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The original story of Times New Roman’s genesis goes like this: Morison wrote a blistering article in 1929 arguing that Times Old Roman, the font of The Times of London, was dated, clunky, badly printed and in need of help — his help. The paper listened and charged Morison with directing the creation of a new suite of letters. He did, and on Oct. 3, 1943, Times New Roman debuted on the bright white broadsheets of the London daily.

Here’s the problem with this tidy account: Evidence found in 1987 — drawings for letters and corresponding brass plates — suggests that the real father of the font wasn’t a typographer at all, but a wooden boat designer from Boston named William Starling Burgess.

— Katherine Eastland traces the secret history of the world’s most popular font, Times New Roman. (via thedailyfeed)

Discovery launching network for rich men

“We just felt like this was a space missing in the marketplace,” said David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery Communications…

There are no plans for a network to appeal to rich women.

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