Don’t you know I got the blogwatch boys out

Changing someone’s facial design….

BuzzMachine: Interview with Salam Pax.

Camassia and Noli Irritare Leones: How do you know that your Redeemer lives? There’s some good stuff in these posts. I have nothing in particular to add except that Anselm’s getting a bad rap here w/r/t atonement. I really don’t have time to get into this, but my understanding of his position (which I find super-convincing, and, as I’ve said many times before, was a big part of my decision to seriously investigate Christianity) is heavily influenced by thinking about the relationship between original sin and the Crucifixion, esp. in light of I Cor. 15:22 (“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive”).

KausFiles (no permalinks): Possibly excellent news re concentration of poverty. I haven’t read the articles yet–haven’t had time–but if true this is a big deal.

Oxblog: Letter from Dearborn, Mich.

Regions of Mind: The gulags were everywhere.

The Mission: A new priestblog! By a priest in the Dominican Republic. Via Dappled Things, who is back from his moving-induced blog hiatus.