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What âOldâ Technology Do You Think Is Cool?
Why do you think there is so much interest in obsolete technologies like Polaroid instant cameras, record players, Atari game systems or VHS tapes?
Credit.Ellen Weinstein
Feb. 22, 2021
Do you think âoldâ technology is cool? Do you appreciate vinyl records, for example, or Polaroid cameras? Eight-track tapes or printed newspapers? What do you find appealing about these items that our modern world has already made â or may still make â obsolete?
For a glimpse of what teenagers are into these days, all you have to do is visit Abbot Kinney Boulevard in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. On weekend nights, the half-mile shopping drag is packed with style-conscious kids who traipse past coffee shops, ice cream parlors and boutiques, often while taking selfies.
Abusive behaviour in kitchens is so pervasive to our understanding of chefs, it’s even shown up in kids’ films like The Little Mermaid and Ratatouille.
, where chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and industry insiders share their perspectives about the food world, tackling a range of topics through the lens of personal experience.
For decades now, the dining public has understood restaurant kitchens to be tough places to work. From yelling to physical threats, bad behavior has historically been accepted as part of coming up as a cook. If you didn’t like it, the saying went, you could leave.
Then last summer, in the wake of public reckonings with abusive workplaces of all stripes, it seemed like restaurant workers found their voices. They didn’t like it. They were, in fact, leaving. And on their way out the door, they were vocal about the problems they saw. Sqirl’s dysfunctional kitchen culture and food safety practices were exposed, as was the Bon Appétit
Hoping to appease Trump’s coterie while still in office
26 Jan 2021
The Independent
Sarah Sanders, one of the numerous press secretaries who served under former president Donald J Trump, has announced a bid for the 2022 governorship in Arkansas. During her time as press secretary, Sanders often subverted norms: failing to hold regular press conferences, responding to the media with vitriol and regularly promoting lies from her bully pulpit. While we consider the ramifications of a political world that has finally seen the danger in the Trumpian worldview, it’s necessary to remember every person who aided and abetted him – and prevent them from being successful in taking control of our country again.