The 1 thing

Globe writers on the one thing you must do, see, or hear this week THE 1 WELCOME USE FOR SPAM Gratuitous junk mail usually leads to cursing and mass deletion. But for British illustrator Linzie Hunter, the bizarro subject lines of these offending e-mails inspire letter art prints. In Hunter's hands, "No girls laugh at me now. Ha-ha. I laugh at them." becomes a graphic pink-and-black speech bubble. I guess one man's spam is another woman's muse. "Secret Weapon," a postcard book featuring Hunter's work, will be available next month. In the meantime, check out her spam art at www.flickr.com/photos/linzie/sets. - COURTNEY HOLLANDS THE 1 VOICE WE HAVE TO HEAR Our leaders keep saying this is the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. What makes it even worse is that those leaders aren't exactly like the one we had during... [read full story]