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2011

Amen, Sisters

Last Friday was the unveiling of a very special installation. For the past several months, we’ve been working on a + more

Pop Quiz

Quick: if you want to refer to the decade in which the moon landing occurred, do you write (a) 1960’s, + more

How Shakespearean Are You?

Random samples I threw into the mix resulted in scores ranging from 72 to 81 percent—or from “go ahead and + more

Warning: Geekery Ahead

Today marks the birthdays of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.

Road Frustration Index

Behold: real-time information on the state of our roads. Somehow, I think that if street conditions were included in the + more

Ouch

Rob Long on the cult of Mac: [audio:https://helveticka.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/The-Dell.mp3|titles=The Dell]

Quote of the Week

“The art of creation comes closer than any other activity…to serving as a sovereign remedy for the ills of existence.” + more

Kids Are Getting Stoopider

How’s this for a depressing lede: “Scores on the critical reading portion of the SAT college entrance exam fell three + more

No. 340: “Gurf”

Good writing is all about having the right tools at your disposal. Knowing the rules of grammar, for instance, helps + more

Your Daily Dose of Awesome

Because it’s Monday, here’s Finnish accordionist Antii Paalanen, who holds a master’s degree from the prestigious Sibelius Academy Department of + more

Friday Frivolity

To those who think Macs are all style and no substance, I have one thing to say: “MacBookAir Does of + more

First Friday Foursome

Last Friday evening we held a special launch party for PROOF! no. 5, which features the work of painter Gary + more

Thursday Bonus Post!

Why? To remind our faithful readers that tomorrow is First Friday at the Steam Plant—and Gary Kaemmer, featured in the + more

Has It Really Come to This?

This helpful sign is on the southwest corner of Brown and Spokane Falls Blvd. Apart from the dreadful design, I + more

Book-a-Minute

People keep telling me they’d read more if they had time. That lame excuse no longer holds water. Behold Book-a-Minute! + more

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