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Belt Bets: Pittsburgh, September 25-October 1
The staff of Belt Magazine hand-picked list of things to do around town this week -- Belt Bets: Pittsburgh, September 18-24, 2015
Why I’m Not Watching the Browns
The Browns are on. There was a time when that meant I would have been on the couch in front of the TV or in a sports bar in front of a TV or at a friend’s house in front of a TV.
A Short Way to Hell: In Sauget, Illinois, Poisons Mean Profit
On a map, the town of Sauget, Illinois, is in the middle of the country. But see it firsthand and it could be the edge of the world.
Demolition Means Progress? An Interview With Author Andrew Highsmith
No state’s cities are more decrepit than Michigan’s. Detroit has become a showcase for urban blight, an international symbol of decay that attracts art photographers and ruin pornographers from all over the world.
Weekly Links Roundup
News of the Rust Belt from around the world, brought to you weekly by the staff of Belt Magazine.
Belt Bets: Buffalo, September 18-24
Friday, September 18 First Fridays in Buffalo mean art. Like, WAY too much art. Not to [...]
Belt Bets: Pittsburgh, September 18-24
Friday, September 18 Mingle with your eventual masters at the Carnegie Science Center’s 21+ “Robots” night! [...]
Belt Bets: Chicago, September 18-24
Friday, September 18 Reeling 2015, the 33rd annual Chicago festival of LGBTQ films, had its [...]
Belt Bets: Cleveland, September 18-24
The Belt Magazine staff's hand-picked list of what to do this week in Cleveland, Ohio -- Belt Bets: Cleveland, September 18-24, 2015
Collective Anxieties: Money, Worry, and the Midwestern Novel
Dyson, Ohio, the central character in Patrick Wensink’s new comic novel, Fake Fruit Factory, is a little town in big trouble. It has a $10 million budget gap to close after years of industrial collapse and civic lassitude.
Wasserman Projects: One Man’s Addition To The New Detroit … Whatever That Means
Don’t call it a renaissance. Or a revival. Also out: Revitalization. Do not, do not, bring up Brooklyn when you’re talking about Detroit, not unless you’re ready to have that conversation with Gary Wasserman.

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