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NYC's San Juan Hill, before it became Lincoln Center

A NYC neighborhood lost to gentrification.

Lincoln Center recently acknowledged its role in the displacement of an entire neighborhood in NYC with the screening of a film called San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood, directed by Stanley Nelson.

This 60-minute film has a very limited release and I’m trying to find a place to watch it. For now, enjoy this trailer for the film.

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The history of the Filet-O-Fish

What’s inside the Filet-O-Fish?

McDonald's Filet O Fish

I know this may gross some of you out, but if I had to choose a sandwich at McDonald’s, it would almost always be the Filet-O-Fish. This unassuming sandwich at McDonald’s always reminds me of my dad (he used to order this too!) and there was always something dangerous and mysterious about ordering a fish sandwich from a place known for their burgers. Also…the fish was in the shape of a square. It was all really weird and as a kid I loved it!

That ultra-smooth glistening bun is perfect and honestly, I want one right now as I’m writing this. And yes, this sandwich actually is fish.


If there aren’t enough Filet-O-Fish images in this single post to make you shiver, check out the official Filet-O-Fish image from McDonald’s media assets library below. Click it to make it big!

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Design Herman Yung Design Herman Yung

A look back at the AT&T Merlin phone system from the ‘80s

That iconic office ring sound comes from this AT&T Merlin phone system.

This is kind of neat. I’ve always wondered where that iconic “business” phone ring used in a ton of movies and TV shows comes from and it turns out it was a real part of the AT&T Merlin phone system introduced in the ‘80s and heavily used throughout the ‘90s.

As you can imagine with the slow upgrade speed of some larger businesses, support for the AT&T Merlin system still exists and you can still buy handsets and desk sets today in a variety of configurations.

The Merlin system ringtone is so iconic that even newer phone systems unrelated to the original phone maker include it as a ringtone.

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