The Deleted Scenes - New and Old #91
This is a nice little profile of an Appalachian roadside burger joint, with fresh beef and ingredients prepped every day. I bet the burgers are not $18, either. This bit is interesting:
As is this:
I think this captures why even minor changes in small towns often arouse so much anger, and such a sense of loss. Things like this are landmarks—physical, mental, and emotional. Things change, but it’s okay to mourn what was lost. And here, where it’s still trucking along? It’s good to celebrate it too.
Any person who drives should be able to tell you this. Yet car manufacturers increasingly make the displays and entertainment units of cars like they’re TVs. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is one of the factors in the increase in pedestrian fatalities over the last decade.
And:
The last time I did any real shopping or browsing in a Barnes & Noble was in summer of 2019, in a newer location that felt boxy and soulless, like a Best Buy. I had no idea the company had since begun a turnaround, to the point where in 2023 they’re expected to open more stores than in 2022. One thing Gioia notes is that the company’s new CEO is devolving much more decision-making power to the local stores, in terms of where to display books and even which books to stock. This sort of curation, and attracting and empowering employees who actually love books, was something Borders used to do, to an extent. They went out of business, of course, but not because they did that, and not for the reasons that B&N appears to be succeeding. Living through the past, Notes from the Field, Katrina Gulliver, June 7, 2022
This is one of those things I wish I wrote. It’s a short read and a wonderful little reflection on travel and change or lack thereof. Read the whole thing! Related Reading: Thank you for reading! Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription to help support this newsletter. You’ll get a weekly subscribers-only post, plus full access to the archive: over 500 posts and growing. And you’ll help ensure more material like this! You're currently a free subscriber to The Deleted Scenes. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. |
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