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Ghost Maintenance
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Ghost Maintenance

This Lent, my wife and I gave up all digital screens (computers, cell phones, television, anything with an LCD screen or connection to the…
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Michael MarinaccioMar 12
Why Does “Content” Feel Empty?

Why Does “Content” Feel Empty?

Maybe we call it “content” because we have nothing worth saying.
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Michael MarinaccioFeb 27
What Happens When We Lose Power?

What Happens When We Lose Power?

In the decades following the dot-com boom, we have seen an era of unmitigated technological achievement spill into every facet of our lives…
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Michael MarinaccioFeb 13
Why I Stopped Liking Things on Facebook

Why I Stopped Liking Things on Facebook

And how algorithms remove the humanity from curiosity.
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Michael MarinaccioFeb 8
The Evaporation of Capital-🅹 Journalism

The Evaporation of Capital-🅹 Journalism

Our Human Instincts Have Caught Up With Us
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Michael MarinaccioJan 24
The Democratization of Media Has Bastardized the American Presidency
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The Democratization of Media Has Bastardized the American Presidency

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕫𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕄𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕒 ℍ𝕒𝕤 𝔹𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔸𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕟 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕪 ¶ The…
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Michael MarinaccioJan 17
Twitter Is Going All In

Twitter Is Going All In

On 10,000 Characters
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Michael MarinaccioJan 5
2016 is the Year to Shut Up

2016 is the Year to Shut Up

And Start Listening More Instead
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Michael MarinaccioJan 1
Did the Reformation Lead to ISIS?

Did the Reformation Lead to ISIS?

BY MICHAEL MARINACCIO
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Michael MarinaccioDec 26, 2015
Of This World Or For This World?

Of This World Or For This World?

The “Benedict Option” is Not Optional
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Michael MarinaccioDec 20, 2015
Trump is a symptom of the cancer, not the cancer itself.

Trump is a symptom of the cancer, not the cancer itself.

Like every other sensible Republican right now, I agree with your sincerity, but believe you’re petitioning the wrong audience.The creation of this monster started a long time ago in the dark recesses of the net or even before when the first celebrities were able to pander to television viewers. Each new medium since has chipped away a little bit more from the written word and left us with the basest of motivations. ¶ If you absolutely want a populist regime to come to be, make a public martyr of Trump. Trump is a symptom of the cancer, not the cancer itself.
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Michael MarinaccioDec 9, 2015
The Book and the Article

The Book and the Article

Books are solid. This is at once a physical description and a metaphysical one, and it is on this metaphysical solidity that we ought to…
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Michael MarinaccioNov 29, 2015
Want A Successful Career? Have Children

Want A Successful Career? Have Children

Everything you read lately about startup mentality, workplace enhancement, growing your skillset — all of it revolves around one single…
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Michael MarinaccioNov 21, 2015
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Making a Living, Killing and Eating Puppies

Making a Living, Killing and Eating Puppies

Click politics, troll-cial media and the spin press
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Michael MarinaccioOct 5, 2015
Entering Into Dialogue

Entering Into Dialogue

How Pope Francis is challenging you specifically.
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Michael MarinaccioSep 28, 2015
Hello from the Politic!

Hello from the Politic!

After the great success of our recent piece on the Holy Father and his trip to the United States, I wanted to thank all of you subscribers…
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Michael MarinaccioSep 23, 2015
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6 Times You Were Flat-Out Lied To About Pope Francis

6 Times You Were Flat-Out Lied To About Pope Francis

The Love Affair That Won’t Stop
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Michael MarinaccioSep 20, 2015
3 Things I Learned From My Digital Detox

3 Things I Learned From My Digital Detox

Breaking The Habit Is Harder Than You Think
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Michael MarinaccioSep 13, 2015
A New Kind Of Deadline

A New Kind Of Deadline

When Johannes Gutenberg first introduced the printing press in 1440, the power of knowledge and the understanding of history was held by a…
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Michael MarinaccioAug 24, 2015
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Should My Toddler Have An iPhone?

Should My Toddler Have An iPhone?

A Question of Screen Time & Children
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Michael MarinaccioAug 17, 2015
Right To Choose What?

Right To Choose What?

Our Fundamental Misunderstanding of Privacy
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Michael MarinaccioAug 3, 2015
How Binge Catharsis Is Replacing Prayer

How Binge Catharsis Is Replacing Prayer

On Thursday the news chronicled yet another heinous example of mental illness gone violent when an armed man shot into a crowded theater in…
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Michael MarinaccioJul 26, 2015
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