A decade ago the great collection of Roman inscriptions at the Museo Nazionale in Rome, not far from the Termini railway station, was expertly reorganized. The inscriptions are now beautifully shown in a context that explains their purpose, and a very... 

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Above: the sole surviving classified photo of the landing craft spotted hovering over a Nebraska cornfield? Below: gift of the alien emissary, a plaque declaring peace between our two worlds, now in possession of the U Above: the sole surviving classified... 

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This weekend, many of us celebrated a beloved national holiday. Perhaps you enjoyed a porterhouse steak off the grill, or played touch football with the kids; perhaps the local marching band led your town in a rousing patriotic medley. This weekend,... 

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This one took me a minute. This one took me a minute. Gustave Peignot spent the last four decades of the nineteenth century acquiring small French typefoundries, which by 1899 were formally organized into the firm of G. Peignot & Fils. Twenty-three... 

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Tina at Swissmiss turned me on to this lovely poster by Decoylab , which wouldn’t you know it makes lovely use of Gotham Extra Light . Tina at Swissmiss turned me on to this lovely poster by Decoylab, which wouldn’t you know it makes lovely use... 

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If you draw a line from Shinro Ohtake to Joseph Cornell , and another from Ed Fella to William Harnett , you will find yourself at a monumental, unavoidable intersection. At this great pinnacle sits Robert Rauschenberg, who died yesterday at the age... 

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Apparently we’re not alone in our love of ampersands : dig this lovely work by Dublin designers Conor Nolan and David Wall , now available as an A1 poster (23″ x 33″) from WorkGroup for the princely sum of €10. The WorkGroup site... 

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Just kidding. A beauty though, isn’t it? This page of tastefully arranged number signs comes from a type specimen book issued by the Schelter & Giesecke foundry of Leipzig, around 1900. Just kidding. A beauty though, isn’t it? This page of... 

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