might Be Winning the Tea Party's Support for His Debt Plan

Signs That Boehner Might Be Winning the Tea Party's Support for His Debt Plan

Some Researchers Say Coffee Is Good for You; Others Say It's Bad. Who's Right?

Some Researchers Say Coffee Is Good for You; Others Say It's Bad. Who's Right?

How Trey Parker and Matt Stone Reinvented the Musical by Making It More Like South Park

How Trey Parker and Matt Stone Reinvented the Musical by Making It More Like South Park

Why Are So Many People From Guinea Named Diallo?

Why Are So Many People From Guinea Named Diallo?

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Captain Morgan Has Wrongfully Besmirched the Good Name of Rum

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Culturebox: David Hasselhoff Meet David Hasselhoff

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Celebrities switch places with regular folks on Same Name.
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Posted Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at 9:10 PM ET

Still from Same Name. Click image to expand.CBS explains Same Name (Sundays at 9 p.m. ET) as "a reality series about celebrities trading places with total strangers who just happen to share the same name." Next week, for instance, Kathy Griffin, a fiberglass saleswoman from Fayetteville, Ga., will step for a few days into the pinching shoes of Kathy Griffin, the comedienne. Promos suggest that the nonfamous Kathy Griffin will learn some lessons about tolerance from the famous Kathy Griffin's fierce gay entourage. There also exists the possibility that the Kathy Griffin, a big plastic surgery fan, will learn that some of the other lady's fiberglass has wound up in her face.

It should be evident that Same Name is as warm and mindless as an idyllic Sunday in idlest July, and this reviewer, hoping to avoid watching it, tried to subcontract the job out to civilians who happen to share their names with America's best TV critics. But it turned out that a majority of America's best TV critics have singular names. James Poniewozik, Alan Sepinwall, Ginia Bellafante--these are apparently the appellative equivalents of hapax legomena. And the Nancy Franklins I managed to track down were not as adept as their namesake at working on deadline.

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Rest in Peace, John Stott -- July 28, 2011

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Rest in Peace, John Stott
Dr. Allen Yeh
I can't think of two greater Evangelical giants of our age than John Stott and Billy Graham. One of the two has gone to be with the Lord.
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The Bullying of Marcus Bachmann
Marcia Segelstein
Why has anti-gay-bullying advocate Dan Savage decided to mock and disparage Marcus Bachmann, even calling into question Bachmann's sexuality?
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Faith and The Church

You Can't Teach A Frog To Fly, So Stop Trying
Tullian Tchividjian
A number of years ago, I realized that I was, as it were, trying to teach frogs to fly. Frogs can't fly. Not only that, they get angry when you try to teach them.
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Music

Maclean Gets Our Attention on Debut
Glenn McCarty
In an effort to appeal to the masses, a certain degree of individuality has been sacrificed on Dara Maclean's debut.
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Tim Challies on "Life and Faith After the Digital Explosion"
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Can Christians can live in this new digital age with character, virtue, and wisdom, responding to these revolutionary changes as true followers of Christ? Popular Christian blogger Tim Challies sits down with Crosswalk.com to discuss that question and his new book, The Next Story.
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Spiritual Life

When Satan Comes Knocking
Dr. Robert Jeffress
When Satan comes against your mind with wrong thoughts, you don't have to concede defeat. Use these practical actions to confront loose thoughts.
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Parenting

Shielding Your Children
Elisabeth Corcoran
Go to Jesus, go to a trusted friend, but be careful how much you share with your kids.
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Today's Devotional

Glory in Weaknesses (from "Living Free Every Day")
I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. (2 Cor. 12:1).
Considering the world's standards, these words of the apostle Paul are astounding.
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