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Blue Jeans: Articles of Interest #5
For the most part, we tend to keep our clothes relatively clean and avoid spills and rips and tears. But denim is so hard-wearing and hard-working th…
7 years, 5 months ago
Hawaiian Shirts: Articles of Interest #4
There are a few ways to tell if you’re looking at an authentic, high-quality aloha shirt. If the pockets match the pattern, that’s a good sign, but i…
7 years, 5 months ago
Pockets: Articles of Interest #3
Womenswear is littered with fake pockets that don’t open, or shallow pockets that can hardly hold more than a paperclip. If women's clothes have pock…
7 years, 5 months ago
Plaid: Articles of Interest #2
Lumberjacks wore plaid. Punks wore plaid mini skirts. The Beach Boys used to be called the Pendletones, and they wore plaid with their surfboards. Lo…
7 years, 5 months ago
Kids' Clothes: Articles of Interest #1
Clothes are records of the bodies we’ve lived in. Think of the old sweater that you used to have that's just not your style anymore, or the jeans tha…
7 years, 5 months ago
Billboard Boys: The Greatest Radio Contest of All Time
Episode 324
The year was 1982, and in the small city of Allentown on the eastern edge of Pennsylvania sat an AM radio station called WSAN. For years, it had broa…
7 years, 5 months ago
The House that Came in the Mail
Episode 323
The Sear & Roebuck Mail Order Catalog was nearly omnipresent in early twentieth century American life. By 1908, one fifth of Americans were subscribe…
7 years, 5 months ago
The First Straw
Episode 322
A straw is a simple thing. It’s a tube, a conveyance mechanism for liquid. The defining characteristic of the straw is the emptiness inside it. This …
7 years, 6 months ago
Double Standards
Episode 321
Blepharoplasty is often done to lift loose or sagging skin around the upper eyelids caused by aging. But for a lot of people of Asian descent, this s…
7 years, 6 months ago
Bundyville
Episode 320
Most of the American west is owned by the Federal Government. About 85 percent of Nevada, 61 percent of Alaska, 53 percent of Oregon, the list goes o…
7 years, 6 months ago