“…with a few strokes on the keys…”

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“… that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. A typist in a New York City Police Department precinct, Rose is like a high priestess….”

From the blurb,this novel comes off as noir as the digits of a steno who just finished swapping ribbons on a roomful of Remingtons, if you get my drift.

I spotted it at the New & Noteworthy table of a national book chain I’d rather not name. Want to know more? Take a hike over to your local indy bookstore and run the title past the chick at the counter.  Bring a pal or three, OK?  And don’t say I sent you.

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June 9, 2013 · 6:45 pm

Should be tonight on NBC Nightly News @ 6 or 6:30!

Well, dang — here’s the link

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/51935953#51935953

Nice montage– Tom Hanks, the Pope and me —  ha!

 

OH– and a nice, web-only piece about Magic Margins and Ryan Adney, Right Here.

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May 19, 2013 · 5:15 pm

Stopping to snip the roses

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May 6, 2013 · 9:06 pm

FLASH ! NBC Typewriter Piece to air tonight on “NBC Nightly News”

The producer who covered the Manhattan Type-IN has just sent us an email saying her story on the neo-typing/Populaire, etc., should air on tonight’s (Sun. May 5) NBC Nightly News. She cautioned that it could get bumped if the hockey game goes overtime, so go easy on the high-sticking, Bertrand!

cheers

— mcget / phillytyper

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Typewriter makes a cameo in future-funk vid by Janelle Monae

JANELLE

It’s only for a few seconds–but when the most funky folk on the planet got somethin’ to say, they break out a vintage desk top typewriter. Look sharp; they get that platen poppin’ around the 4:50 mark in JANELLE MONAE’S latest video.

 

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New PBS drama packed with cool, super-smart women–and typewriters!

Here is one of the original code-breaking women of Bletchly, in a vintage photo.

Some of the original code-breaking women of Bletchley, in a vintage photo.

Must-watch TV — Last Sunday, the Bletchley Circle debuted on PBS.  It follows the adventures of the unsung, code-breaking women of Bletchley into their post-war years. They re-unite to find and stop a serial killer. It features grungy, secret offices packed with obscure typewriters, flying fingers and terse conversation among sharp, seriously quirky women with great accents. They ride into London inside astonishingly beautiful train cars.  In other words, geek Valhalla.  Here’s a link. (yes, you can watch the first episode online)

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Some Type-IN NYC pictures!

Greetings, Mr. Steven Huang, co-producer of this past Sunday’s Type-IN NYC, took time to make some good photographs from the event.

Find them HERE.

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Fly-By at the Type-IN NYC

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T (Type-IN) Minus 20

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Traincast

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