Noah Brier | January 11, 2025
The Saturday Selection, Vol. 36
On bar carts, McDonald's touchscreens, and getting fired.
Every day, WITI’s group chats buzz with fresh links. As part of our Saturday send for paid readers, we round up some of the best. And this time, we asked subscribers in our chat what they’ve enjoyed this week—thanks to all who contributed!
It’s WITI, on the weekend.
McDonald’s touchscreen kiosks were feared as job killers. Instead, something surprising happened. (CNN)
For one thing, customers are ordering more than they ever would at the cash register.
The Skillet (The Bitter Southerner)
On evacuations, skillets, and responsibility.
How industrial photographer Christopher Payne spotlights the good in American labor (Scope of Work)
Just wait until you get to that Steinway picture. Important tribute from an excellent newsletter.