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Quote of the Day

"In this sense, Americans' homes are crowded with too much stuff not because they're too rich but because they're still thinking of themselves as too poor...Poor people tend to keep everything. But the desire to hang on to lots of stuff originates in fear, not joy."

(Kathering Mangu-Ward)

Chart of the Day

Americans are increasingly becoming less religious.

(kottke.org)