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What to capitalize in English. As an Italian I struggle to understand the general rule, AND I find capitalizing overly pompous. I can agree with Robert Kinross’ solution: Capitalize only the first word and proper nouns. Longer argument at the link hyphenpress.co.uk/2016/03/25/t...

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La mia solitudine non dipende dalla presenza o assenza di persone; al contrario, io odio chi ruba la mia solitudine, senza, in cambio, offrirmi una vera compagnia. F. Nietzsche

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My Slate piece on the widespread NEH grant cancellations is live. So much gratitude to everyone who took the time to talk with me these past few days while fighting fires on every side. #humanities #highered #neh slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Sometimes you write a perfect “a”. #calligraphy #foundational

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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

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Tomorrow I am giving a Foundational calligraphy workshop at University of Washington in Karen Cheng’s class! I miss teaching!

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My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

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Things that make me happy: good public art in NYC subway. I smile every time

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NYC is so photogenic

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Digging into the design of Penguin Archive - via @danielgray.com 's wonderful substack, Meanwhile ( meanwhile.substack.com )

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I miss big cities, I miss walking 3 blocks to get good coffee and buy eggs. And somehow, I miss church bells. Recharging in NYC for a few days

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Poached egg in Italian is “egg in a shirt”. I love my language

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If you want to know more about Swiss designer #loralamm (1928-2025) and her work, including AGI not wanting her as a member, read the edited transcript from an unpublished conversation between her, Chiara Barbieri and Davide Fornari, Zurich, 7 March 2018. www.instagram.com/p/DHsxwYvM9D...

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Private contact details of the most important security advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump can be found on the internet. DER SPIEGEL reporters were able to find mobile phone numbers, email addresses and even some passwords belonging to the top officials.

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Goodbye Lora Lamm

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Timeline cleanse with beautiful Pintori

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From the 1920s a French interior journal which is full of palette inspiration & fantastic furniture designs from the likes of Charlotte Perriand. Répertoire du goût moderne. 5 full issues here archive.org/search?query...

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I am so ashamed of my country 🇮🇹

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Belle piazze che scaldano il cuore a chi è lontano / beautiful square in Rome, it warms my emigrant heart

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After the storm, on my walk

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Happy Birthday William Hamilton Page,born in Tilton, NH, USA, March 14, 1829. Images shown here from his co’s 1878 specimen catalog, slightly repurposed from 1867. More at www.woodtyperesearch.com/william-hamilton-page/ #WoodType #TypeSpecimen #letterforms #typography #archives #libraries #19cwntu

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Sakamoto playlist for Kajitsu restaurant is great for working too open.spotify.com/playlist/4P4...

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This past week we were in Hamburg, where we found a number of fantastic neon signs; we’ll be sharing the best of them over the next few days. First up: why would you stay in the Hotel California when you could stay here…?

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This article feels a bit like comparative seeing for beginners. These images aren't your everyday #AIslop, and at least some of them reflect the sensibility of the trained photographer. None of them, however, have the power of his original photos, and none of them escape the glossy AI aesthetics 1/

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Every year, but in French. #lottomarzo

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#8Marzo Non è una festa, non fateci gli auguri. Il report "Sesso è potere" che abbiamo fatto con @ondatait.bsky.social e @infonode.bsky.social risponde alla domanda "perché": di 128.093 ruoli analizzati, il 35% occupato da donne. infonodes.org/sesso-%C3%A8...

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The second part of my essay on Late Futurism for Parco's Hotpot is out. Read it here and subscribe: lnkd.in/dXv6HEKH

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NEW Lecture!! Cyrillic script and typography with 💫 Maria Doreuli and Krista Radoeva 🔥 @contrastfoundry.bsky.social @kristaradoeva.bsky.social Our lectures are recorded so attendees can (re)watch them anytime! MAY 3, 2025 5 to 6:30 p.m. CEST (Paris time) Online, in English 20€ 🎟️ at wordsoftype.com

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San Luis Opisbo has nice #neon signs

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Yesterday was the first of a two-day workshop with sign painter Bryan Yonki. So much fun

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‘Move fast and break things’ only works for people who have never had to clean up after themselves.

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