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The Handbuilt City

Dispatches from the Rust Belt

April 22, 2024April 21, 2024 Nat M. Zorach

Juxtaposition Arts – New Digs on the Twin Cities’ New BRT Line

Nat returns to his old stomping grounds in North Minneapolis, a.k.a. Juxtaposition Arts, to scan the product of their multimillion dollar capital campaign.

new york city ban on coal-fired pizza ovens

Burgerbanism Environment Food

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 Nat M. Zorach

Burgerbanism: Coal-Fired Pizza, The Latest Front in the Culture War?

New York City has banned coal-fired pizza ovens unless they’re equipped with industrial-grade pollution treatment systems. Pizza didn’t do anything to deserve this.

ghost kitchens restaurant delivery and takeout industry

Burgerbanism Business & Economics

March 22, 2024March 26, 2024 Nat M. Zorach

Burgerbanism: Ghost Kitchens, The Latest Wild Idea In Restaurant Innovation

The delivery app industrial complex has some interesting new models for how to brand, sell, and prepare fast food.

Burgerbanism Food

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 Nat M. Zorach

Burgerbanism No. 12: The Strip Malls Of Austin Barbecue

Nat explores the delicacies of the strip malls of north Austin, Texas, as the city densifies steadily and continues to produce award-winning barbecue.

Culture & Language

November 4, 2023October 31, 2023 Nat M. Zorach

The Charming, Cross-Cultural Urban Space of The French Dispatch

We just watched Wes Anderson’s newest film, The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, or, just The French

psychedelic experience, michael pollan how to change your mind

Book Reviews Culture & Language

November 3, 2023October 31, 2023 Nat M. Zorach

Book Review: How To Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan’s latest book wasn’t quite as mindblowing as the psychedelic experiences he describes in it, but it’s definitely a great read, especially for folks with no background in this particular subject matter.

Book Reviews

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Nat M. Zorach

Book Review: The Code of Capital, by Katharina Pistor

A professor of law at Columbia University looks at the regulatory and legal frameworks that companies use to protect and aggrandize power, wealth, and intellectual property.

Art & Design Construction Real Estate

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Nat M. Zorach

People Deserve Beautiful Things

The SDBA program introduced an interesting discussion about design standards in renovation. It happens to be something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about.