Field Notes From The Victory Girls
Field Notes from the Victory Girls — Collected by An Americanist Originally published at Victory Girls Blog, now archived for An Americanist readers. Field Notes from Victory Girls - Some of my work from Victory…
Month: May 2025
The Americanist Playback: Religion, Robots, and Real Talk
🎙️ This Week on An Americanist Podcast: From Religious Rights to AI Reincarnation This week on An Americanist Podcast, we delved into a range of topics, from the intersection of religious rights and public education…
An Americanist’s Side-Eye, Dispatch 004
Welcome to An Americanist’s Side-Eye —your weekly roundup of headlines that practically beg for a sarcastic slow-blink. I’ll skim the latest absurdities, flag the nonsense, and toss in a few sharp jabs where they’re deserved.…
Rainbow-Washing: How Salt Lake City and Boise Circumvented State Flag Bans
In a bold display of political maneuvering, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, have reclassified Pride flags as official city emblems to sidestep recent state laws banning non-sanctioned flags on government property. This strategic…
Red, White, and Ready: JD Vance’s Brother Takes on Blue Cincinnati
JD Vance’s Half-Brother Is Running for Mayor—And Cincinnati Might Finally Get a Reality Check Well, here’s one for the “didn’t see that coming” file: JD Vance’s half-brother is running for mayor of Cincinnati. Yes, that…
What’s Going On In Harris County, Texas?
He Survived the Taliban, But Not Harris County’s Justice System Abdul Rahman Waziri survived war zones alongside U.S. Special Forces. He brought his wife and kids to Texas for a better life — and someone…
The Kidult Craze: Why Grown-Ups Are Regressing in Plain Sight
Grown Adults, Tiny Toys: America’s Newest Comfort Blanket You thought the Barbie movie was peak regression? Think again. There’s a new trend sweeping through millennial and Gen Z circles—collectible toys for adults, now rebranded as…
Starbase, Texas: The Future Just Got a ZIP Code
🚀 From Mars to Texas: Elon Musk’s Newest Frontier—Welcome to Starbase Elon Musk has conquered electric cars, shaken up space travel, exposed billions of dollars of government waste with DOGE, and now? He’s casually founding…
Field Notes from Victory Girls
Field Notes from Victory Girls — Collected by An Americanist Originally published at Victory Girls Blog, now archived for An Americanist readers. Field Notes from Victory Girls - Some of my work from Victory Girls…
Joe Pantoliano Wants Out of “Uncomfortable” America
Remember The Sopranos? That show ended nearly 20 years ago, but Joe Pantoliano is still acting like he’s got mob problems—this time with America. The 73-year-old actor says he’s “uncomfortable” living in the U.S. now…