Media

Best WSJ hedcut ever? wsj.com/articles/hell-…

This has long perplexed me: Like any certifiable bully, Trump (mostly) knows how to make a fist, so why is his thumbs-up so fucking weird?

These animated subway maps compared to their actual geography are a wonderfully concise look at design thinking. thisiscolossal.com/2017/05/animat…

Oh good, my favorite iOS Safari issue is now happening on desktop too. Anyone else have this problem constantly?

This devastating story underscores that the US’s maternal mortality rate is by far the worst in the developed world. propublica.org/article/die-in…

A Metallica concert in 2017 is pretty unnecessary but I went anyway and my main takeaway was that Lars’s drums were purple and sparkly.

Wall-to-wall joy at the Revolution show tonight. I never got to witness the man himself, but I’m so glad I got to at least do this.

Netflix, we need to talk.

send me your apps i will break them all

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You know the one. Dr. Everything’ll Be All Right.

This fun critique of the DEA’s kooky patch designs provides an interesting look at how the DEA sees its mission. muckrock.com/news/archives/…

Loving my man @mSutters’s new book of comics. If you’re looking for something different, this is it. Here’s a taste. lulu.com/shop/matt-sutt…

A quick overview of the tense North Korea situation. @thenib is really killing it with this kind of thing lately. thenib.com/north-korea-te…

A crash course on the history of Emoji, the Unicode Consortium, and how Emoji expansion could be democratized. thenib.com/who-makes-emoji

Reminder: Planned Parenthood is mostly preventative care. Defunding will likely result in more abortions, not fewer. thenib.com/march-for-life

Oh nice, not only is @creativecloud now doing notification spam, it’s also giving us opportunities to work for free!

You had me at “miniature retro papercraft synthesizers.” thisiscolossal.com/2017/03/miniat…

None of the 10 fatal attacks by Islamist extremists in the US since 2001 would have been prevented by Trump’s ban. washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati…

A good crash course on race from @WhitTaylorComix. thenib.com/what-is-race

RIP design hero Dick Bruna, best known for his Miffy books for kids, though I’m partial to his early book covers. nytimes.com/2017/02/20/boo…

This social media bingo card from @gemmacorrell’s Feminist Activity Book kinda nails it. thenib.com/social-media-b…

Netflix noticed I liked Archer, so they picked it up from the dollar store on their way home from work.

This survey has 25 questions, but one would have sufficed. action.donaldjtrump.com/mainstream-med…

The Trump administration is keeping me busy this week. propublica.org/article/the-ch…

Congrats if you managed to snag Mike Flynn’s rookie card in the brief time it was available. propublica.org/article/the-ch…

Someone please confiscate my wallet. typography.com/fonts/ringside…

The latest addition to my growing collection of Gwar stained glass, hand-crafted this time by the amazing @sneakfuzz.

In case anyone forgot irony is dead.

u up

I just naturally assumed when I opened this book it would start playing the backing vocals from “Runnin’ with the Devil,” but alas.

If you want to add to your collection, there are several new additions to our Trump administration trading cards. propublica.org/article/the-ch…

Today’s unsolicited Siri interjection.

Gorgeous portraits whose vivid, kinetic impasto strikes a fine balance between abstract and representational. thisiscolossal.com/2016/12/enormo…

2016 was what it was, but at least I was reunited with this beauty just before the finish line.

Saw this t-shirt today. A take-off on Metallica’s Kill ’Em All: “America: Free ’Em All” with “tour dates” listing all of our wars. Cute.

Bless you, @FilmStruck.

“[P]eople believe guns in their home make them safer […] epidemiological research suggests precisely the opposite.” thetrace.org/2016/09/harvar…

New work: @JessicaHuseman and I are making trading cards of Trump’s Cabinet picks, with a reading guide for each. propublica.org/article/the-ch…

Tonight I got to see Megadeth play in a room a little bigger than my apartment and it was very very great.

Color management has bewildered and enraged me for decades. No more! Blessed be @chockenberry and @abookapart. abookapart.com/products/makin…

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