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Apparently this symbol is the pilcrow or alinea. Who knew? Peter Binkley, technology librarian at the University of Alberta, called "pilcrow" his favorite word of the week in a 2006 blog post. According to Wikipedia the term may come from the French pelagraphe, a corruption of paragraph.

Dashed

From graphology vs. typography, Valérie Madill's graduate project at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver.

So true

From Wikipedia:

The personal blog . . . is the traditional, most common blog. Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read by anyone but them. Blogs often become more than a way to just communicate; they become a way to reflect on life or works of art. Blogging can have a sentimental quality.

Catface Algebra

Not a band name. Two (rare) short stories with happy endings. "Catface" from Dogwalker by Arthur Bradford and "Algebra" from World's End by Paul Theroux.