The king of peppercorns is literally electric.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Can Detroit’s Legendary Techno Scene Survive Gentrification?
On the growing tension between techno’s gritty origins and its current velvet-rope tendencies.
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The New Old Sound of Motor City
How Detroit techno was born — and continued to thrive — amid financial and social strife.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes
Yes, We Do Have Bananas Today (For the Bargain Price of $17)
For Roads & Kingdoms, Bianca Bosker explores the world of high-end Japanese fruit: $500 strawberries and $27,000 melons.
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Why Should a Melon Cost as Much as a Car?
Japan’s high-end fruit market elevates produce to works of art.
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You Just Can’t Find a Good Deal in Kreuzlingen These Days
In Roads & Kingdoms, Milan Gagnon tells the stories of Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, and Konstanz, Germany — one city full of empty storefronts, and the other full of empty souls.
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The Swiss Invasion
You don’t shop on Saturday if you live in Konstanz, Germany. Why? The Swiss.
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Longreads Best of 2013: My Favorite New Publisher Discovery
Roads & Kingdoms David Weiner (@daweiner) is creative and editorial director at Digg. Roads & Kingdoms makes me feel bad about myself in the best possible way. Ostensibly a travel and food site, Roads & Kingdoms is more like a revolver of adventure—each story a bullet that enlightens and inspires, educates and informs. Through them, […]