Beer Porn: The Alchemist Cannery
by James Fallows
Going to the source, to find a highly celebrated and nearly unobtainable beer. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Life on the Road
‘Baltimore Altimeter, 30.46’—Snapshots From a Clear Day in the Northeast
‘Baltimore Altimeter, 30.46’—Snapshots From a Clear Day in the Northeast
by James Fallows
The never-boring view from 2,500 feet up (Read it here.)
‘Say Souls On Board,’ and Other Secrets of the Skies
‘Say Souls On Board,’ and Other Secrets of the Skies
by Deborah Fallows
You never know what a day in the air will bring, but you can be sure that you’ll be witness to some kind of interesting, curious, or even dramatic events. Here are a few from our recent days in the air. (Read it here.)
Everyone’s a Linguist: More on ‘Coming With’
Everyone’s a Linguist: More on ‘Coming With’
by Deborah Fallows
“Come with,” also “go with” (“Are you going with?”), is an upper Midwest thing, where you had the bulk of settlers from Germany, Norway, Sweden, and some from Holland. All of those languages have the “come with” thing… Norwegian especially, but also Swedish and Dutch. (Read it here.)
Welcome Marketplace Listeners, to American Futures
Welcome Marketplace Listeners, to American Futures
by James Fallows
Kicking off a new collaborative project. (Read it here.)
How to Make Nice with the Call Center
How to Make Nice with the Call Center
When we arrived in Sioux Falls, I was very excited about hearing the Dakota accent. Think Frances McDormand in the movie Fargo. Or try listening to the language in this mash-up video (not embeddable) between McDormand and Sarah Palin. Those “O’s” ; the friendly “you betcha’s”! Having spent 7 formative childhood linguistic years in nearby Minnesota, I find the Dakota way of speaking familiar and comforting. (Read it here.)
If We’re Talking American Orientalism …
If We’re Talking American Orientalism …
by James Fallows
… as I was doing previously here and here, I thought it would be worth going back to re-read Joan Didion’s 1966 Saturday Evening Post article that so offended my home town back when I was in high school and before Joan Didion was JOAN DIDION. (Read it here.)
Readers on ‘American Orientalism’
Readers on ‘American Orientalism’
by James Fallows
Good thing I didn’t mention snowmobiles. (Read it here.)
On the ‘Orientalism’ of the Prairie
On the ‘Orientalism’ of the Prairie
by James Fallows
What happens when the “ordinary objects of our culture” are treated as curiosities? (Read it here.)
American Futures: The Video
American Futures: The Video
by James Fallows
“In a world….” (Read it here.)
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