The return of America’s cities…. except Detroit
The Census Bureau released new figures today, and they contain some good news. Apparently, after years of decline, people are reentering America’s older cities.It only stands to reason that, as fuel...
View ArticleMichael Pollan: “suddenly the health insurers will have an interest in your...
Food writer Michael Pollan, the man responsible for “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” visited the Daily Show yesterday, where he had the following exchange with Jon Stewart: Pollan: I think we need to...
View ArticleBurger King likely to occupy Water Street
We’ve known that it was looming out there. First there were rumors. Then the prospect got mentioned at a City Council meeting. But, now it’s apparently real. According to tomorrow’s City Council packet...
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Doubling down and packing on the weight
A few people, in the wake of last night’s post on Jamie Oliver and the so-called “food revolution” that he’s bringing to our shores, have demanded that, in the spirit of fairness, I put something up on...
View ArticleKeeping kids healthy so that they can kill for us
Continuing our conversation on the childhood obesity epidemic, I wanted to pass along this article on how, on top of everything else, it might be a security threat. Here’s a clip from the Huffington...
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Jeff Kay’s first novel, Crossroads Road
Over the years, I’ve mentioned my friend Jeff Kay here a few times. He and I got to know one another, trading our zines through the mail in the mid-90′s, and, then, at some point later in the decade,...
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Hut-K Chaats… nutrilicious Indian food
One of my favorite local restaurants is an Indian street food place on Packard, between Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, called K-Hut Chaats. Following is my interview with Dr. Swaroop Bhojani, the visionary...
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Between a rock and two ferns… Everything Obama does apparently diminishes the...
President Obama is taking some heat today for his decision to appear alongside Zach Galifianakis on his mock public access interview show Between Two Ferns. The segment, which went live on the Funny Or...
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