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One interesting American thing (a technical term, meaning a moment or event, a text, a controversy, an idea, a figure, or whatevertheheckelse I think of) per day, from Ben Railton, a professor of American literature, culture, history, and, natch, Studies.

Friday, December 5, 2025

December 5, 2025: Urban Legends: The Bermuda Triangle

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[On December 5 th , 1945 , five naval jets disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle , helping establish an urban legend that has endured to thi...
Thursday, December 4, 2025

December 4, 2025: Urban Legends: Those Damn Clowns

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[On December 5 th , 1945 , five naval jets disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle , helping establish an urban legend that has endured to thi...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

December 3, 2025: Urban Legends: Sewer Gators

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[On December 5 th , 1945 , five naval jets disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle , helping establish an urban legend that has endured to thi...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

December 2, 2025: Urban Legends: Cryptids in Culture

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[On December 5 th , 1945 , five naval jets disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle , helping establish an urban legend that has endured to thi...
Monday, December 1, 2025

December 1, 2025: Urban Legends: The Bell Witch

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[On December 5 th , 1945 , five naval jets disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle , helping establish an urban legend that has endured to thi...
Friday, November 28, 2025

November 28, 2025: Indigenous Voices: Ned Blackhawk

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[Thanksgiving is a hugely fraught holiday for us AmericanStudiers, but I also have a ton I’m thankful for . So this year I wanted to combin...
Thursday, November 27, 2025

November 27, 2025: Indigenous Voices: Wamsutta James

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[Thanksgiving is a hugely fraught holiday for us AmericanStudiers, but I also have a ton I’m thankful for . So this year I wanted to combin...
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