The Goals of this Website
Welcome to the beginning of Anachronist! Thank you for believing in me.
Times New Roman Should Always Be the Default for Everything
Today I downloaded a copy of the “DNC After Action Report”, an “autopsy” written for the Democratic National Committee to attempt to explain Kamala Harris’ loss of the 2024 United States presidential election. I will not be commenting on the quality of this report or lack thereof, because there is a much more striking issue for me to comment on: the entire report (sans giant-red-boxes) is inexplicably typeset in Calibri.
My Afternoon with John and Yoko
In 1936, Walter Benjamin theorized that the mass reproduction of works of art would rob them of their aura, the “here and now” granting an original greater value than a copy. In 2023, entertainment statistics firm Luminate estimated that 50% of vinyl record purchasers do not own a record player. What’s going on here?