On beating the Heat

Factoid of the day: this year's NBA finals, between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, is the first major-sports championship to feature teams whose names are mass nouns rather than plurals. The significance of this milestone is not lost on newspaper copy editors, who are now struggling to determine which sounds better: "Thunder beats Heat" or "Thunder beat Heat."

Read a fascinating post about the issue here.

Fuck you, Tomato Jake's

Right when we thought Tomato Jake's was charming its way into our hearts, it goes and fucks everything up with some Comic Sans.

Something to that effect

As far as frequently misused words go, "affect" and "effect" might just be the most misused-est. Typically, people err by using "effect" as a verb, but the creator of this sign pulls the ultra-rare "affect"-as-a-noun switcheroo.

This guy would have something to say about the phrase "open mic."

Welcome, Tomato Jake's

Tomato Jake's Pizzeria replaced Franklin Street Pizza and Pasta earlier this spring, and in the process became the third downtown Chapel Hill business to employ Impact in its logo. The others — Pita Pit and GameStop —  are national franchises.

Italian lesson

It's over. Jack Sprat wins. Toasty turkey panino.

Conflicting ideologies

Gotta respect J Street U for promoting a pro-peace dialogue when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But mixing Helvetica and Arial? That shit is indefensible.

Organic Impact

A pint of Impact

Brought to you by North Carolina's Aviator Brewing Company, whose logo, as you can see on the opposite side of the glass, is also in Impact.

Don't stare too long at this typeface

Reader Daniel directs us to this migraine-inducing typeface, in which every character is an object that would be impossible to recreate three-dimensionally. M.C. Escher would be proud.

Poker (Type)Face

COMIC SANS IN RUSSIAN

That sound you hear is the universe exploding.