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Category Archives: Life on the Road

October 15, 2014

What the Beer Industry and the Computer Industry Have in Common

Allentown PA, Beer, Entrepreneurs • Tags: Allentown PA

What the Beer Industry and the Computer Industry Have in Commonlead-14
by James Fallows
They grew up in the same era and, despite some obvious differences, have some surprising parallels. (Read it here.)

October 15, 2014

Pennsylvania’s Beer Economy

Allentown PA, Beer • Tags: Allentown PA

Pennsylvania’s Beer Economylead-15
by John Tierney
Brewers have been perfecting their recipes in this part of the country since the middle of the 19th century. (Read it here.)

September 25, 2014

The Iron Pigs Come to Allentown

Allentown PA, Sports and Recreation

The Iron Pigs Come to Allentownlead-22
by Deborah Fallows
Changing the spirit of a town with sports (Read it here.)

June 11, 2014

Americana: Wade Stadium, Home of the Huskies

Duluth MN, Sports and Recreation

Americana: Wade Stadium, Home of the Huskies
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by James Fallows
An evening in the ballpark, a look into the sports-in-America beat.  (Read it here.)

April 22, 2014

Beer Notes From All Over: Starkville Edition

Beer

Beer Notes From All Over: Starkville Editionlead-19
by James Fallows
This is the new America. (Read it here.)

April 20, 2014

The Spirit of Easter, Small-Airport Edition

Aviation, Toccoa GA

The Spirit of Easter, Small-Airport Editionlead-21
by James Fallows
Unexpected hospitality on the road. (Read it here.)

April 14, 2014

Swampwise!

Language, St. Marys GA • Tags: Dialect, Okefenokee

Swampwise!lead-23
by Deborah Fallows
Dipthongs turn into monopthongs, and other adventures among the cypress knees.(Read it here.)

April 7, 2014

The Word Cloud of a Town

Language, Sioux Falls SD

The Word Cloud of a Town
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by Deborah Fallows
How the people of Sioux Falls describe themselves and their hometown. (Read it here.)

March 25, 2014

Video: How You Say Hello May Depend on Where You Live

Language, Life on the Road

The Geography of Small TalkScreen Shot 2015-10-20 at 8.51.59 AM  from The Atlantic, based on research and writing by Deborah Fallows
How you start a conversation with a stranger depends on where you live. We survey the diverse geography of American greetings—from Honolulu to Hays, Kansas, from Anchorage to Appleton, Wisconsin, from New Orleans to New York. (See the video here.)

March 24, 2014

The Vermont Lake Monsters, and Other Updates From the Road

Burlington VT, Greenville SC, Sports and Recreation

The Vermont Lake Monsters, and Other Updates From the Roadlead-7
by James Fallows
Are people in smaller towns “nicer” than cosmopolitans? No. But their political structures are working better. (Read it here.)

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