So, I have a conundrum.

1) Out of all the content I do on this blog, probably my favorite thing to do is random Magic articles written to try and give everyone else a window into my favorite hobby and/or money sink.

2) Most of my followers don't click said content and it's kinda weird doing so much stuff for that fandom on what's nominally a pony/writing blog. Even if it's kinda not and has never been.

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When I last talked about Magic the Gathering's standard format, it was about two months ago and in not-so-great circumstances. WIzards of the Coast had banned its ninth consecutive card from the format, leaving us with the most aggressive period of cards banned in the format they specifically have to avoid banning cards since original Mirrodin block. Today's piece is going to be a follow-up to that one, so if you're interested and haven't read the original yet you can do so

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My Nintendo Switch is going to kill me one day. I think it was designed to kill me. I could barely afford to spend money on it in the first place, I've neglected relationships to indulge in its beauty, and it's portable so I often can't resist the temptation to just "play for a few minutes before bedtime". Yeah let's see how well that works out.

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This blog went up on Wholesome Rage a while ago. It references me, in an article I gave writer and blog admin Ross James permission to repost. At the time of it going up, I hadn't actually seen Black Panther yet. I just saw Black Panther.

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Recently I wrote up a little coda that summarized my thoughts on the passing of evangelical leader Billy Graham. They were largely regretful, confused, and inspired by the fact that most reactions I'd seen to his passing were reactionary and involved a lot of people confusing Billy and his crazy son.

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Billy Graham died today.

He nearly lived to be a hundred years old, off by only a nine months. He leaves behind him a legacy that few preachers will match, a ministry that boasts audiences in the millions and converts across the globe, and shaped the landscape of theological teaching in America in a way few others can claim.

Billy Graham died today.

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If you grew up in a white, protestant, evangelical household you've probably heard some variant on the sentence "everyone has a God-Shaped Hole in their heart."

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So Standard had bans happen again!

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Hot take: Cinema Sins are terrible movie critics.

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It's not.

I'm serious. Canon is not important. Canon will neverbeimportant. On a storytelling level, worrying about how close to canon you are should really be the last thing you consider when evaluating what you just wrote.

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