Tue. 06/14 - The Once and Future Mall

The history and future of the design of the American shopping mall. Plus, a new test that can more accurately assess your immunity to COVID-19. And Coca-Cola is releasing a new Jack & Coke canned cocktail. Meanwhile, fans have created a “healthy Coke” hack, which I tried out in the Cool Stuff Ride Home’s first official taste test.

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Links:

• Get In. We're Going to Save the Mall. (NY Times)
• A History of Mall Walking (Bloomberg)
• Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall by Alexandra Lange
• Two New Permanent Meow Wolf “Portals” Come to Texas (Glasstire)
• A New Test Can Help Reveal If You're Immune to COVID-19 (TIME)
• Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola Are Putting a Classic Cocktail in a Can (Thrillist)
• 'A refreshing salad drink': does balsamic vinegar and fizzy water really taste like healthy Coke?  (The Guardian)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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