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February 2025

  • The hardest working…

    In 2007, on my first trip to New York City, I grabbed a brand-new DSLR camera and photographed all the fonts I was supposed to love. I admired American Typewriter in all of the I 😍 NYC logos, watched Akzidenz Grotesk and Helvetica fighting over the subway signs, and even caught an occasional appearance of the flawlessly-named Gotham, still a year before it skyrocketed in popularity via Barack Obama’s first campaign. But there was one font I didn’t even notice, even though it was everywhere around me. Last year in New York, I walked over 100 miles and took thousands of photos of one and one font only. The font’s name is Gorton.

    Permanent link to “The hardest working font in Manhattan”
  • Cozy video games…

    a very cute interactive article about cozy games, my favorite genre.

    Permanent link to “Cozy video games can quell stress, anxiety”
  • Don't Believe Him

    dont-believe-him

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  • You Can’t Post Your…

    Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.

    Permanent link to “You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism”
  • no ethical…

    no-ethical-consumption-under-capitalism-lol

    Permanent link to “no ethical consumption under capitalism lol”

January 2025

  • 2025: Keep…

    It is hard to compete with Woody Guthrie’s timeless list of New Year resolutions from 1943, which includes these ever-relevant goals: Work more and better. Read lots of good books. Keep hoping machine running. Help win war – beat fascism. Wake up and fight.

    Permanent link to “2025: Keep democracy alive”
  • Can You Read This…

    Anyone with an internet connection can volunteer to transcribe historical documents and help make the archives’ digital catalog more accessible

    Permanent link to “Can You Read This Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help”
  • We are SO CLOSE to…

    we-are-so-close-to-class-consciousness

    Permanent link to “We are SO CLOSE to Class Consciousness”
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