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MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026
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THE DESK · FOLIO 1
The Calendar
JULY 2026 · ISSUE NO. 7
ALL COPY CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
IN DRAFT
2
Awaiting a first pass from the desk
IN REVIEW
2
On the proofreader's spike
SCHEDULED
4
Slotted and plated for the issue
PUBLISHED THIS MONTH
3
Already on doorsteps and counters
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THE MONTH AT A GLANCE
July 2026
HOW THE DESK READS THE INKS
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FEATURES
The Last Linotype Operator in the Tri-County Area
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CULTURE
Vermilion: A History of the Second Ink
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9
FOOD & DRINK
Four Cafés Still Pulling Shots on Lever Machines
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FEATURES
Kill Fee: Stories We Spiked and Why
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ESSAYS
Notes Toward a Theory of the Perfect Marginalia
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FEATURES
The Night Desk: What Happens After the Paper Goes to Bed
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TODAY — COPY DUE
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CULTURE
A Field Guide to Regional Railway Timetables
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23
ESSAYS
Obituaries for Buildings: The Demolition of the Grand Meridian
REVIEWS
Review: 'Set in Hot Metal' at the Museum of Printing
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FOOD & DRINK
Tasting Notes: The Canned-Fish Renaissance
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CULTURE
The Sociable History of the Office Water Cooler
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FOOD & DRINK
Five Recipes from the Newsroom Cafeteria, 1954
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The Day Book
UPCOMING DEADLINES · NEXT SIX
| STORY | DESK | WRITER | DUE | STATUS |
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| Obituaries for Buildings: The Demolition of the Grand Meridian | ESSAYS | Edmund Vasquez | 2026-07-20 | IN REVIEW |
Copy due at 17:00 sharp on the date stamped. Late copy moves to the next issue without appeal — a house rule since Vol. I.