February 2012
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Chipotle Is Apple →
In many ways, the Chipotle burrito is very similar to the iPhone. Founder Steve Ells invented a way to maintain the basic speed and experience of the standard fast-food experience and make the quality of the food a little better.
And your Chipotle burrito isn’t made by 8-year-olds in China.
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The Architecture Meltdown →
“It’s the new English major.”
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Profile of Harold Ramis →
A 2004 profile of the writer/director responsible for Groundhog Day (and Animal House, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Stripes, Multiplicity, etc.) AKA the skinny guy from Ghostbusters who now kind of resembles Jerry Garcia.
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January 2012
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America's Pub is out of Westport →
I’ll always reflect fondly on my experiences during the heyday of America’s Pub. Like the time I looked down the barrel of a cop’s gun as he pointed it at someone directly behind me. Or the time I heard someone unload an assault rifle on a car in the parking lot across the street as I ordered a gyro from a food truck. Or the fact that these two occurrences happened on...
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Eric Crouch says he's finished with football →
Hey Eric, football was finished with you a decade ago.
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Fun with renderings
Kansas State recently released renderings for the renovation of their football stadium (not done by my company). One of my favorite things to do when looking at renderings is finding people that are repeated and/or out of place. Since render libraries don’t typically have people dressed for sporting events, the images get peppered with a few pictures of design firm employees dressed in...
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Architecture, Arts Degrees Yield Highest... →
“Be anything, but an architect.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Sr.*
*If you are a Vonnegut fan, I strongly recommend the new biography And So it Goes. If you’re not a Vonnegut fan, I strongly recommend getting your head examined.
December 2011
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The Pitch: Kansas City's most appalling restrooms →
This is the only year-end list you need to read.
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Steel problem suspends arena work →
Not my project, but causing headaches nonetheless.
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November 2011
8 posts
“What are we allowed to do when we’re looking for things we’re...”
– Dave Eggers You Shall Know Our Velocity
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“Everybody had a phone, so now I got a phone and I know how to text and send a...”
– Eddie Murphy sounds like your dad.
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Speaking of old SNL (in this case, really old),...
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October 2011
10 posts
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