Is This The Compact Film Camera I Had Hoped For?
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Is This The Compact Film Camera I Had Hoped For?

Shortly after I last mused about what I thought would be the perfect new compact film camera for 2025, I discovered that there was a camera in the works that seemed to tick every box I hoped for: the Analogue AF1. But after some warning signs posted online, I wrote an article for FStoppers outlining why this camera may never come out.

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Wait Watchers
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Wait Watchers

One of the tragic consequences of influencer culture is that we have become conditioned to think that the length of the line is a measure of a product’s quality, creating an out-of-control positive feedback loop. I wrote about this phenomenon, and its effect on Apollo Bagels, and subsequently the West Village block that it resides on.

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Everything Is Everywhere
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Everything Is Everywhere

It seems as though you can find “everything bagel” seasoning everywhere and on everything lately. I wrote about this seemingly ubiquitous seasoning for my bagel Substack.

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How I Got Over The Rainbow Bagel
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How I Got Over The Rainbow Bagel

When I first saw a rainbow bagel alongside traditional bagels, it looked to me as if Jerry Garcia was wearing Birkenstocks at the opera. But as I wrote on my bagel Substack, I soon got over that feeling.

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