Doug Mack
@douglasmack.bsky.social
Snacks, Americana, and other curiosities.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
Listen. This "inspiration" is unacceptable.
You've gotta at least say it was inspired by the traditional Scottish sporran or invent some personal story like "So I was in my kitchen, high as a kite, and then a DISHCLOTH stood up and recited the entirety of THE JABBERWOCKY and then ATE MY PHONE..."
You've gotta at least say it was inspired by the traditional Scottish sporran or invent some personal story like "So I was in my kitchen, high as a kite, and then a DISHCLOTH stood up and recited the entirety of THE JABBERWOCKY and then ATE MY PHONE..."
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Listen. This "inspiration" is unacceptable.
You've gotta at least say it was inspired by the traditional Scottish sporran or invent some personal story like "So I was in my kitchen, high as a kite, and then a DISHCLOTH stood up and recited the entirety of THE JABBERWOCKY and then ATE MY PHONE..."
You've gotta at least say it was inspired by the traditional Scottish sporran or invent some personal story like "So I was in my kitchen, high as a kite, and then a DISHCLOTH stood up and recited the entirety of THE JABBERWOCKY and then ATE MY PHONE..."
I also quite like a lot of the new buildings in the Mill District in downtown Minneapolis. Historic area with guidelines but there's still plenty of room for modern design elements, and architects have done some excellent work, like this building by Julie Snow
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I also quite like a lot of the new buildings in the Mill District in downtown Minneapolis. Historic area with guidelines but there's still plenty of room for modern design elements, and architects have done some excellent work, like this building by Julie Snow
if ever there were an occasion for a party sub
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
if ever there were an occasion for a party sub
jurors looking at the lunch options
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
jurors looking at the lunch options
evening in longfellow, minneapolis
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
evening in longfellow, minneapolis
Just donated. Anyone else want to match my $50?
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Just donated. Anyone else want to match my $50?
I can't stop looking at these things
I know I don't understand fashion but WTF
It's like if someone asked AI for an image of Asics running shoes from 1999 and then actually made the mess into a real object
www.nordstrom.com/s/runner-sne...
I know I don't understand fashion but WTF
It's like if someone asked AI for an image of Asics running shoes from 1999 and then actually made the mess into a real object
www.nordstrom.com/s/runner-sne...
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I can't stop looking at these things
I know I don't understand fashion but WTF
It's like if someone asked AI for an image of Asics running shoes from 1999 and then actually made the mess into a real object
www.nordstrom.com/s/runner-sne...
I know I don't understand fashion but WTF
It's like if someone asked AI for an image of Asics running shoes from 1999 and then actually made the mess into a real object
www.nordstrom.com/s/runner-sne...
what is this and why did i get an ad for it
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
what is this and why did i get an ad for it
1. "safety risks" well that's a loaded term huh
2. I was curious so I looked up the specifics and the developer wants to build...4 stories. That's it.
3. There are already multiple apartment buildings ON Lake Harriet Pkwy, just south of here!
2. I was curious so I looked up the specifics and the developer wants to build...4 stories. That's it.
3. There are already multiple apartment buildings ON Lake Harriet Pkwy, just south of here!
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
1. "safety risks" well that's a loaded term huh
2. I was curious so I looked up the specifics and the developer wants to build...4 stories. That's it.
3. There are already multiple apartment buildings ON Lake Harriet Pkwy, just south of here!
2. I was curious so I looked up the specifics and the developer wants to build...4 stories. That's it.
3. There are already multiple apartment buildings ON Lake Harriet Pkwy, just south of here!
Friend of mine is an amazing artist who's just starting to promote his work and I'd love to help him get past one (1) IG like for these INCREDIBLE "Saved By the Bell" sneakers that he created
(with the blank originals for reference)
www.instagram.com/reel/DQlCVn1...
(with the blank originals for reference)
www.instagram.com/reel/DQlCVn1...
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Friend of mine is an amazing artist who's just starting to promote his work and I'd love to help him get past one (1) IG like for these INCREDIBLE "Saved By the Bell" sneakers that he created
(with the blank originals for reference)
www.instagram.com/reel/DQlCVn1...
(with the blank originals for reference)
www.instagram.com/reel/DQlCVn1...
I need to get some film developed (from single-use cameras) and it looks like CVS will do it with a turnaround time of THREE WEEKS, which is making me go on a "back in MY day..." rant
November 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I need to get some film developed (from single-use cameras) and it looks like CVS will do it with a turnaround time of THREE WEEKS, which is making me go on a "back in MY day..." rant
North Bay (Ontario) Nugget, 1967
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
North Bay (Ontario) Nugget, 1967
doing archival research and happened across this story from 1963
teacher builds lessons around different perspectives, conservative families (backed by john birch society!) object, student *records* teacher in attempt to get her fired
sounds familiar!
p. 73 here:
books.google.com/books?id=Rkk...
teacher builds lessons around different perspectives, conservative families (backed by john birch society!) object, student *records* teacher in attempt to get her fired
sounds familiar!
p. 73 here:
books.google.com/books?id=Rkk...
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
doing archival research and happened across this story from 1963
teacher builds lessons around different perspectives, conservative families (backed by john birch society!) object, student *records* teacher in attempt to get her fired
sounds familiar!
p. 73 here:
books.google.com/books?id=Rkk...
teacher builds lessons around different perspectives, conservative families (backed by john birch society!) object, student *records* teacher in attempt to get her fired
sounds familiar!
p. 73 here:
books.google.com/books?id=Rkk...
genuinely: it is fine and good for teenagers to go out trick-or-treating
let them enjoy their youth!
let them enjoy their youth!
November 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
genuinely: it is fine and good for teenagers to go out trick-or-treating
let them enjoy their youth!
let them enjoy their youth!
finally buying my Halloween treats, hope the neighborhood kids like them
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 AM
finally buying my Halloween treats, hope the neighborhood kids like them
Yeah, this is a lot to process
(And the post is excellent)
(And the post is excellent)
October 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Yeah, this is a lot to process
(And the post is excellent)
(And the post is excellent)
enjoying this while it lasts
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
enjoying this while it lasts
Unexpected danger of Halloween festivities: You might dislocate your jaw while bobbing for apples
October 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Unexpected danger of Halloween festivities: You might dislocate your jaw while bobbing for apples
Unexpected danger of Halloween festivities: You might dislocate your jaw while bobbing for apples
October 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Unexpected danger of Halloween festivities: You might dislocate your jaw while bobbing for apples
Kids these days are too boring with their Halloween shenanigans, according to this editorial from 1934
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Kids these days are too boring with their Halloween shenanigans, according to this editorial from 1934
Yeah, this sucks—and it's such a shitty and common trope of politics that Parks & Rec had a whole episode about it in 2011, concluding with this excellent quote:
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Yeah, this sucks—and it's such a shitty and common trope of politics that Parks & Rec had a whole episode about it in 2011, concluding with this excellent quote:
Someone please tell the NYT that Starbucks did not invent the pumpkin spice latte
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Someone please tell the NYT that Starbucks did not invent the pumpkin spice latte
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...