Alamo Drafthouse, one of the only corporate chains in America that is actually cool, is up for sale. Deadline reports that the cinema circuit, which was founded by entrepreneur Tim League in Austin, Texas, in 1997, is looking for a buyer, although it’s not clear what the asking price is. Let us pray that private equity vultures stay the hell away from it.
The chain, which is hugely popular among cinephiles and is known for its special guest appearances, as well as for serving food and drinks to customers, has had some ups and downs over the past two decades but has remained a remarkably strong brand in an industry that is dominated by the likes of Regal and Cinemark. The chain
Courtney Milan writes books about carriages, corsets, and smartwatches. Her books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. She is a New York Times and a USA Today Bestseller.
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Before she started writing romance, Courtney got a graduate degree in theoretical physical chemistry from UC Berkeley. After that, just to shake things up, she went to law school at the University of Michigan and graduated summa cum laude. Then she did a handful of clerkships. She was a law professor for a while. She now writes full-time.
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