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'Ruin Porn is out now, Detroit Cool is in'

From Detroit, the writer and academic JP Leary reflects on how the vogue for 鈥榬uin porn鈥� has been replaced by 鈥楧etroit cool鈥�, where luxury brands use the city鈥檚 industrial imagery to sell high-end products many residents can鈥檛 afford.

(Photo: the former Packard plant in Detroit Credit: J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

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