polly pocket: following the success of Barbie, all the Mattel branded toys promised their own feature films
freshmen fifteen: a nifty conversion tool in the style of Neal.Fun—via Pasa Bon!
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a sunday in the park with georges: the pointillist work by Seurat recreated in Wisconsin—see previously
eimreiรฐin: what became of trains in Iceland
you gotta pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues: we appreciated this reminiscence about the Ringo Starr tune
meteorological optical phenomenon: more on the Sun’s green flash as it disappears from the horizon
seybold seminars: the outsized influence of desktop publishing conferences—see also
return to tender: another exquisite John and Faith Hubley short courtsey of Fancy Notions