First Links — 5.19.14

At Heart of Arvo Pärt’s Works, Eastern Orthodox Christianity
William Robin, New York Times

Black Mass Media
Magus Peter H. Gilmore, Church of Satan

Reputation is a Funny Thing
Michael Robbins, Poetry

Sign Painters
Will Perkins, Art of the Title

Mass Murder Relies on People Like Us: An Interview With Thierry Cruvellier
Philip Gourevitch, New Yorker

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