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Rolando Pujol
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Rolando Pujol's personal blog at rolandopujol.substack.com covers culture and writing. Since 2023, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times, most often “The Retrologist's Guide to Pizza Hut Classics”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-06, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for a post on Pizza Hut's retro revival, including the 1974 logo returning in 2019 and restaurant redesigns modeled on old Pizza Huts. Commenters quote or link it as a source; none judge the writing.
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Rolando Pujol is the creator of The Retrologist and the author of "The Great American Retro Road Trip." He is an executive producer at WABC-TV and a longtime newspaper and TV journalist.
Most-linked posts?
- The Retrologist's Guide to Pizza Hut Classics3 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2023-12-27
What Hacker News says?
Dominos and PJ’s have more famously been known for counter service in the States. When I say counter service I mean that some stores will have some uncomfortable benches and tables but otherwise make little effort to cater to dine-in guests. Usually a dominos or PJ’s looks a lot like a little Caesar’s or your typical walk up takeaway restaurant in Europe, you’ll have a counter, a register, and maybe a table or two i…
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on “California Pizza Huts lay off all delivery drivers ahead of minimum wage increas”Submitted The Retrologist's Guide to Pizza Hut Classics as a story · 3 points
HN discussionhttps://rolandopujol.substack.com/p/the-retrologists-guide-t... > In 2019, Pizza Hut brought back its 1974 logo, banking on its nostalgic appeal. I figured that would be the end of it, just a simple marketing tactic soon forgotten. There were no plans announced to bring back the logo in stores, much less redesign the restaurants to look like old Pizza Huts from the chain’s heyday. > But with no fanfare whatsoever, t…
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on “California Pizza Huts lay off all delivery drivers ahead of minimum wage increas”They have retro versions now that they call Pizza Hut Classics, https://rolandopujol.substack.com/p/the-retrologists-guide-t... . None in California.
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on “California Pizza Huts lay off all delivery drivers ahead of minimum wage increas”