First Links — 9.30.13

Art, Money, and J. F. Powers
Gerald J. Russello, New Criterion

“We Have Only This Life to Live”
Santiago Ramos, American Reader

The Top Ten Medieval Pretenders
Medievalists.net

Pope Francis Is Not Embracing Liberation Theology
Peter Berger, American Interest

Dave Eggers, Arcade Fire, and Other Hipsters Shun the Internet
James Poulos, Daily Beast

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