“We’re compromised,” an exasperated Julie Boddy told a Washington Post journalist in 2012. As a sitting member of […]
Category Archive: American Studies
[Let Summer begin! This week we focus on the role of pools and beaches in American, specifically, SoCal […]
Several years ago we ran a photo essay about a legendary flea market in Dallas, NC, and the […]
Everybody seems to have a problem with academics these days. We’ve known for a long time that the […]
1994—it wasn’t that long ago. Or was it? It was a time before iPhones, YouTube, Monica Lewinsky, WMDs, […]
“Crimson Kimono is really just a reversal of the old GI concept: ‘Let’s change our luck,’” Director Sam […]
Democracy is a funny word. In the strictest sense, it means “government by the people,” with decisions made […]
Hollywood has always had trouble with “flyover country.” The movie industry had its roots in New York, particularly […]