First Links — 10.8.15

Everyday Artificial Stupidity
Geoffrey Pullum, Chronicle of Higher Education

When Friendships Fail
Wesley Hill, Spiritual Friendship

The Symphony: A Moral Vision Revealed in Music
James MacMillan, Standpoint

Embracing the Demands of Priesthood, Demanding the Embrace of Priests
Leah Libresco, DeSales Blog

A Reader’s Manifesto
B. R. Myers, Atlantic

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