Wednesday digest

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New today from the Century:

• John Buchanan on Advent waiting: "Patience is not one of our stronger characteristics. A flight delay or traffic jam can become an emotional and physical crisis." (subscription required)

• Carol Howard Merritt's third post on building a writing platform

• James McGrath and Gabriel McKee's year-end list of science fiction

• Steve Thorngate's year-end list of popular music

• ATMs and cavemen

In the news:

• U.S. dominates list of world's '500 Most Influential Muslims'