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

The Cultural Frontline

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From Detroit, the writer and academic JP Leary reflects on how the vogue for ‘ruin porn’ has been replaced by ‘Detroit cool’, where luxury brands use the city’s industrial imagery to sell high-end products many residents can’t afford. (Photo: the former Packard plant in Detroit Credit: J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

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