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Did you know what the hand-with-pointing-finger symbol is called, other than “hand-with-pointing-finger symbol”? Neither did I. Manicule isn’t in the Oxford English Dictionary, but it is a name for this symbol. Related reading and viewingToward a History of the ManiculeFlickr manicule group Tagsmanicule, words Manicule

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A print-ready JavaScript cheatsheet. Very useful coverage of dates, elements, error handling, and more. [link] ExplainTh.at JavaScript Cheatsheet

Design by Deb Wood A slim and fantastic volume that reminds you of how brilliant and erudite Rand was. And really nicely designed inside and out with photos of Rand, examples of work (most of which you all probably know), and great pull quotes such as this: Buy this book from Amazon.comPaul Rand: Conversations with …

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HI + LOW: RULESHI + LOW: RULES

‘Alfabeto di Lettere Iniziali’ (c. 1730) from designs by Mauro Poggi. [The edition above, from the Austrian Musuem of Contemporary Art (link below),dates from c.1750, and the cover page – sans watermark – comes from here] “[T]his lovely engraved oblong folio [is] one of the most delightful 18th century alphabets in the high rococo style. …

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Superman #141Superman #141

For many moons I have been looking forward to the opening of a new library building in Fairfax.  I’ve been going to the old location for eighteen years, so surely progress is a good thing?  I noted: 1. The apex of the ceiling is now four or five times higher.2. The space for computers is …

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Ghostly Tales #80Ghostly Tales #80

“The Apocalypse, or Revelation to John, the last book of the Bible, is one of the most difficult to understand because it abounds in unfamiliar and extravagant symbolism, which at best appears unusual to the modern reader. Symbolic language, however, is one of the chief characteristics of apocalyptic literature, of… Apokalypse