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Not in the 1990s, no. DIETARY CHOLESTEROL BAD was the mantra of the day.
Who knows, nutritional scientist might get it right one day :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=485Em2JF34M
If you enjoyed this consider William Least Heat Moon's "Blue Highways". He is a quiet unassuming guy, or at least I assume he is unassuming, because he presents a human edifice that strangers open up to. As opposed to this monster of minutia that is one life, Moon traveled the back roads and collectively met hundreds of people and made conversation, gathered famous and obscure lore of the places he visited. He encoun…
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Probably a decent number. I first heard of HN around 2010 when I was in university. I assume that plenty of university students find their way to HN still. And that many of them will have been born around the mid-2000’s. I only barely make the cut myself to having been born a few years before 1993.
Can confirm. Recent graduate who found HN during my second year at university.
(Sorry for conscripting you as a guinea pig but it's hard to get this kind of info!)
I find it wonderfully clichee that the guy who's job was linking vendors and customers was called Mr. Link.
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I didn't get the impression that the article was a celebration of the man, it was more like a deep dive into the oddity of the whole thing. I think you're assigning an agenda where there is none. The author isn't trying to glorify the guy. The story is an interesting story because the circumstances are so unusual. I realize the scale of wealth skewed far upward from the typical working class person, but I will also p…
Not saying this was out of reach for anyone, but the cabana alone probably would have been for the vast majority of people.
Article summary: “ Irving V. Link spent 42 years at the Beverly Hills Hotel pool, where his meticulous daily routine of breakfast, sunbathing, and gin rummy became legendary. He was admired by hotel staff and Hollywood figures alike, symbolizing the timeless charm of a bygone era in Los Angeles. His life was deeply intertwined with the hotel’s evolution, reflecting the glamour of old Hollywood and the shifting dynami…
If, like me, you were curious about the visuals to go with this piece, it appears that this is the pool today: https://www.dorchestercollection.com/los-angeles/the-beverly...