The Short List — Weekend Edition

- Twenty-six years ago this weekend, Scott Fahlman invented the emoticon.

- A new study confirms, on a biological level, conservatives are more easily frightened than liberals. Duh.

- This guy lives next door to Mike Hunt.

- Just about every group, idea or product has a Christian-ized version. Video games are no exception. Check out Guitar Praise, the Christian Rock alternative to Guitar Hero.

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