McSweeney's goes the Victorians one better by using em dashes with spaces on either side, carving canyons between phrases. But there's a more complex dissonance on these pages. From a graphic design perspective, a dollop of Victorian eccentricity could be just what's called for. It's sometimes useful to think of typefaces as machines, and Garamond 3, in capable hands, is a sleek, tuned automobile compared to the filigreed steam engines of late nineteenth century type. Imprisoned in this fussy latticework are folios and running heads, which should be immediately accessible when needed, and otherwise invisible.
People know how to read.