{"id":1672,"date":"2007-09-21T06:03:30","date_gmt":"2007-09-21T11:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-sep-21-2007\/"},"modified":"2007-09-21T06:03:30","modified_gmt":"2007-09-21T11:03:30","slug":"unrequired-reading-sep-21-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-sep-21-2007","title":{"rendered":"Unrequired Reading: Sep. 21, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

To my Jewish readers: have an easy fast.<\/p>\n

To my non-Jewish readers: be fast and easy.<\/p>\n

On with the show!<\/p>\n

Just for Tina: Australian architecture and ugliness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Um, I was just gonna go with Wite-Out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Michael Bierut (go buy his book<\/a>) looks back at his design portfolio<\/a>, c. 1979.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Light keeps me company<\/a>, part 2.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

While music keeps Tom Spurgeon company<\/a>. (And they’re some mighty fine selections) (Go buy his book<\/a>, too)<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Sports uniforms are made for superheroes<\/a>. The steroid-business all makes sense now!<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I would probably do something like this<\/a> if I were in comparable straits. (Get well, VIP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To my Jewish readers: have an easy fast. To my non-Jewish readers: be fast and easy. 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