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Flight of the Monorch  »  ultrasparky.org
Of interest. I suppose it's no surprise that Doc isn't on the list — not quite famous enough — but I really would have preferred someone less despicable than Hitler on the list. ...
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Posted:  11/20 1:57am
Standard Medium  »  ultrasparky.org
A lot of people who've met me — who quickly learn in the course of chit-chat that I'm a type nut and that I'm from New York — will often say something about the use of Helvetica in the New York City subway system, and how much they like it. The thing is, I remember reading years and years ago that Helvetica wasn't the original spec for the big Vignelli redesign in the 60s, but I never got around to digging out any of the details to remind myself what the story was. Thankfully, Paul Shaw ...
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Posted:  11/20 2:48am
If you like it put a spin on it  »  ultrasparky.org
It seems that this old Gwen Verdon/Bob Fosse clip that I wrote about is the video-remix gift that keeps on giving: ...
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Posted:  11/17 4:17am
Mad Men Melodies  »  ultrasparky.org
As if my adoration for Mad Men wasn't already all-consuming, along comes this treasure. I sure as hell hope there's a DVD in the works. ...
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Posted:  11/13 4:18am
Local Colo(u)r  »  ultrasparky.org
Over the summer I moved from my lovely flat in quiet Reading and moved into a little sliver of a neighborhood at the far end of Tooting in South London. Living in London is decidedly more interesting, but I can't really afford to live in any of the really interesting bits. My little attic flat has its charms, but you might charitably describe it and the rest of the building as a shithole. The neighborhood — down in the outer rim of Zone 3 — itself is pretty dreary. But there's a perk! There's a small stretch of the ...
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Posted:  11/12 12:51am