Though some on Twitter said this was actually no surprise, pundits were surprised – it was predicted to do about $40 million during its first weekend. Us broke several records in its first weekend and is the largest opening ever for an original R-rated film as well. – The New York Times
Tag: 03.24.19
Is All Hope Gone For Hastings Pier?
This story has a lot of questions attached, about money and selling to someone who has had other companies go bad, etc., but – “First, it’s worth asking why piers in general are so troublesome and troubled – for tales of burning, failing, closing piers, or of piers falling into questionable hands, or any news item enabling the headline “The End of the Pier Show”, have become part of the national story. There is the decades-long struggle to rescue the rusting remnants of the West Pier at Brighton, the dismantling of Colwyn Bay’s pier in 2018, the addition of Blackpool’s three piers to the World Monuments Watch list of buildings at risk, also in 2018. It’s also worth asking why Hastings in particular went wrong.” – The Observer (UK)
Winner-Take-All Urbanism (Hey, Amazon HQ) Leaves A Lot Of Cities Behind
What can be done for the non-New Yorks, the non-San Franciscos, the non-Seattles? “Left to their own fate, state and local policymakers often end up shoveling money at companies in the hope of attracting future investment. It isn’t working. For today’s left-behind communities to bounce back, the federal government has to act.” – The Atlantic