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A Friend Sends a Special Gift from Beyond the Grave
The music iconoclast Steve Albini had a gift for me in 1997, but I didn’t receive until last week — nearly a year after he died.
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Paul Lukas
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The Unusual Highway Signage of West Virginia
The Mountain State has a unique — and confusing — highway classification system.
Feb 13
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Paul Lukas
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Do the Math: The Pleasures of Fractional Street Names
Plus: A new installment of the Inconspicuous News Roundup.
Feb 11
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Paul Lukas
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New York City’s Most Inconspicuous and Amusingly Named Avenue
Tucked away in midtown Manhattan is a very special thoroughfare.
Feb 6
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Paul Lukas
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Ask Me Anything
In which I address reader-submitted questions about my work routine, sausages, autism, enshittification, and more.
Feb 4
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Paul Lukas
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The Amazing Variety of Parcheesi Board Designs
The popular game’s board has been rendered in a near-endless series of design variations over the years. Plus: The debut of the Inconspicuous News…
Jan 30
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Paul Lukas
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What If You Dislike Something That Everyone Else Loves?
Some thoughts on being a negative outlier.
Jan 28
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Paul Lukas
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Now Accepting “Ask Me Anything” Questions
By popular demand, the AMA series is returning.
Jan 22
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Paul Lukas
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My Completely Awesome Heirloom Toaster
Plus: Another unusual mortuary-industry overlap.
Jan 21
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Paul Lukas
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Takeaways from the Inconspicuous Consumption Reader Survey
Among other things, we have a very lopsided gender ratio.
Jan 17
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Paul Lukas
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Strange Bedfellows: Furniture and Undertaking
The old connection between these two industries actually makes a certain kind of sense, but it still seems weird.
Jan 16
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Paul Lukas
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Show and Tell: Brass Pneumatic Cylinder
A past vision of futurism led to a bizarre dating ritual, among other things.
Jan 15
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Paul Lukas
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Francis Boscoe
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