Fri. 09/17 - Night-Lunch and the Origin of Food Trucks

The history and future of food trucks, and a look at the old tradition of “night lunch.” The visually-striking lanternfly that eastern US states are begging people to kill. And why you may not be getting that book you ordered anytime soon.

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Links:

• Before Food Trucks, Americans Ate 'Night Lunch' From Beautiful Wagons (Atlas Obscura)
• The Rise of the Taco Truck (JSTOR Daily)
• Taco Bell's Subscription Service: We've Gone Too Far (The Atlantic)
• Die, Beautiful Spotted Lanternfly, Die (NY Times)
• The Book Biz Tries to Avoid Supply Chain Disruptions (Publisher’s Weekly) 
• Supply Chain Challenges: Put Your Book Orders In Now For The Holidays (Book Riot)
• Booksellers warn over Christmas supplies amid UK lorry driver shortage (The Guardian)
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