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24th May 2006

Graphic Novels for People Who Hate Comics

“Kristi asked yesterday about good graphic novels for book groups. In response, here’s a list of comics that I think nearly any adult would find entertaining and interesting. Note the absence of superheroes.”

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24th May 2006

Top Ten Stock Photography Cliches

“What to watch out for when picking photos for your marketing materials… #7: The United Colors of Megacorp: Does outsourcing to India count as being diverse?”

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24th May 2006

Eight-and-a-Half by Eleven

“8 1/2 x 11 inches. I’ve been avoiding this format all my life. At my first job in New York, we used European-sized stationery. It caused no end of complications, but my (European-born) boss was dedicated to it. ‘Don’t you see?’ he asked. ‘It’s so much more elegant.’ And logical, too: the ISO system is modular, all based on consistent ratios, the square root of two, the Golden Section. Our 8 1/2 x 11 size is based on…well, what, exactly?”

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