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added 2007 Sat May 26 7:00:00 by unknown user
This is a fun piece in Slate. Authors discuss their favorite fonts *to compose in*. Unsurpringly, the most commonly named typeface is Courier and it's variants, with Times and Century Schoolbook also getting a few nods. The most insightful answer (well, in *my* opinion, goes to Caleb Crain, who noted that "obsessing about fonts is a form of procrastination, so of course I have indulged in it ever since I graduated from a TRS-80 Model III to a Macintosh." Hah. He goes on to select Hoefler Text as his favorite current typeface to compose in -- which is a brilliant choice, if I do say so myself.
added 2007 Sat Mar 10 8:52:06 by Fedquip
Daylight-saving time begins on Sunday this year, three weeks earlier than normal. The change comes from a 2005 law that aimed to reduce energy costs by limiting our consumption of oil.