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THE POET OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE

THE POET OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE

Philip Levine’s poetry is forged with hard labor and love for the “extraordinary people” he met on the assembly lines of Detroit.

Arts &, ArtsBruce WatsonSeptember 20, 2018Comment

THE CHICKEN WHO SAVED BASEBALL

THE CHICKEN WHO SAVED BASEBALL

Baseball was a fading relic until a college kid put on a chicken suit and became Charlie Chaplin in beak and feathers.

American OriginalsBruce WatsonSeptember 14, 2018Comment

IS SEX NECESSARY?

IS SEX NECESSARY?

Freudian chatter filled the 1920s but no one thought to ask the question. Then James Thurber and E.B. White launched their careers with a little bestseller.

HumorBruce WatsonSeptember 7, 2018Comment

THE MYTH OF THE MILL GIRLS

THE MYTH OF THE MILL GIRLS

Docile and content, history’s Mill Girls were models of labor. Until they went on strike — again and again — and sowed the seeds of the Labor movement.

WomenBruce WatsonAugust 30, 2018 Comment

CAMPING WITH JOHN AND TEDDY

CAMPING WITH JOHN AND TEDDY

When the president and the naturalist camped in Yosemite, America got greener.

HistoryBruce WatsonAugust 23, 2018Comment

DUELING HISTORIES (VIDEO)

DUELING HISTORIES (VIDEO)

Why are Americans so divided? Whole books have tried to answer. The Attic explains it in three minutes (and change.)

HistoryBruce WatsonAugust 18, 2018 Comment

HOW BURNING MAN GOT SO HOT

HOW BURNING MAN GOT SO HOT

From a small bonfire on a beach, Burning Man has grown to 70,000 joyous Burners in the desert. And why not?

American OriginalsBruce WatsonAugust 16, 2018 Comments

"WE HOLD THE ROCK!"

"WE HOLD THE ROCK!"

It was 1969, rebellion in the air, when Native-Americans landed on Alcatraz, claiming it as Indian Land.

HistoryBruce WatsonAugust 15, 2018Native Americans, Protest, 1960s, People of ColorComment

IN THE ORCHARD OF DOLORES HUERTA

IN THE ORCHARD OF DOLORES HUERTA

Single mother of seven, Dolores Huerta left her teaching job and went into the fields. The United Farm Workers was born.

WomenBruce WatsonAugust 15, 2018History, Women, 1960s, People of ColorComment

DOG DAYS -- THE BEAGLE WHO BECAME AMERICA'S EVERYDOG

DOG DAYS -- THE BEAGLE WHO BECAME AMERICA'S EVERYDOG

Snoopy is a salesman now but for five wonderful years, he broke all the cartoon rules and changed American comics.

HumorBruce WatsonAugust 9, 2018 Comment

RIDING THE MIRACLE RAILS -- "NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD"

RIDING THE MIRACLE RAILS -- "NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD"

The Attic journeys over the Sierras on the trackbeds of America’s epic Transcontinental Railroad.

History, Attic on the RoadBruce WatsonJuly 26, 2018 Comments

THE WOMAN WHO SAID 'NO' TO MCCARTHY

THE WOMAN WHO SAID 'NO' TO MCCARTHY

Bullied into silence, Congress got a lesson in integrity from Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME).

Women, HistoryBruce WatsonJuly 18, 2018 Comment

"WRONG WAY" CORRIGAN AND THE "ACCIDENTAL" HERO

"WRONG WAY" CORRIGAN AND THE "ACCIDENTAL" HERO

Took off for L.A. Landed in Ireland. He made human error heroic, but was he confused or just clever?

American OriginalsBruce WatsonJuly 10, 2018Comment

THE STEAMER, "THE SHINING," AND COLORADO'S STANLEY HOTEL

THE STEAMER, "THE SHINING," AND COLORADO'S STANLEY HOTEL

F.O. Stanley needed a place to die. Stephen King needed a plot. Together they haunt the Stanley Hotel.

Attic on the RoadBruce WatsonJuly 3, 2018 Comments

DOG DAYS -- IT'S NOT ABOUT THE LEASH

DOG DAYS -- IT'S NOT ABOUT THE LEASH

Who let the dogs in? The Attic celebrates Dog Days in this dog crazy country.

HumorBruce WatsonJuly 2, 2018 Comments