The Glamorous Life of a Journalist, Couples-Getaway Edition
by James Fallows
Addressing America’s infrastructure crisis, while people are staying right in the infrastructure. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Life on the Road
Why We Never Get Over High School
Why We Never Get Over High School
by Deborah Fallows
Across the nation, people have different questions they ask when meeting someone new. There are hidden meanings in all of them — including a popular one about schooling. (Read it here.)
What We Mean When We Say Hello
What We Mean When We Say Hello
by Deborah Fallows
The curious geography of American greetings (Read it here.)
Dadgum! Katy, Bar the Door! Speaking Your Mind in South Carolina
Dadgum! Katy, Bar the Door! Speaking Your Mind in South Carolina
by Deborah Fallows
I went to Greenville listening for what kind of southernisms I might hear. I wasn’t disappointed: the accent is alive and well, classic words and phrases abound, and best of all, the conversations are comfortably padded with folksy, southern expressions. (Read it here.)
In Which I Develop New Respect for the Wedding-Industrial Complex
In Which I Develop New Respect for the Wedding-Industrial Complex
by James Fallows
We know that football players are brave. But spare a thought as well for bride-magazine models. (Read it here.)
‘Springbok, Cleared for Landing’: More on the Language of the Skies
‘Springbok, Cleared for Landing’: More on the Language of the Skies
by Deborah Fallows
As I look right now, I see live tracking of every airplane in the air. Delta has 388 planes flying. United has 351. Southwest has 345, and American 205, and on down the list of hundreds of individual airlines. (Read it here.)
‘Tis the L.L.Bean Season for Pinball Wizards and Wicked Good Wieners
‘Tis the L.L.Bean Season for Pinball Wizards and Wicked Good Wieners
by Deborah Fallows
I always associate the word “wicked” with the Maine icon L.L.Bean. For good reason: do you know that if you search on the L.L.Bean website for “wicked” that you will get 40 returns? A lot of them describe slippers that are “wicked good,” or long underwear and throws that are “wicked warm” and “wicked plush,” and one “wicked tough” pair of chaps. Wicked is a great marketing word. (Read it here.)
Do You Speak Eastport?
Do You Speak Easport?
by Deborah Fallows
A town teaches itself to talk positive. (Read it here.)
America-Going-to-Hell Watch, Heady Topper Dept.
America-Going-to-Hell Watch, Heady Topper Dept.
by James Fallows
Ever closer to the magical-unicorn ideal (Read it here.)
Two Ways of Looking at a Landing
Two Ways of Looking at a Landing
by James Fallows
“The sea gull … that would have been the worst.” (Read it here.)
American Futures 