G’s that look like I’s, F’s that sound like “Waw,” and Q’s that look like monkeys — man, was our alphabet a mess. That’s because many of our letters began as Egyptian hieroglyph symbols 4,000 years ...

When we think of calligraphy, we think of perfect penmanship–the practiced micro-movements of a surgeon-steady hand. Even modern typefaces, constructed on computers, are still based upon that human ...

The new Museum of American War Letters is making a range of communications from battle zones available. By Colin Moynihan “Blew him in half, absolutely in half.” The voice on tape sounded detached, ...