Christopher Slye

@slye.bsky.social

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Type business, licensing, design, production, education. Fontstand Cooperative. Letterform Archive board. Adobe Type from 1997–2020. Collector of rare compact discs. Cocktail enthusiast. https://slyetype.com

In a much-discussed physical-media pivot, CD sales surged 16% to 16.3 million units in the first half of 2026, vastly outpacing vinyl's modest 2.4% growth. Driven by collection building, price accessibility, massive albums such as BTS' ARIRANG and a strong K-pop release schedule, this revival belies an unexpected development: Approximately half of Gen Z and Millennial CD buyers do not actually own a CD player. After removing BTS and other K-pop sales, U.S. CD sales would still be +6.7% through the first half of 2026, suggesting that the CD has been recontextualized from a functional audio format into an affordable collectible. This behavior underscores that for younger generations, the act of buying physical music is as much about aesthetic ownership and direct financial support for the artist as it is listening to the music on the product itself.​
A view of the Statue of Liberty from the museum on Liberty Island.
A small lighthouse surrounded by green lawn framed by two trees.
A can of Hamm’s beer.
A large, red restaurant awning that reads “BAR ‘91”.
A bottle of Stade’s Barbados rum “Bond Nº8”.
A man and woman in their early 20s posing for a black and white picture in a photo booth.
An LP of “!!Going Places!!” by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.
A mini-LP style SACD cover of Mobile Fidelity’s “Original Master Recording” of Van Halen's “1984”.
Two bottles of Combier Kummel liqueur.
A young squirrel sitting in a pot.
A large, heavy Taschen book – The Star Wars Archives / Episodes IV–VI / 1977–1983
The conversation explores a range of opinions on the opinion piece, with many participants expressing criticism of the Washington Post's editorial board and its stance on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Airbnb. Several comments suggest that the piece unfairly targets AOC, portraying her as a threat to the wealthy and criticizing her stance on Airbnb's impact on housing markets. Some commenters argue that the editorial board's arguments are weak, biased, or misrepresentative of AOC's positions. Others highlight the broader issues of wealth inequality and the influence of billionaires, suggesting that the editorial board is more focused on defending the interests of the wealthy than addressing significant national concerns. Additionally, there is a discussion about the negative impact of Airbnb on local housing markets, with some commenters agreeing with AOC's criticisms of the platform. Overall, the comments reflect a mix of support for AOC's viewpoints and skepticism towards the editorial board's intentions and arguments.
A squirrel splooting on concrete, looking very tired.
A smiling woman in front of a suburban house, standing with a young girl and boy. The girl is smiling, and the boy is sticking his tongue out.
Two bottles on a store shelf. On the right, a 750 ml bottle of Ferrand 1840 Cognac, priced $44.99. On the left, a 700 ml bottle of the same, priced $45.99.
An Oroweat delivery truck parked against the back of a nondescript building.
A woodpecker in a tree.
"People should be very wary of threatening the life of President Trump, because that is a crime, full stop. OK?" Blanche said. "Now whether it's a crime that we will ultimately charge, depending on you know, you mentioned the First Amendment -- sure, or other cases, other investigative steps, or things that we learned, or things that we, that we uncover from talking to witnesses, from reviewing evidence... there should be no doubt you cannot threaten the life of the president of the United States. Can't do it, OK? And so beyond that, I'm not going to comment."
Twelve students posed in front of a wall of bookshelves, all well-dressed, one holding an apple, one with a parrot on his finger, and another seated with a dog in her lap.
A room packed with all kinds of kids’ stuff like model airplanes, stuffed animals, Legos, bikes, strollers, dolls, and bags of stuff.
A bantha costume from Star Wars on display at Marine World Africa USA, custom-made for Mardji the elephant.
Erik pointing to a doorway with an address of “146”.
A small brown bunny, in profile, sitting on a green lawn.
Two chocolate bunnies facing each other. On the left, the bunny with its tail bitten off says “My Butt Hurts!” On the right, the bunny with its ears bitten off says “What?”
A red-winged blackbird sitting in some foliage.
George Costanza, from the 3rd season Seinfeld episode “The Note,” staring at a poster of a shirtless Evander Holyfield is his prime, with great concern for his own sexuality.
Two blended Negronis garnished with orange slices.
A blue scrub jay with two visible peanuts in its mouth.
A Ron Burgundy screencap that is captioned “30% of the time, it works every time.”
A screencap of a CBS Bay Area news report. “Christopher Slye, Alamo”, standing by his car at a Chevron station with a sign and prices in the background.
A Nextdoor post: Turning right at a red light Why don't some of our danville neighbors stop and turn when it's safe? I'm a keen observer and notice 64% of these drivers are alone in their car wearing 2 masks. Two each their own and all but these similarities seem oddly similar to not point out. Is there a conspiracy? Am I missing something hear?
A couple stickers and folded posters on top of a somewhat worn album cover.
From Wikipedia: ‘The Golden Rule is stated positively numerous times in the Old Testament: [...] Or, in Leviticus 19:34: "The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the native-born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God."’
Three bottles: Old Potrero 18th Century Style Spirit (51.2% ABV) “For sale in California only”; Genevieve Genever Style Gin (47.3% ABV); Old Potrero Single Malt Straight Rye Whiskey (123.14% ABV).
Defendants respond that Senator Kelly is seeking to exempt himself from the rules of military justice that "Congress has expressly made applicable to retired servicemembers." Defs.' Opp'n at 1. Horsefeathers! While Congress has chosen to apply ...
A sandy path among coastal shrubs, with a bunny up ahead.
A view of Pebble Beach and the Pacific Ocean.
So I escalate it to the higher-up, and I also put it in my 24 font, this needs to be done.
An earthquake map showing a cluster of earthquakes just south of San Ramon in the San Francisco Bay Area’s eastern suburbs.
A Stellar’s Jay looking at some seeds in a dish.
A parked car with a large and a small dog sitting next to each other in front staring straight out the front window.
The first three pages include the cover and a text list of cocktail bars arranged by borough/neighborhood: East Village & Lower East Side, SoHo, West Village, Downtown.
The TV race announcer from Death Race 2000.
A 1.75 liter bottle of Clear Spring brand 190-proof grain alcohol.
A high-rise building with a swimming pool at the very top, sticking out to the side, unsupported, into the open air.
A yellow paper bag with a round, orange “Musicland” logo, using friendly, swoosh script lettering.
A young deer on a snowy sidewalk.
A view from a hilltop looking out on a valley with patchy green grass and high clouds.
Part of Letterform Archive’s new Piet Zwart exhibition.
[5 stars] Dined 2 days ago Overall 5 • Food 5 • Service 5 • Ambience 5 Had a great meal with friends and family. Food and drinks were terrific! Forgot a couple of our side dishes, and got wrong dish but just working out the kinks. Service was amazing very professional.
Seven gold balls nestled in an old tree branch on a forest floor of grass and pine needles.
A shrinkwrapped “Ultradisc™ DVD-R”, with trade dressing that matches Mobile Fidelity’s contemporaneous Ultradisc CD releases, including a “Original Master Recording” banner across the top. Other text includes: “24 Karat Gold”, “The Ultimate Archival Media”, “Data Guard Scratch Resistant Coating”, “Life Span of 100+ Years”, “Superior Reflectivity”.
An oblong, dark plastic object with a magnifier on one end and a letter opener slid into the other. Printed on it in the middle is “ADOBE TYPE LIBRARY” and “FOR THE NeXT COMPUTER”.