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The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

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The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

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The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

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Issue 048 · Fri 9 OctInside this Friday:
  1. 01Why toast is having a moment
  2. 02The tram driver who plays requests
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To: you@email.comFrom: Crumpet Riot
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5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

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All posts.

Every card is a real post. Hover to pick one up; the colour tells you which shelf it came from.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

5 min

The case for eating pizza with a knife

Folding is fine. Hands are fine. But a knife lets you eat the best pizza in the city while it is still too hot to hold.

Reader poll

Pick a side. We keep score.

Three arguments from this week’s posts. Tap the side you’re on and see where everyone else landed.

Take 01Is it ever fine to eat pizza with a knife?
Tap a side to vote
Take 02Should the good parking spot go to bikes?
Tap a side to vote
Take 03Headphones on the tram: rude or a right?
Tap a side to vote

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CoLab is a creative collaboration platform built to help African creatives turn ideas into work that actually gets made.

Beyond the Muse: Women Are Done Being the Inspiration. Now They Want the Keys.

We Keep Making African Films. So Why Is It So Difficult to Watch Them?

Copenhagen A city designed around creativity

Who Gets to Tell Africa’s Story? Inside the PICHA × CoLab Johannesburg Roundtable

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Try “pizza”, “bikes” or “Juno”…

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Issue 048 · Fri 9 OctInside this Friday:
  1. 01Why toast is having a moment
  2. 02The tram driver who plays requests
  3. 03A week without a single notification
To: you@email.comFrom: Crumpet Riot
FRI
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CoLab is a creative collaboration platform built to help African creatives turn ideas into work that actually gets made.

CoLab is a creative collaboration platform built to help African creatives turn ideas into work that actually gets made.

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Beyond the Muse: Women Are Done Being the Inspiration. Now They Want the Keys.

Beyond the Muse: Women Are Done Being the Inspiration. Now They Want the Keys.

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CoLab is a creative collaboration platform built to help African creatives turn ideas into work that actually gets made.

CoLab is a creative collaboration platform built to help African creatives turn ideas into work that actually gets made.

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Beyond the Muse: Women Are Done Being the Inspiration. Now They Want the Keys.

Beyond the Muse: Women Are Done Being the Inspiration. Now They Want the Keys.

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We Keep Making African Films. So Why Is It So Difficult to Watch Them?

We Keep Making African Films. So Why Is It So Difficult to Watch Them?

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Copenhagen A city designed around creativity

Copenhagen A city designed around creativity

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Who Gets to Tell Africa’s Story? Inside the PICHA × CoLab Johannesburg Roundtable

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CoLab Sessions —A creative Event All About Execution

CoLab Sessions —A creative Event All About Execution

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CoLab Sessions Episode 1: A Cold Morning, Warm Energy, and the Power of Showing Up

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Inside CoLab: A Day in the Life in the CoLab Team

Inside CoLab: A Day in the Life in the CoLab Team

Reader poll

Pick a side. We keep score.

Three arguments from this week’s posts. Tap the side you’re on and see where everyone else landed.

Take 01Is it ever fine to eat pizza with a knife?
Tap a side to vote
Take 02Should the good parking spot go to bikes?
Tap a side to vote
Take 03Headphones on the tram: rude or a right?
Tap a side to vote

This week

Most read.

CoLab is a creative collaboration platform built to help African creatives turn ideas into work that actually gets made.

Beyond the Muse: Women Are Done Being the Inspiration. Now They Want the Keys.

We Keep Making African Films. So Why Is It So Difficult to Watch Them?

Copenhagen A city designed around creativity

Who Gets to Tell Africa’s Story? Inside the PICHA × CoLab Johannesburg Roundtable

Lost something? Search the pile.

Try “pizza”, “bikes” or “Juno”…

⌘K

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Food

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The Friday email

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Six new posts, one hot take and a song we can’t stop playing. It lands at 7am your time and takes eight minutes to read.

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Issue 048 · Fri 9 OctInside this Friday:
  1. 01Why toast is having a moment
  2. 02The tram driver who plays requests
  3. 03A week without a single notification
To: you@email.comFrom: Crumpet Riot
FRI
7AM