Commune College Proxy, Keeble & Hyperlink

It's time for some obscure technology, and Proxy's here to delivery the information straight (or as straight as she can muster) to your earspace! This time, she's bringing up the surprisingly revolutionary format of LaserDisc -- from its origins, to its innovations, to its ultimate failure.

SHOW NOTES & SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MW1MTYvTnYCzrKpi8XWP44g_CvoGGIib7tlTMvSc6Hc/edit?usp=sharing

Why are cargo shorts so uniquely loathed in modern fashion discourse? In today's Commune College, Keeble attempts to answer that question by weaving a tale that touches on Abercrombie & Fitch, Jean Baudrillard, and a 300 page dissertation.

SHOW NOTES AND SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VRz6dzgJ2xnE9-OtMNCN43uLATDnzsl9hSr3cryfK40/edit?usp=sharing

This week on Commune College, Hyperlink recounts the history of Cincinnati's failed subway system, whose derelict tunnels still sit unused beneath the city to this very day. Also, literally everyone they mention in the story has a completely silly name.

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SOURCES

Singer, A. J. (2003). The Cincinnati Subway: History of Rapid Transit. United States: Arcadia Pub..

Mecklenborg, J. R. (2010). Cincinnati's Incomplete Subway: The Complete History. United States: Arcadia Publishing Incorporated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Subway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thomas_Hunt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Cox

https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/10/12411632/public-transportation-failures-america-cincinnati-subway

http://www.thecincinnatisubway.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Bell_Connector

https://web.archive.org/web/20160911063055/http://www.go-metro.com/news/715/58/Cincinnati-Bell-Named-Sponsor-of-the-Cincinnati-Streetcar