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.
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Culture & Language
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.
Read MoreThe 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
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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.
Read MoreBook 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.
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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.
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Asafoetida, That Most Revered, Elusive Culinary Stank
Sometimes, the spices you can buy on the shelves at Trader Joe’s just aren’t cutting it and you need something stronger, darker. Danker.
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Madame Butterfly at the Michigan Opera
Review of a performance currently playing at the Detroit Opera.
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Midjourney Parameters: Style & Chaos In Speculative Urbanism
Imagining cities and their infrastructure using artificial intelligence, and playing around with some of the weirder parameters in Midjourney to see what we can squeeze out of the generative AI platform.
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UAW: What We Stand To Gain, Vs. Lose, From The Threat Of A Strike.
Why do we always talk about strikes in terms of the bad it would do to the economy? What if instead we talked about the benefits and economic growth that would result from companies meeting labor demands?
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