12/14/2007
Category: Ideas
Tales, trivia, and tidbits from now and then.
12/07/2007
At the Body, Mind, and Spirit Expo
For some people, the keys to health and happiness include pet psychics, aura cleansings, crystals, and gnomes.
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11/14/2007
My Night at the Roller Derby
It involves pathos. And players like Chainsaw Mary and Hard Licker.
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§11/08/2007
Sequins & Scandals
Why figure skating's popularity is in freefall. And no, it ain't just the costumes.
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11/05/2007
The Official Typeface of the 20th Century
A new documentary. An exhibit at MoMA. And STOP signs. Why Helvetica's still going strong after 50 years.
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§10/29/2007
A Year in Japan
Illustrated impressions of the country's attention to detail.
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§10/23/2007
In Praise of the Town Library
Built on leafy streets in sleepy hamlets, it was part of the democratization of America. Small and quiet, open and generous, it is inseparable from our civic life.
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10/12/2007
Here’s To the Death of the "Death of" Article
The future of the short story in a digital age.
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09/28/2007
Old Like Me
The hottest subject in sensitivity training? The elderly.
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09/19/2007