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Over the summer, the subtext collective conducted a vast market research exercise. By which we mean, some members of the collective complained about our fustiness – courier fonts, email newsletters, asterisks, indeed! While we have yet to come to an agreement over how best to meet the Fast-Paced demands of the 20th Century [shouldn\u2019t that be 21st?? \u2013 Ed], we have at least made some concessions to modern models of Content Provision. So on that note, please enjoy our new Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LUsubtext\/<\/a> We\u2019re still trying to figure out how best to utilise the thing, but while we do, feel free to \u2018share\u2019 and \u2018like\u2019 it (if those are the correct terms) if you\u2019re that way inclined.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the summer, the subtext collective conducted a vast market research exercise. By which we mean, some members of the collective complained about our fustiness – courier fonts, email newsletters, asterisks, indeed! 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