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Anthony Parrott
Anthony Parrott

Anthony Parrott

Washington, DC

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If Stayin’ Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century

H/T Kottke: Watch Jonas Wolf and three friends sing a choral arrangement of the Bee Gee’s Stayin’ Alive in the style of a madrigal. Just in case (like the me of 1 minute ago) you don’t know what that is (although you will recognize it from just

Day 11 No One Right Way…But Some Wrong Ways

God in the Rubble: Zechariah's Promise and Our Advent Longing

God in the Rubble: Zechariah's Promise and Our Advent Longing

An Advent Reflection

It turns out typefaces for dyslexic readers are a scam

Based on the evaluation of 48 dyslexic subjects ages 11-50, reading 12 texts with 12 different fonts, they determined that reading performance was best with sans serif, monospaced, and roman fonts used in the study. They also found that reading was significantly impaired when italic fonts were used. Use of

Practical Typography

I've spent the past couple of days reading Matthew Butterick's Practical Typography. I've cared about good design and typography for years. But I couldn't actually do it myself. Butterick's book helped changed that. It lives up to its name—it&

Day 10: The Bible Keeps Changing Its Mind

"You have heard that it was said... But I say to you... "You have heard that it was said... But I say to you... "You have heard that it was said... But I say to you... "You have heard that it was said... But I say

Q&R: My Calling to Ministry and Advice for Anyone Considering Seminary

Q&R: My Calling to Ministry and Advice for Anyone Considering Seminary

Someone recently asked me about my calling to ministry and whether I had any advice for people thinking about seminary. Here's what I told them with a few additional thoughts. When I Wanted to Be Famous I'm one of those really fortunate people in that I

Pay Me Less

Pay Me Less

There's nothing quite like emailing your church bookkeeper and saying, "Hey, pay me less." You'd think writing an email instructing someone to reduce your would feel dramatic, maybe even noble. It doesn't. It feels like admitting defeat. Like the financial version of

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