#AmericanCulture
Miscellaneous | Opinion
Malled to Death: Killing towns with consumerism | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties
By Craig J. Corsini One can describe them any way one likes. The most polite may be “artificial topography,” but I prefer “armpits of retail,” “land tumors,” “commercial biowaste” or “bacterial infections upon the landscape.” I am spea
Politics | The Decline Of America
'Popeye' Comic Strip Getting Woke Makeover with 'More Characters Who Aren't Heterosexual'
After nearly a hundred years in existence, the "Popeye" comic strip is reportedly getting a woke makeover, with the strip's latest cartoonist promising more ethnic diversity and "more characters who aren't heterosexual."
Politics | Opinion
Westerns Are Us: What remnants of the Western endure will be the survival of American culture
In 1939, William S. Hart, a Shakespearean actor from New York who had been a key player in the making of Hollywood 20 years earlier, and for a time was…
Miscellaneous | Interesting stories
What other countries are told is "American"
The weird world of "American style" foods and products.SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/jjmccullough?sub_confirmation=1FOLLOW ME:????????Support me on Patreon!...
Politics | Op-Ed
Victor Davis Hanson: What Donald Trump, classic Westerns' heroes and these American generals have in common
Hollywood epics and even some Sophoclean tragedies have a sequel. And perhaps Donald Trump will too
Miscellaneous | Random
29 Weird Things Non-Americans Love About American Culture
From getting a sticker for voting to calling pasta "salad."
Miscellaneous | Interesting Stuff
37 Things Americans Do In Movies/TV Shows That Truly Confuse Non-Americans
The answer to 90% of these is "yes, yes we do."
Politics | Op-Ed
Victor Davis Hanson: Our Summer of Cultural Suicide
Professional sports, universities, and the motion-picture industry all know that what they are doing is bad for business. They also are ignorant of history and cannot be persuaded that they are destroying themselves.
Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like
Slang words from the 1950s that we should bring back - Insider
Slang is an ever-changing thing — but here are 10 slang terms from the 1950s that we think deserve a comeback in 2020.
Travel | Travel
Take a Digital Tour of America’s Vintage Roadside Stops
Photographer John Margolies spent decades capturing America's roadside attractions. Now all of his photos are free and in one place.
Miscellaneous | Opinion
Americans Shouldn’t Have to Drive, but the Law Insists on It
The automobile took over because the legal system helped squeeze out the alternatives.
Travel | Travel
Things Americans didn't realize were American until they went abroad - INSIDER
Cultural differences can lead to moments of confusion for Americans traveling abroad. Here are 10 things that have surprised Americans outside the US.
Travel | Travel
Route 66 – the US road trip favourite – is under threat
There are few journeys as quintessentially American as a road trip along Route 66, but the “main street of America” may be under threat.
Miscellaneous | Other Stuff
Where Has Teen Car Culture Gone?
Something is missing in the lives of today’s adolescents: that magical coming-of-age feeling when a whole world opened up.
Miscellaneous | OTHER STUFF
Paying the price for breakdown of the country's bourgeois culture
These basic cultural precepts could be followed by people of all backgrounds and abilities, especially when backed up by almost universal endorsement.
