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Alphabets

Puzzle Monday: Does English Need a New Alphabet?

Alex Bellos March 13, 2023

Puzzle Monday: The Signs of Ethiopian Identity

Alex Bellos January 16, 2023

It Might Be Time to Update the Old 'Alfa-Bravo-Charlie' Spelling Alphabet

But it's hard to break old habits.

Dan Nosowitz July 12, 2019

Taipei City, Taiwan

Rixing Type Foundry

Taiwan's last Chinese character letterpress preserves the dying art of Chinese character mold making.

Found: A Viking Comb That Says 'Comb'

It is helping researchers understand runic inscriptions, so maybe we should all start labeling our stuff.

Vittoria Traverso January 15, 2018

Found: A Runic Inscription on a Viking Whetstone

Experts in Norway are asking the public to help tell if it is a name or something more sinister.

Vittoria Traverso December 6, 2017