When it comes to technology, this exchange between 30 Rock’s Liz Lemon and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Dennis Duffy always comes to mind. Dennis, the self-proclaimed Beeper King, claims that “Technology is cyclical.” Liz quickly points out, “No, technology is not cyclical!”—we picture it more like a straight…
Maybe we’re all just beaten down by too much negativity lately, so ready are we to cling to any narrow glimpse of light in the darkness. Otherwise, we’re stumped as to why this particular video has gone so very viral: A young man complimenting the fine cooks at Shake Shack for his excellent burger. Time even called…
It is colossally difficult to run a profitable restaurant, much less build a brand successful enough to open a second, a third, a 20th location. Which is to say, if you have your sights set on becoming the next Ray Kroc or Dave Thomas, the odds are overwhelmingly not in your favor. It makes the success of Shake Shack,…
America is fast food. In those two words we have synthesized our collective dietary philosophy to the core: Food, fast. Nevertheless, we seem to resist admitting that much of it is delicious—or at the least, animalistically pleasurable. Put in front of us a bowl of spring onion vichyssoise or a plate of Jack In The…
