FIRST LINKS — 6.20.14

Shaka, When the Walls Fell
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic

Existential Woodchucks
Jeffrey Sconce, Ludic Despair

The Mercy of Sickness before Death
D. G. Myers, Good Letters

Theology and Other Catholic Sports
David Cloutier, dotCommonweal

Sneak Peek: Lila
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