No Civilization Was Built by Hermits.

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Drive-In Theater/Charging Stations

Imagine if in the future, your car could be charged while you watch a drive-in movie.

We may, of course, need to consult the nation's foremost drive-in movie expert.

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The Death of the Movie Theater

But the movie theater as we have understood it will not exist in a decade. Its footprint is too large in real estate terms and there won't be enough foot traffic to justify the space. There will probably be ten theaters in Manhattan by then. And each city will have one or two.

- John Podhoretz

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"Imported"

 It's unsettling to see so many American clothing firms describing their products as "Imported."

That's not necessarily because the items are made in another country. It is because the quality of the imported clothes seems to have seriously declined in recent years.

At least, that's my opinion.

I have some "imported" jackets from Orvis and Land's End. The newer ones are clearly inferior to the older ones. It's not even a contest.

But wait, here's a counter-argument.

Which way do you tilt?