@BeschlossDC Fascinating! I hunted for the font used: it’s a modified Caslon. Great article in FormFunctionArt about JFK and Raymond Loewy’s design process: https://t.co/yykDCeyGCD
In 1962, JFK chose this font for “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” on fuselage of Air Force One because it resembled typeface of an early printed version of the Declaration of Independence:
My thoughts are with the students and staff who were victims of this devastating act of violence.
That this attack occurred in a gender studies class is extremely troubling – to the community members who will be rallying against misogyny and hate today, I stand with you.
A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to people with knowledge of the matter, forever marking him as the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. Follow live updates. https://t.co/g3GKWT18se
My wife: “Your problem is you’re way too smart and weird so you’ll never be popular because your content will only appeal to other smart weirdos and there just aren’t a lot of them in the world.”
So, one: ouch.
Two: Congrats for following me, all you super-smart weirdos!
5:24 p.m. marks the first day of spring today. Sunny. High 6 Tonight and tomorrow, 30 per cent chance of rain showers or flurries. Low 1. High tomorrow 8 @metromorning
For virtually all of human history, almost everyone alive (95%+) was subsistence farmer-level poor. When I was born, that had fallen to about half the world’s population. Today, we’re down to ~10%.
This “everything sucks now” worldview comes from a place of incredible privilege.