Brandon DonnellyCanada must become a global superpower
The silver lining to the US starting a trade war with Canada and regularly threatening annexation is that it has forced this country out of complacency. Indeed, I'm hard pressed to remember a time, at least in my lifetime, when patriotism and nationalism has united so much of Canada. According to a recent survey by Angus Reid, the percentage of Canadians expressing a "deep emotional attachment" to the country jumped from 49% in December 2024 to 59% in February 2025. And as further evidence of...
Brandon DonnellyThe bank robbery capital of the world
Between 1985 and 1995, Los Angeles' retail bank branches were robbed some 17,106 times. In 1992, which was the the city's worst year for robberies, the number was 2,641. This roughly translated into about one bank robbery every 45 minutes of each banking day. All of this, according to this CrimeReads piece by Peter Houlahan, gave Los Angeles the dubious title of "The Bank Robbery Capital of the World" during this time period. So what caused this? Well according to Peter it was facil...
Brandon DonnellyThe story behind those pixelated video game mosaics in Paris
If you've ever been to Paris, you've probably noticed the small pixelated art pieces that are scattered all around the city on buildings and various other hard surfaces. Or maybe you haven't seen or noticed them in Paris, but you've seen similarly pixelated mosaics in one of the other 79 cities around the world where they can be found. Or maybe you have no idea what I'm talking about right now. Huh? Here's an example from Bolivia (click here if you can't see...
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Brandon DonnellyCanada must become a global superpower
The silver lining to the US starting a trade war with Canada and regularly threatening annexation is that it has forced this country out of complacency. Indeed, I'm hard pressed to remember a time, at least in my lifetime, when patriotism and nationalism has united so much of Canada. According to a recent survey by Angus Reid, the percentage of Canadians expressing a "deep emotional attachment" to the country jumped from 49% in December 2024 to 59% in February 2025. And as further evidence of...
Brandon DonnellyThe bank robbery capital of the world
Between 1985 and 1995, Los Angeles' retail bank branches were robbed some 17,106 times. In 1992, which was the the city's worst year for robberies, the number was 2,641. This roughly translated into about one bank robbery every 45 minutes of each banking day. All of this, according to this CrimeReads piece by Peter Houlahan, gave Los Angeles the dubious title of "The Bank Robbery Capital of the World" during this time period. So what caused this? Well according to Peter it was facil...
Brandon DonnellyThe story behind those pixelated video game mosaics in Paris
If you've ever been to Paris, you've probably noticed the small pixelated art pieces that are scattered all around the city on buildings and various other hard surfaces. Or maybe you haven't seen or noticed them in Paris, but you've seen similarly pixelated mosaics in one of the other 79 cities around the world where they can be found. Or maybe you have no idea what I'm talking about right now. Huh? Here's an example from Bolivia (click here if you can't see...
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Brandon DonnellyVideo: Detroit just needs 10 years
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Brandon DonnellyVideo: Detroit just needs 10 years
As some of you know, I was recently in Detroit. I went to check out the city because I heard about all the positive things that were starting to happen. Well here is a video that does a good job of summarizing some of that momentum.
The first lady being interviewed in the video is Sue Mosey. She’s the president of Midtown Detroit Inc., which is a highly influential community development corporation. As a result of this, she’s become affectionately known as the “Mayor of Midtown.”
I actually stayed in her B&B called The Inn on Ferry Street. I would highly recommend it if you’re looking for an affordable boutique place in Midtown Detroit.
The video ends with everyone saying that they think Detroit needs 10 years before we’ll really see it come back. That actually doesn’t feel that far away.
Credit goes to Alex Feldman for sending me this video. Thank you.
As some of you know, I was recently in Detroit. I went to check out the city because I heard about all the positive things that were starting to happen. Well here is a video that does a good job of summarizing some of that momentum.
The first lady being interviewed in the video is Sue Mosey. She’s the president of Midtown Detroit Inc., which is a highly influential community development corporation. As a result of this, she’s become affectionately known as the “Mayor of Midtown.”
I actually stayed in her B&B called The Inn on Ferry Street. I would highly recommend it if you’re looking for an affordable boutique place in Midtown Detroit.
The video ends with everyone saying that they think Detroit needs 10 years before we’ll really see it come back. That actually doesn’t feel that far away.
Credit goes to Alex Feldman for sending me this video. Thank you.
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