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Messin‘ with Workflow

Among other things, the holidays afford time for indulgences masquerading as productivity. For instance, I spent an inordinate amount of…

Tyrus Wong, Disney Artist, Dies at 106

The artist Tyrus Wong, who made major contributions to Walt Disney’s 1942 animated classic “Bambi,” passed away just before the…

“Rogue One” Cracks Open the Door to the Star Wars Universe

The “Star Wars” franchise is generally classified as science fiction but for many years now it’s really been in the…

When Samantha Bee Met Glenn Beck

Two-thousand and sixteen has been such a bizarre, horrible year. A case in point is Glenn Beck’s bizarre reconsideration of…

Designing an Alien Alphabet for “Arrival”

This article at Wired offers some interesting insight into the thinking that informed the alien “written language” in Denis Villeneuve’s…

The Truth About the McDonald’s Coffee Case

I can’t remember how long I’ve been familiar with this incident in its urban legend form, but this video from…

What I Learned about My iPhone After Switching to the Google Pixel

Carrying around two phones is one of those things that I’ve always associated only with a certain class of dork,…

Women Who Draw

Women Who Draw is an open directory of freelance professional illustrators, artists and cartoonists—who all happen to be female. It…

The Last Six Minutes in the Life of a Band

Beloved indie band Allo Darlin’ have decided to call it quits after eight years. They made three three exceptionally tuneful…

Typography in the Wild

I was at a winter fair at my daughter’s school over the weekend and spotted a bin full of plastic…