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On the political front, the culture wars are moving from the budget office to the design studio. The State Department declared a war on “woke” fonts, ordering a retreat from the gentle curves of Calibri back to the serifed walls of Times New Roman (The Guardian). An octopus spent six months learning to play the piano (sort of) (ZME Science), we finally have scientific proof that Mariah Carey might be tanking your productivity (Fast Company), and Denzel Washington is apparently one of the most mispronounced names of the year (NPR).