Harper Weaver
@harperweaver.bsky.social
This was a fun read. I’be never read an article about a cheeseburger that made me question if I’ve ever actually had a good cheeseburger before.
When I first saw Applebee's advertisement for the O-M-Cheeseburger, I was terrified. I trembled. I cowered. Then I opened my heart to it. Here is what it revealed to me. johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/god-cheese...
God. Cheese. Burger.
An exercise in ecstatic American theology
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This was a fun read. I’be never read an article about a cheeseburger that made me question if I’ve ever actually had a good cheeseburger before.
“I simply think that buildings should reflect the character of a place, like how Santa Fe is all adobe and how Dallas looks designed by a sentient Ford-F150.”
A year ago, I heard that Oklahoma City had approved a plan to build Legends Tower, the tallest skyscraper in the entire Western hemisphere. Why were we building the Tower of Babel in the Heartland? I decided to investigate. This essay is the result. (gift link) thepickup.com/whats-so-wro...
What’s So Wrong With Oklahoma City Building A Tower To The Heavens? - The Pickup
Okie ex-pat JP Brammer goes long on Legends Tower, a fishy nonprofit, and whether or not Oklahoma is for dreamers.
thepickup.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“I simply think that buildings should reflect the character of a place, like how Santa Fe is all adobe and how Dallas looks designed by a sentient Ford-F150.”