Don Fox’s Firehouse Playbook: Leadership, Culture, and Franchise Growth Lessons for Today’s Operators

From starting as a dishwasher in New Jersey to leading one of the most successful growth stories in modern quick-service history, Don Fox’s journey offers lessons that resonate across every segment of foodservice and hospitality.

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“Our music is a fine mixture of heavy and doom metal” – Interview with Spiritus Mortis

Often regarded as Finland’s first doom metal band, Spiritus Mortis have justified that reputation. They combine heavy metal’s intense guitar riffs with slow, somber tempos characterized by Kimmo Perämäki’s deep vocals. The band formed in 1987, before doom metal was widely recognized as its own subgenre, describing their style as heavy metal with a melancholic...

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Graffeo Coffee: Walter Haas on Legacy, Craftsmanship, and San Francisco’s Renaissance

Graffeo is one of North America’s oldest coffee roasteries. In 1935, Italian immigrant Giovanni Graffeo opened the roastery in the heart of San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood. It was passed to the Repetto family in 1954, with Luciano Repetto taking the helm in 1978 and continuing to this day as Head Roaster...

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Photographer Jake Guzman Captures America’s Almost-Alien Landscapes

Travel and nature photographer Jake Guzman has spent the past two years creating Otherworldly America, a new 256-page photography book that features hundreds of photos Guzman has captured all across America, from Alaska and Hawai'i all the way to New England. It is a beautiful look at what makes the United States such a special place for landscape photographers, and a rich well of photo…

IA et littérature : Hervé Le Tellier et Abel Quentin face à la grande dépossession

Face à l’intelligence artificielle générative, Hervé Le Tellier et Abel Quentin ne parlent pas seulement de littérature. L’un, venu des mathématiques et de l’Oulipo, interroge la disparition possible du geste d’écrire, le choc professionnel, psychologique et démocratique que provoquent les machines. L’autre cherche des lieux où préserver l’intelligence humaine, la lenteur, la joie et la confiance.

“If it weren’t for Finnish metal, I’d probably be composing music for anime right now” – interview with Ryoji Shinomoto

Ryoji Shinomoto will perform with two line-ups at the Kaaos Festival in Vaasa in July 2026. The first of the performances will be with his band Ryujin, and the second will be a unique “Samurai Metal Tribute to Alexi Laiho.” Ryoji Shinomoto has been interested in Finnish metal music from a young age. He cites...

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The Art of Curation: Inside Kanopy’s Approach to Film Discovery

In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, GG Hawkins speaks with Kanopy’s Erin Spears and Matt Lewis about curation, film discovery, and how independent films find audiences in a streaming landscape shaped by algorithms.

The conversation covers Kanopy’s library- and university-based model, the importance of human-led programming, how poster art and social media influence discovery, and…

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MOONSPELL On New Album: "Time To Deviate The Compass To A Darkness That Embraces You, Your Flaws, And Conflicts"

Frontman Fernando Ribeiro of Moonspell tells Metal Injection about their forthcoming piece of work and just what the journey entailed.

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Turning a Short Season into a Business Opportunity

Limited-time ingredients like ramps give operators a reason to build menus that feel immediate and distinctive, drawing guests in with the promise of something they can’t get year-round. For private Chef Mike Frick, that window is exactly where his work begins.

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Clark (Century): SRO GT Academy Prize “Massive” For Silver Drivers

Century Motorsport driver Charles Clark has praised the new SRO GT Academy initiative, which pits FIA Silver-graded drivers aged under 30 against each other for a chance to win a fully-funded drive at the 2027 Spa 24 Hours. Clark joins Barwell’s Jarod Waberski and 2 Seas’s Aaron Walker as one of three candidates in the […]

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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Interview – Square Enix Discusses HD-2D Action RPG Design, Exploration, and Time Travel

Square Enix’s latest HD-2D project, The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, takes the studio’s signature visual style in a different direction. Rather than following the turn-based RPG structure seen in titles like Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, the game leans into real-time action, puzzle-solving, platforming, and exploration across multiple eras. The [...]

John Early’s Secret Is Total Commitment

John Early has one of the most expressive faces of any actor working today. You've almost certainly seen it. The 38-year-old comedian, born and raised in Nashville, has had many small breaks into the zeitgeist over the past decade or so. His voice might also be familiar to you: He's worked on a gamut of animated shows including _Bob's Burgers_ , _Tuca & Bertie_, _The Great North_ , and _Summer…

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‘I’m Simply Here To Win This’ – IMSA Star Barnicoat In Search Of BGT Title

Lexus factory driver Ben Barnicoat said he is grateful to Lexus and IMSA team Vasser Sullivan for allowing him to contest a full British GT campaign alongside his WeatherTech SportsCar Championship commitments. The 2023 IMSA GTD Pro champion is in his first full season of British GT in Optimum Motorsport’s #77 McLaren GT3 Evo, whilst […]

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BNN interview | Cinevilla turns 22: Andrejs Ēķis reveals the magic behind the facades of Latvia’s backlot

By Ilona Bērziņa Located in Slampe Parish, Tukums Municipality, Cinevilla is one of Latvia’s most unusual cultural and tourism attractions – the largest outdoor backlot in Northern Europe. Here, time periods, locations and entire cities change. Not digitally, but physically. Over the years, Cinevilla has recreated the atmosphere of early 20th-century Riga, complete with riverfront […]

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“La cage n’est pas simplement un ensemble de barreaux de fer”

Dans _Naissances au zoo_ , Ashraf Al Ashmawi fait du zoo une métaphore de la condition humaine. Ancien juge, il explore justice, pouvoir et fragilité des êtres, sans réduire ses personnages à des archétypes. Lauréat du Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2026 dans la catégorie « Littérature » pour _Naissances au zoo_ , il répond aux questions d’ _ActuaLitté_.

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