Christmas 2021: Handbuilt’s Naughty Or Nice List
Every year, we at Handbuilt Heavy Industries, Incorporated, feel the need to wrap up with a Christmas-y list of everyone who
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Book Review: Rise of the Warrior Cop, by Radley Balko
A new book looks at the militarization of police forces in the United States, how it costs taxpayers a staggering amount of money, threatens American democracy, and, above all else, doesn’t actually do much to reduce crime.
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A Love Burning Brighter Than The Gas Flares Of Zug Island
As many of you know, or don’t, I got engaged in September! Yes, folks– if someone thinks they can put
Read MoreBook Review: Patricia Lockwood’s No One Is Talking About This. (They should!)
A great read for the fall of 2021, or the fall of the Republic.
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Cars, Advertising, and The Cult of Individualism
Cars don’t kill people, people kill people! At least, they do when they’re only thinking of themselves– as opposed to the complex ecosystem of different people who use streets and sidewalks. Marketing
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Womxn House Envisions Future for Artists, Gender on Detroit’s West Side
Erin Gold gives a talk on her stained glass installation work at a new artist residency and gallery space at Womxn House, a home on the west side of Detroit.
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Burgerbanism No. 3: Take Indy’s BRT to Delectable Southern Cuisine at Root & Bone
In town for a long weekend that involved a multi-part wedding extravaganza, I headed down south, as it were, to
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Flashback: Jump Raven, A Forgotten 1994 Video Game, Predicts 2021.
Battling techno-nazis in the climate change-flooded streets of New York City in this largely forgotten 1994 video game, and remembering the glory days of 90’s optimism and shareware.
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Infrastructure Works: Returning To My Native East Coast
My temporary DC digs are a 40-minute commute from the office. They’re also a 40-minute drive from the office. What is this magical land I’ve arrived in?!
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In This Most Righteous Struggle: The St. Louis General Strike of 1877
Today, St. Louis commemorates 144 years since a violent labor struggle that saw widespread destruction and violence in the city and nearby areas, as part of the 1877 General Strike.
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