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There Oughta Be a Name For That: “The Running Groom” & Other Unfortunate Web Mashups

“Think About It” . . . “Running Room” . . . “Investors Exchange” What do the three names (above) have in common? Just this:  they’re all real-life organizations whose titles make for (very) unfortunate URL’s (Website names). To pick just one example:  “Running Room” merges into something that could easily be read as “Running Groom.” A...
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Style Mashups That Work — and Don’t

Spiral Staircases & 1920’s Bungalows What makes I.M Pei’s pyramid in the Louvre Courtyard an instant classic? At the other extreme, why is the 2003 renovation to Chicago’s Soldier Field — adding Contemporary luxury boxes to the Greco-Roman stadium — widely regarded to be an architectural fiasco? Search me. Style Hits & Misses But I think...
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