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Cupcake Gentrification
The unstoppable rise of the cupcake over the past five years has been analysed in terms of retro-food chic and nostalgia, the infantilisation of Western civilization, the triumph of appearance over substance, and even American political culture. After all, a cupcake is both democratic (one equally-sized cupcake each) and libertarian (there is no imperative to share and everyone can have a... moreThe unstoppable rise of the cupcake over the past five years has been analysed in terms of retro-food chic and nostalgia, the infantilisation of Western civilization, the triumph of appearance over substance, and even American political culture. After all, a cupcake is both democratic (one equally-sized cupcake each) and libertarian (there is no imperative to share and everyone can have a different flavour), in marked contrast to the communal cake. view page
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RT @derekmarkham Spatial analysis of cupcake proliferation could also reveal the flow of capital investment in cities
"a spatial analysis of cupcake proliferation reveal[s] patterns of gentrification in cities." http://bit.ly/kSxa7
Hilarious: Urban affairs writer says there's correlation between gentrifying neighborhoods & cupcake shops
Cupcakebelt? RT @commuter_dirge: "spatial analysis of cupcake proliferat/n reveals patterns of gentrificat/n in cities" http://bit.ly/kSxa7
#Foodtrends: Aufstieg und Fall des #Muffin als wichtiger Indikator für Gentrifizierung (New Yorks): http://bit.ly/a196Il. #törtchen_2.0
What cupcakification of the country could signal for society! http://bit.ly/kSxa7 via @DDsD @commuter_dirge
Are cupcake store maps more accurate barometers of gentrification than Census data
charmante découverte, "Edible Geography", de @nicolatwilley dont voici un des billets sur les cup cakes http://bit.ly/kSxa7.
Want to understand the geography of gentrification? Follow the cupcakes
RT @commuter_dirge: "spatial analysis of cupcake shop proliferation reveal[s] patterns of gentrification in cities." http://bit.ly/kSxa7
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Eating cake and reading about cakespace. http://t.co/fh3HIy5l Straight outta 2009 but I've just found it. @nicolatwilley
Got to test this in a UK local gov sense - stay tuned... - cupcake gentrification http://t.co/bJ6KrOq @TimHarford @HomewoodCheeses
In loose terms, cupcake gentrification http://bit.ly/mKAEUl seems to be becoming gelato gentrification.
I just discovered the edible geography blog, this is amazing http://bit.ly/kSxa7
RT @miller_stephen: Are cupcake store maps more accurate barometers of gentrification than Census data
Are cupcake store maps more accurate barometers of gentrification than Census data
Cupcakes and gentrification. (C'mon it's Friday...) http://www.ediblegeography.com/cupcakegentrification
...ties back to cupcakes as marker of gentrification. http://bit.ly/dYjCGV I think cupcakes are stupid, by the way: too small @g_dawson
Cupcake gentification: http://www.ediblegeography.com/cupcakegentrification/