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FEATURES: – Ossuary jars – Anti-revolutionary painting – Toxic dust – Solastalgia – – – I … Excerpts from The Believer: Place: The Nukus Museum of ArtRead more

Overall, you’ve got a strong concept: a log burning in a fireplace, on a loop for … Network Notes on The Yule LogRead more

David Shepardson, reporting for Reuters: TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, said Thursday it signed binding agreements with … ByteDance Signs Deal to Divest US TikTok AppRead more

Michael Bierut, “I Hate ITC Garamond”, for Design Observer back in 2004: ITC Garamond was designed … Michael Bierut Told Us What He Really Thinks of ITC GaramondRead more

“President Donald Trump on Wednesday assailed his White House predecessors for not pushing back against Venezuela … Whatever Happened to the Art of Brainwashing America Before Plunging It into an Unnecessary War?Read more

Katie Deighton, reporting last month for The Wall Street Journal: Henry Modisett wanted his employer to … Condensed Serif Typefaces, à la Apple Garamond, Are Back in VogueRead more

Gift Card Database (GCDB) has a guide to spotting tampered gift cards: Whilst it may seem … GCDB’s Guide to Gift Card Tampering ScamsRead more

Kate McCallister realizes that her son Kevin didn’t make it with them to the airport on … Home Alone, Updated for the Age of SurveillanceRead more

EXT. — THE VASTNESS OF SPACE A star, representing the angel ALBERT, shoots across the sky. … It’s a Wonderful Life, Guy from It’s a Wonderful Life, Who Convinces Another Guy to Open the Gym Floor So Everyone Falls in the PoolRead more

Wes Fenlon, writing for PC Gamer: Did Windows 3.1 really ship with a garish color scheme … The Story Behind Windows 3.1’s ‘Hot Dog Stand’ UI Color Scheme (Which Isn’t Much of a Story at All)Read more