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U2 will release a definitive single-disc Best Of<\/em><\/a> album in November, in addition to the two already-released Best of 1980-1990<\/em> and Best of 1990-2000<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In preparation for the Lost<\/em> season three premiere on Wednesday, I thought I would check out the end result of The Lost Experience, a summer-long alternate reality game I didn’t have time to follow. It seems the verdict is… meh<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love any typeface enough to permanently fuse it to your skin? Body Type: Typographic Tattoos Etched in Flesh<\/span> (no longer online: cooper.edu\/art\/lubalin), a new exibition opening in New York. This fellow<\/span> [no longer online: timeout.com\/newyork\/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl:\/\/TONYWebArticles2\/574\/out_there\/best_font_forward.xml] is fond of Univers Gothic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stylus Magazine\u2019s Top 100 Music Videos of All Time<\/span> (no longer online: stylusmagazine.com\/articles\/weekly_article\/stylus-magazines-top-100-music-videos-of-all-time.htm). (spotted on Kottke.org<\/a>) See also Pitchfork’s 100 Awesome Music Videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know your terms: ‘font’ vs. ‘typeface’<\/a>. (spotted on Kottke.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Boards highlights the latest in music videos, including Thom Yorke’s “Harrowdown Hill”, Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy”, and Chris Cunningham’s horrorshow for The Horror’s “Sheena is a Parasite”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing new meaning to the phrase “death by chocolate (milk)”, Energy Field helps you find out exactly how much of your favorite poison it would take to kill you<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hel-Fucking-Vetica<\/a>! Wear it with pride!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wow, the MyDreamApp contestant Hijack has really let rip with a stunning mock-up of the BBS-reading app’s full-screen mode<\/a>. It certainly looks amazing, now if I could only see the point in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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