Jerome Hodos
@jhodos.bsky.social
Lost in Megalopolis: Global urbanism, sociology, city politics, planning, street vitality. Professor, Franklin & Marshall College; mistakes all my own.
One pie to rule them all: Mincemeat!
My un-humble and eternally correct contribution to the discourse.
My un-humble and eternally correct contribution to the discourse.
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
One pie to rule them all: Mincemeat!
My un-humble and eternally correct contribution to the discourse.
My un-humble and eternally correct contribution to the discourse.
An open question, looking for what you got: Who today is making topical, charged protest music about the current situation in the US?
I found myself listening to a lot of Linton Kwesi Johnson over the last few days, and I'm wondering who might be our moment's functional equivalents?
I found myself listening to a lot of Linton Kwesi Johnson over the last few days, and I'm wondering who might be our moment's functional equivalents?
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
An open question, looking for what you got: Who today is making topical, charged protest music about the current situation in the US?
I found myself listening to a lot of Linton Kwesi Johnson over the last few days, and I'm wondering who might be our moment's functional equivalents?
I found myself listening to a lot of Linton Kwesi Johnson over the last few days, and I'm wondering who might be our moment's functional equivalents?
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
In a now-viral 1848 manifesto, the underemployed German journalist and his class traitor friend and benefactor predicted the rise of socialism. Today they tell the Free Press how they knew.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: The Proletarians Have Nothing to Lose but Their Chains.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: The Proletarians Have Nothing to Lose but Their Chains.
Bari Weiss’s The Free Press (now part of corporate media) is pushing this Ad on Musk’s X. It portrays Peter Thiel as some sort of savant.
This is the same guy, you know, who has been giving lectures about the AntiChrist.
The “Free” Press is more like The Billionaire Press.
This is the same guy, you know, who has been giving lectures about the AntiChrist.
The “Free” Press is more like The Billionaire Press.
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
In a now-viral 1848 manifesto, the underemployed German journalist and his class traitor friend and benefactor predicted the rise of socialism. Today they tell the Free Press how they knew.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: The Proletarians Have Nothing to Lose but Their Chains.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: The Proletarians Have Nothing to Lose but Their Chains.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Deep capitalism: Asking you to burn your personal life, your social network, and your self-respect, all for a job that doesn't really pay. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Friends end up blocking you’: Northwestern Mutual sold college grads a dream job. They left in ruin and debt
Expecting to be financial advisers at the Fortune 500 firm, some hires say they were ‘gaslit’ into peddling ‘terrible’ life insurance to all their contacts
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Deep capitalism: Asking you to burn your personal life, your social network, and your self-respect, all for a job that doesn't really pay. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Marc Rowan was not even on Penn's board when he ousted the president. He's a classic instance of the tail wagging the dog, and it is to the lasting discredit of Penn and of the US that he has gained such influence in higher ed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Marc Rowan was not even on Penn's board when he ousted the president. He's a classic instance of the tail wagging the dog, and it is to the lasting discredit of Penn and of the US that he has gained such influence in higher ed. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Matt Freese has made 3 great, great saves tonight. This game is apparently not going the Union's way, but at least I can feel happy that the US has a good number 1.
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Matt Freese has made 3 great, great saves tonight. This game is apparently not going the Union's way, but at least I can feel happy that the US has a good number 1.
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We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold, Charlie Brown
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold, Charlie Brown
Does nobody want to win this game?
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Does nobody want to win this game?
This is one of the central urban problems of our time: How to build more housing. I endorse a multi=pronged effort to reduce the barriers to constructing housing for reasonable costs. Different approaches will work in different areas, so let's try a lot. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | America’s Housing Crisis, in One Chart
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is one of the central urban problems of our time: How to build more housing. I endorse a multi=pronged effort to reduce the barriers to constructing housing for reasonable costs. Different approaches will work in different areas, so let's try a lot. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
The indispensable Barney Ronay on the utterly corrupt spectacle of the World Cup bringing together Trump, Infantino, the Saudis, and the rehabilitation of Cristiano Ronaldo. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ronaldo dines with Donald for glamour portion of grotesque Saudi-funded spectacle | Barney Ronay
A pension-pot World Cup is looming for CR9 and with Donald Trump in the White House and Mohammed bin Salman at his back, it seems this is now a safe space
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The indispensable Barney Ronay on the utterly corrupt spectacle of the World Cup bringing together Trump, Infantino, the Saudis, and the rehabilitation of Cristiano Ronaldo. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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This pedestrian bridge between a parking garage and a Home2 Suites by Hilton does *not* need to go this hard.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This pedestrian bridge between a parking garage and a Home2 Suites by Hilton does *not* need to go this hard.
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Because every time something is labeled “vibes”, I go look and it’s just Marxism.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Because every time something is labeled “vibes”, I go look and it’s just Marxism.
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okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
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PA Superior Ct: "Is having a swastika and Nazi eagle tiles in the basement under the rug a 'material defect' which a homeseller must disclose?"
Answer: no, only objective, structural defects matter. This, you could find and can fix. Subjective tests: too messy. 1/2
www.pacourts.us/assets/opini...
Answer: no, only objective, structural defects matter. This, you could find and can fix. Subjective tests: too messy. 1/2
www.pacourts.us/assets/opini...
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
PA Superior Ct: "Is having a swastika and Nazi eagle tiles in the basement under the rug a 'material defect' which a homeseller must disclose?"
Answer: no, only objective, structural defects matter. This, you could find and can fix. Subjective tests: too messy. 1/2
www.pacourts.us/assets/opini...
Answer: no, only objective, structural defects matter. This, you could find and can fix. Subjective tests: too messy. 1/2
www.pacourts.us/assets/opini...
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the self-inflicted demise of World Cafe Life has been so swift it's almost impressive
World Cafe Live’s liquor license has lapsed, forcing Free at Noon shows to move
Next two weeks' shows with Ron Gallo and Nik Greeley & the Operators have moved from the University City venue to Ardmore Music Hall
www.inquirer.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
the self-inflicted demise of World Cafe Life has been so swift it's almost impressive
This story is moving quickly now, after having moved very slowly for a long time. The Guardian report/exposé from a day or two ago really broke it open. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
MLS re-opens investigation into Philadelphia Union executive as team puts him on leave
Tanner denies the allegations contained in a Guardian investigation into his conduct as Union sporting director, including claims of racist, sexist and homophobic behavior
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This story is moving quickly now, after having moved very slowly for a long time. The Guardian report/exposé from a day or two ago really broke it open. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Well well. It's a bit of an odd list, I must say. Anyway, here's to a restaurant city that's always been great and never needed Michelin as proof. www.inquirer.com/food/live/mi...
Three Philly restaurants earn prestigious Michelin stars; some notable snubs
Her Place Supper Club, Friday Saturday Sunday, and Provenance each earned a Michelin star Tuesday at the Kimmel Center.
www.inquirer.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Well well. It's a bit of an odd list, I must say. Anyway, here's to a restaurant city that's always been great and never needed Michelin as proof. www.inquirer.com/food/live/mi...
How delightful this is; Patti Smith is a gift to us all, to our world. But I was also pulled up by how much she schooled Ezra Klein on class issues in this discussion, and how he didn't even always realize it. He couldn't see it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
Opinion | Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
How delightful this is; Patti Smith is a gift to us all, to our world. But I was also pulled up by how much she schooled Ezra Klein on class issues in this discussion, and how he didn't even always realize it. He couldn't see it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
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A federal program that deported 400,000 immigrants from 2008-2014 increased new-construction home prices by 16%, or $50k. This is net of reduced demand effects.
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A federal program that deported 400,000 immigrants from 2008-2014 increased new-construction home prices by 16%, or $50k. This is net of reduced demand effects.
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
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Kit Includes! Parmesan snow, among other things.
November 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Kit Includes! Parmesan snow, among other things.
