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2014

Every Noise at Once

Ever wonder what an “algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 1251 genres” + more

Word Crimes

The estimable Mike Miller—who handles all programming- and IT-related matters around here—seems to think “Weird Al” Yankovic and I are kindred + more

25 Years and Counting

In the fall of 1988, we designed our very first annual report for Avista. It was noteworthy for at least + more

The REALLY Deep South

“What I was hearing didn’t sound like it came from someone of this generation, even of this century. I was + more

Charlie Haden, RIP

One of American music’s singular voices has been silenced: I just got an email announcing the death this morning of + more

Stop! Grammar Time!

Writing in Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts, the great Clive James points out that, “as Kingsley + more

Inspiring

This is one of those ideas you wish you’d come up with yourself—simple and seemingly obvious, yet brilliantly creative. I + more

Spokane Scene no. 13

This is the wheelhouse of the Columbia Princess, the ferry that provides service across Lake Roosevelt between Gifford and Inchelium. I + more

Open House / Officially Closed

Thanks to everyone that attended the helveticka open house this past Friday! We enjoyed a wonderful turn out with clients, collaborators, friends, + more

Zeppelin Took My Blues Away

There’s a great scene in the theatrical release of Wayne’s World in which Wayne, trying out a new guitar at a + more

Miscellany

First, they came for the fish… The opportunity to write a headline like this comes only once in a lifetime. Step + more

Yikes

Regular readers know that I like to point out proofing errors from time to time. It’s not necessarily to gloat, but + more

This Day in History

Apropos of nothing, really, here’s a little something from the journal of Princess Alexandrina Victoria Hanover, dated June 20, 1837: “I + more

Client Feedback

It always gets a bit dicey for me when, meeting someone for the first time, I’m asked what I do + more

The Road Less Traveled

Been spending a lot of time in Pomeroy, a little town on Highway 12 midway between Dayton and Clarkston. Like countless other farming communities scattered across southeastern + more

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