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Civilized Scholar: Whispers of the Loser

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‘Zed’s dead, baby. Zed’s Dead…’            — Butch Coolidge, Pulp Fiction Well it’s back to bad records for me, it seems. At least for the time being. I went 0-3 tonight after swapping out 4 , … Continue reading

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Civilized Scholar FNM Report 2: Rise of the Firebreathing Chickens

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In the introduction to his Bodhisattva-caryāvatāra (Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life), Shantideva writes: ‘I can say nothing here that has not already been said before, And I possess no skill in prosody. Hence, I would not even imagine … Continue reading

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Civilized Scholar FNM Report Number One, in Which the Civilized Scholar is Not at All Ferocious

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It’s Friday night after FNM and I’ve just 0-3’d, which, as a returning player, can be disheartening, but I choose to remain upbeat. I went 0-2 in matches one and two and 1-2 in my third match. It’s as close … Continue reading

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Civilized Scholar

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Hi, I’m Zach and this is the first installment in my new series of Magic: the Gathering articles. This also happens to be my first ever MTG article, and I am therefore super thrilled to be able to write about … Continue reading

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