By Mark | January 17, 2013
A few days ago, Linete and I foud ourselves in Detroit, without kids, poking around Corktown. The plan was to get something warm to drink at Astro Coffee, but it looked too crowded. Linette peaked in, through one of the fogged-up windows, to see if there was space for me. (She can fit most anywhere. […]
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By Mark | February 17, 2009
I want to thank the folks at Model D for featuring Hamtramck’s very cool Design 99 in their most recent issue… Here’s the video. If you look closely, you can see my friend Steve Hughes, the man behind the terrific, little, toilet tank-sized magazine Stupor, standing awkwardly in someone’s bathroom… At least that’s who I […]