The trouble with Paul Feig, a NYT Magazine article on loserdom with one of Hollywood's go-to geeks. 

A solid EW interview with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.  

Interview with book cover designer Peter Mendelsund and his website 

Interview with Paul Buckley, discussing book cover design and his creative process. 

The History of Visual Communication. Haven't been all the way through this yet, but it looks like a decent starting point. 

A video interview with Michael Bierut, offering a journey through the world of typography. Now with the paywall down, I can post the article that accompanies the interview. 

Wired sits down with Trent Reznor. "And so, a couple years ago I kind of realized that music essentially is free now. I’d prefer if it wasn’t. But it is. And being on the other side of that argument is a losing battle." 

Nick Hornby interviews David Simon, creator of The Wire. 

William Gibson on science fiction and the current state of humanity. "It still amazes me how dumb so much of our species can manage to be." 

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