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You’re gettin’ pimped.
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From one ho to another, Conan, I’m sorry you’re getting pimped brother.
Mad Men Typography
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I’m totally getting a NOEL JACKSON raised metal sign for my door. Just to let the Joan in the office know what’s up.
Then there is the Gill Sans c. 1930 problem. Gill is used quite a lot in the series, mainly for Sterling Cooper Advertising’s logo and signage. Technically, this is not anachronistic. And the way the type is used—metal dimensional letters, generously spaced—looks right. The problem is that Gill was a British typeface not widely available or popular in the U.S. until the 1970s. It’s a decade ahead of its time in American type fashions.
Worry?
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Derek Powazek explains every crime show currently running, just in case you’re wondering how an alternate universe would treat your death..
Miss Dior Cherie Commercial by Sofia Coppola
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Miss Dior Cherie Commercial by Sofia Coppola. I’m so in love with this commercial. Maybe it’s the yellow sunglasses, the flying away with balloons, or perhaps my infatuation with French pop…
Battlestar Galactica, or, “Starbuck I <3 you!”
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I’m so late to the geekfest that is Battlestar Galactica. I was a bit weary, as I always am to the clichés of geekdom. But I finally gave in. And all I have to say, is: BSG fraking rocks!
If you are gonna start watching, start with the three hour miniseries.
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