Thu. 09/30 - Chinese Takeout Boxes Are Americancore

<p><strong><em>The very American history of the Chinese takeout box, and a look at the new “Americancore” trend. Plus, archaeologists have uncovered a hidden neighborhood in the ancient Maya city of Tikal that sheds new light on the imperialism of the Teotihuacán. And a lost David Bowie album is finally being released.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>NetSuite, <a href="http://netsuite.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">netsuite.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://thedieline.com/blog/2021/9/20/the-chinese-takeout-box-is-as-american-as-baseball-and-apple-pie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chinese Takeout Box is As American As Baseball and Apple Pie</a> (The Dieline)</li><li><a href="https://www.eater.com/2016/10/1/13110692/chinese-food-takeout-box-history" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chinese Food Delivery Containers, Explained</a> (Eater)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/magazine/the-chinese-takeout-container-is-uniquely-american.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chinese-Takeout Container Is Uniquely American</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://time.com/4291197/take-out-delivery-food-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Takeout and Delivery Food Can Teach You American History</a> (TIME)</li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/america-as-an-internet-aesthetic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America as an Internet Aesthetic</a> (The New Yorker)</li><li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@199.0622/video/7008437634867465474?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Panda Express</a> (Yuki Chikamori, TikTok)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1noXTuzE5A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chinese food box</a> (R &amp; D Tool Engineering &amp; Fourslide Production, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://gizmodo.com/lost-foreign-neighborhood-discovered-at-ancient-maya-1847759409" rel="noop