<p>The boys drink and review Brother Joseph&#39;s Belgian-style Double Ale from Straight To Ale then discuss the war on beauty. </p><p>Pigweed wonders why everything is so ugly. </p><p>Older buildings -- even sewage plants -- were beautiful. They were built to lift the human spirit. </p><p>Modern buildings are built to be hideous. Why? </p><p>It&#39;s so cheap to make things beautiful these days. Why don&#39;t we? It&#39;s almost as if we&#39;re choosing ugliness. </p><p>Even churches are ugly. </p><p>What about a banana taped to the wall as &quot;art&quot;? That&#39;s not an aesthetic statement, it&#39;s a statement about standards and meaning. That is, that there is no meaning. </p><p>The boys discuss the present reality of omnipresent ugliness and review its possible historical origins. </p><p>Join us for a deep dive into this fascinating topic. </p><p><br></p><p>📬 Send us your thoughts: [email protected] </p><p>🌐 More episodes: pigweedandcrowhill.com</p><p>👍 Like, subscribe, and tell a friend</p>