Palestinian dessert, cowboy poets, and a really big rock. The Statesider’s Pam Mandel on the pain of loving America right now.
Mapping American Journeys
An exhibit at Chicago’s Newberry Library explores how we navigate the US, from Lewis & Clark to enslaved people to the first road trippers.
Not Fade Away
The Statesider, Issue 58: Chinatown sounds, disappearing destinations, revisiting the Oregon Trail, UAPs not UFO, fading barn signs, and the healing power of pie.
A Borrowed Ride and a Slice of Pie
John McMahon got a surprising offer from a neighbor of his dying father: a ride on a beautiful high-end motorcycle and slice of pie that just might change his life.
Orange You Glad It’s Spring?
The Statesider, Issue 57: Corned beef and sauerkraut in the Delta, tanking in Nebraska, Moses in Missouri, and pancakes at midnight for Ramadan.
On the Road with Thomas Jefferson
An interview with Derek Baxter, author of the new book In Pursuit of Jefferson, a travelogue about tracing the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson’s travels around Europe.