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From Detroit, the writer and academic JP Leary reflects on how the vogue for 鈥榬uin porn鈥 has been replaced by 鈥楧etroit cool鈥, where luxury brands use the city鈥檚 industrial imagery to sell high-end products many residents can鈥檛 afford.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