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Published on this date

In 2021

"Zillow, Other Tech Firms Are in an ‘Arms Race’ To Buy Up American Homes"

dek: "'iBuyers' are gearing up to grow massively in the coming years, with unforeseen consequences for the U.S. housing market."

Vice / by Maxwell Strachan

"Moving to LA From the East Coast? Here's What You'll Need"

dek: "In addition to patience for traffic and Erewhon-ready smugness, here are the supplies you'll need for your new LA life of pool parties and picnics."

Vice / by Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp

~ See also the counterpart to this article, which Vice published 3 days earlier.

"What’s Really Wrong With the New Twitter Font"

dek: "And why users think it’s unreadable."

Slate / by Aaron Mak

"Fredrick Brennan: '... Chirp is extremely similar to GT America, which is itself based on Franklin Gothic.'"

Commemorated on this date

Deaths of ...

Eugène Delacroix, 1863 (age 65), in Paris