The first issue of Whole Fanzine Catalog (1978) ends with an article to help aspiring zine makers understand the labor & cost involved. He breaks it down step by step & concludes, "You can count on a 24 page fanzine of 200 copies to take about 50 hours to produce." fanac.org/fanzines/Who...

Starting some research at the Schwules Museum (www.schwulesmuseum.de) while I’m in Berlin, and it’s fitting to see them storing old magazines in boxes from Esselte, the stationery company that had acquired Letraset.

Long-time atheist here, but I gotta say the Jesuit-high-schooler side of me is really itching to see some high-profile excommunication drama go down. The mess! 😍

This is like when they tell you the little bottle is for cleaning your VCR equipment

dyslexia-friendly/‘hyperlegible’ fonts are a marketing gimmick, not a meaningful solution for accessibility

kids should be able to read cursive because it enables them to read old documents among other things. When done consistently it’s also a more economical form of writing. I don’t know why people are so mad about this.

The show I won't name because I don't want to feed the SEO results cannot be watched ethically. The author actively uses her resources to harm trans people, pushing for legislation that makes their lives far, far more difficult. Human decency is worth more than a tv show. #TransIsBeautiful

A golden era

I was really excited to discover that publishing more of Pink Mince can count toward the PhD I’m about to start at the University of Reading. My research started with my zine, and it should remain a great way to reach other people with interest in and history with my topic.

Love this kind of science. Also “The squeal of peeling tape, explained” feels like the title of a banger poem

Let's Normalise 👀 ✔️ Women charging what they're worth ✔️ Women saying no without explaining why ✔️ Women leading creative industries loudly ✔️ Women taking up exactly as much space as they deserve #InternationalWomensDay2026

Ooo I love documentaries

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I know that I’m biased but I honestly think Ringold Clarendon would have been a stronger choice here. bijoutype.com/typefaces/ri...

Oh, if we’re doing culty movies: • Hairspray (original) • Paris Is Burning • Wet Hot American Summer • The Living End • Airplane!

I saw Nile Rogers a couple of years ago, and his set was simply a non-stop roster of mind-blowing hits. It was actually insulting that he was an opening act playing to a half-empty arena waiting for Duran Duran.

Star Wars Raiders of the Lost Ark Airplane (I’m 👴)

The Welliver set-up at Hand & Eye was my first exposure to this incredible hack. It blew my mind to think the keyboard and rolls of paper tape would turn out to be the obsolete parts of the Monotype system.

Half the reason I finally moved back home

I occasionally complain about BB being a spoiled diva, knowing full well who spoiled her.

This clip features Sir Ian’s incredible Shakespearean monologue that’s rightly getting a lot of traction today, but you should really watch it for the discussion about what makes live theater so thrilling and powerful. youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...

Like any love of Star Trek, I always find something delicious to quibble about with any new entry to the franchise. I’m not necessarily the audience for all the bits of “Starfleet Academy”, for instance, but they are taking a lot of big swings and hitting some incredible targets.

I had a nice podcast chat with @signaltype.bsky.social recently, and we got nerdy podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Algorithms have failed artists, so once again I am appealing to the wealthy to go back to the practice of patronising artists so you can brag that your sicko is better than your rival’s sicko

Note: I say this as someone who also loves all the recent Trek. I just want more of each one! I love longer stretches for character development and world-building.

Hi there, fellow white people (especially my fellow white dudes)! It's Black History Month, and all of us who have lived in the privilege bubble our entire lives should get educated! Every day this month, 28daysofblackhistory.com drops a new story in your inbox. Every single one of them is amazing.

The whole “Heated Rivalry” media frenzy is a great chance for people to learn the subtle distinctions between Canadian and American accents — if just because the word “out” comes up so much.

If this is your cup of prosecco, maybe you might like to join us for TipoItalia this summer: www.tipoitalia.net

I guess this is the right moment to mention that I’m starting a PhD in a couple of months.

Community is everything and printers know that well. So @blountben.bsky.social & I are leading the charge to host WayzgooseORD (WORD) here in Chicago. It’s a new gathering for the print community to share their shops, knowledge and friendship. More info: wayzgooseord.com

General reminder that the Immigration Act of 1924 that set immigration quotas and established the Border Patrol was the crowning political achievement of the Klan

He’s just being nice because he’s been my best friend for decades

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My very insightful friend Doug Wilson has started a new business that might help you out. It’s a rare thing to have an independent resource with such deep knowledge of typography and the type industry available to help you make sense of things. typeadvisor.com

Well, the year is off to a horrifying start, as expected.

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The use of “Excellence” as a term in biz-speak is really starting to make my eyes roll hard enough to induce headaches.

Is the MTA making merch with the F M Swap icon cause they should be

Would you like to know how to make a zine? Here's easy step-by-step instructions on how to make your own without the use of a computer by @thorazos.bsky.social

The best thing I’ve read about the Calibri v. TNR hullabaloo agyei.substack.com/p/another-lo...

Hello. It’s me. 🌈🕴🏻

I’m working on the 2025 gift guide right now, but I wanted to separately shout-out my favorite gift recommendation of the year: Kelli Anderson’s incredible popup book about typography & the alphabet, Alphabet in Motion. [bookshop.org]

I SAID WHAT I SAID

Support the Black Zine Fair and its participants gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f... Pro-tip: get your institution to co-sponsor. 📚📜

A sure sign that I’m about to have an aggravating online experience

Next Sunday in Amsterdam at 6 p.m., if you can join us.