" A companion piece applies the same formula to the alphabet--a cultural system nearly as ancient as the calendar and just as dulled by routine--with similarly exquisite results. More elaborate than these reconstructions is Deadline Calendar, which registers a whole year (August 1, 2001 - July 31, 2002) in a grid of cutout seel by dates from food packaging."
" A companion piece applies the same formula to the alphabet--a cultural system nearly as ancient as the calendar and just as dulled by routine--with similarly exquisite results. More elaborate than these reconstructions is Deadline Calendar, which registers a whole year (August 1, 2001 - July 31, 2002) in a grid of cutout "sell by" dates from food packaging. Give us this day our daily bread, for tomorrow it shall be stale, no matter what its packaging or preservatives."
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