The following appears online at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. Postindustrial subscriptions are available here.
By Michael Madison
If your household plumbing is connected to a public sewer system, then once you flush, the water and its contents pass quickly from your dominion to someone else’s control.
So what? The answer, surprisingly, is that a
The following appears online at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. Postindustrial subscriptions are available here.
By Michael Madison
Food culture offers an emblem and embodiment of postindustrial transformation. Pittsburgh’s tastes have never been fixed, but the pace of change has picked up in its modern rendering. This isn’t “your father’s Pittsburgh” any longer, let alone
The following appears in the Fall 2022 issue of Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. The copy isn’t online (yet); if it appears there, I will update this post with the link. Postindustrial subscriptions are available here.
By Michael Madison
So much postindustrial attention gets lavished on economic rebounds, neighborhood revitalization, and yes, sports, that we
The following was published on August 15, 2022 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
In mid-July 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that their stadium, christened “Heinz Field” in a naming rights deal with hometown condiment kings H.J. Heinz & Co. in 2001, would henceforth be named “Acrisure Stadium.” Nostalgia-soaked Pittsburghers erupted in displeasure.
The following was published on August 15, 2022 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
In mid-July 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that their stadium, christened “Heinz Field” in a naming rights deal with hometown condiment kings H.J. Heinz & Co. in 2001, would henceforth be named “Acrisure Stadium.” Nostalgia-soaked Pittsburghers erupted in displeasure.
The following was published on May 5, 2022 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
Pittsburgh, like a lot of Postindustrial places, is banking on growth. It needs growth to fuel opportunity; it needs growth to pay for equity; and it needs growth to support the rising cost of public services, education, and health
The following was published on November 24, 2021 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
The phrase “postindustrial” Pittsburgh implies that Pittsburgh has entered a new phase, in which the key players, resources, challenges, and opportunities aren’t the ones that characterized its 20th century material past — steelmaking. Postindustrial implies a 21st century
The following was published on November 24, 2021 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
The phrase “postindustrial” Pittsburgh implies that Pittsburgh has entered a new phase, in which the key players, resources, challenges, and opportunities aren’t the ones that characterized its 20th century material past — steelmaking. Postindustrial implies a 21st century
The following was published on September 25, 2021 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine.
By Michael Madison
This is a story of two visions of the present and future of Pittsburgh and by extension, Postindustrial America.
They’re documented in two recent reports about priorities in Western Pennsylvania, and they make for some dry reading. But behind
The following was published on July 1, 2021 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. Part 2 was published at Postindustrial on July 5, 2021 and is reproduced here.
By Michael Madison
Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor, a favorite in Pittsburgh’s iconic Strip District, made national headlines recently when the co-owners responded to difficulty in recruiting
The following was published on July 5, 2021 at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. Part 1 was published at Postindustrial on July 1, 2021 and is reproduced here.
By Michael Madison
Where is Pittsburgh’s growth going to come from? Partly, it may come from the ever-elusive productivity gains that arise from substituting computers for humans.
This is a simple directory of full-time law professors hosting and/or producing podcasts. I pulled all of the information here from public websites and Twitter. Inclusion criteria are simple. For each podcast, at least one host and/or producer must be a full-time member of a law faculty. Podcast series produced by law schools or centers
The following was published on March 31, 2021 at Postindustrial, under the headline “Renewing Pittsburgh’s Governance.†It is Pittsblog-ish content. What does that mean? I explained earlier, here. There is more Pittsblog-ish content to come. Happy New Year.
By Michael Madison
A little more than 15 years ago, I made a minor name for myself as
The following was published on March 31, 2021 at Postindustrial, under the headline “Renewing Pittsburgh’s Governance.” It is Pittsblog-ish content. What does that mean? I explained earlier, here. There is more Pittsblog-ish content to come. Happy New Year.
By Michael Madison
A little more than 15 years ago, I made a minor name for myself as
The following was published on January 1, 2021 at Postindustrial, under the headline “Letâ€s expand what it means to be ‘a Pittsburgher.’†It is Pittsblog-ish content. What does that mean? I explained earlier, here. There is more Pittsblog-ish content to come. Happy New Year.
By Michael Madison
What if the future of Pittsburgh did not
The following was published on January 1, 2021 at Postindustrial, under the headline “Let’s expand what it means to be ‘a Pittsburgher.’” It is Pittsblog-ish content. What does that mean? I explained earlier, here. There is more Pittsblog-ish content to come. Happy New Year.
By Michael Madison
What if the future of Pittsburgh did not