Ken Burns on America's origin story: "The most important event since the birth of Christ"

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

How the American West story reveals the nation’s triumphs and tragedies

Paul Andrew Hutton’s ‘Undiscovered Country’ and Peter Cozzen’s ‘Deadwood’ examine the nation through separate lenses.
Time

The History of How Vodka Became America’s Spirit of Choice

Bottles of vodka are seen on the shelves in an ABC store on February 28, 2022 in Alexandria, Virginia. This summer, millions of Americans will drink vodka in a stunning array of popular cocktails: ...

Ben Shattuck’s hip and ironic ‘The History of Sound’ a perfect pick for Mark Twain award

The short story collection doesn’t just touch on cultural themes Twain would have appreciated, it deals in the sort of wordplay and conscious undermining of literary formats he popularized.
WLRN

The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis

Sixty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy single-handedly brought the world back from the brink of nuclear war by ...