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Comedy and politics, the master calligrapher behind Apple's fonts, the war against ad blockers
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Mar 8, 2016
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Comedy and politics, the master calligrapher behind Apple's fonts, the war against ad blockers

A roundtable of political junkies look at the top stories in national politics, the monk's calligraphy that inspired apple fonts, websites vs. ad blockers.

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A roundtable of political junkies look at the top stories in national politics, the monk's calligraphy that inspired apple fonts, websites vs. ad blockers.

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