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Category Archives: Sociology/culture
NBC-approved
Possibly the best part of last night’s NBC interview with Steve Bloom about his Atlantic piece was (besides when he raised his hands and called Willie Geist “Willie”) when this blog scrolled across the screen!
Still, I think media have missed a lot of other, more important aspects of this story, which you can flip through my blog to see.
Is Iowa City the next Keokuk?
Published this week: Iowa City is safe, but don’t worry — it’s not that safe. (And at least it’s better than Keokuk.)
Covering Trailer Trash
Recent uproar (and I will let you find it yourself, cause I’m a bit burnt-out on the Bloom topic) has, I hope, led people to talk about how we talk about spaces and places – communities, neighborhoods, states, and nations. Continue reading
Maybe we got the Bloom thing wrong
Maybe it’s not Bloom. Maybe the Atlantic has always had it out for Iowa. Continue reading