A culinary—and cultural—mission.
Story and photography by Sean David Hobbs.
Archive for the ‘American Bulletin’ Category
Hot Tamales: My Quest Through the American South
July 15th, 2009
Life in Tombstone, Arizona
June 25th, 2009The former boomtown that was supposed to die marks its 130th birthday.
Story and photography by Jain Lemos.
To Live and Grow Old in Sun City
June 15th, 2009Arizona’s age-segregated communities find they have to grow up.
A portrait of the changing lifestyle there.
Story and photography by Debra Utacia Krol.
Italian Cafés of North Beach
June 2nd, 2009Stubbornly maintaining colorful traditions amidst the WiFi revolution.
At left, reading the paper at Caffé Puccini.
Story and photography by Roberto Soncin Gerometta.
Phone Call From Prison
May 11th, 2009Through a series of $15 collect phone calls with an inmate who calls himself “Daddy Cool,”
NewsPlink hears about the inside.
Beyond Personalized License Plates
May 6th, 2009Tribal plates for fun, profit, and even self-governance.
By Debra Krol.
The Other End of the Line
April 30th, 2009Thousands of people work phones for a living.
Lee Ann Pochebit, of the famed catalogue retailer L.L. Bean in Maine, is a pro.
She looks nothing like the photo at left.
The Bookseller at Dawn
April 23rd, 2009Early morning snapshots of Clement Street in San Francisco.
Neighbor Rebecca Hartog’s favorite photo was of her independent bookstore.
“Throw Me Somethin’, Mister”
April 22nd, 2009The image at left isn’t a grimy hand from Hell.
It’s proof that New Orleans and its biggest party really did survive Hurricane Katrina.
Text and night-time photography by Michael Perlstein.
No Elves at Tax Season
April 15th, 2009How tax accountants recover after April 15th.
By Daniel Suissa, CPA.
Do I Look Like a White Supremacist to You?
April 1st, 2009Barack Obama had been president less than a month when a racist hate group
attempted to recruit me.
A snapshot of white supremacist activity during a brand-new black presidency.
By Mame McCutchin.
The Gun Club at Microsoft
March 31st, 2009Right now, the Gun Club has 756 members.
At left, new President David Reed celebrated his wedding anniversary
with his wife, Samia, at the shooting range.
Photos by Andrew McDonald.
Skatin’ U.S.A.
March 26th, 2009Skateboarding is a big business now. There’s even a skaters’ stock exchange.
Here are two unsanctioned, but preferred, skate spots.
Photos by Andrew McDonald.
The Corner Markets of San Francisco
March 12th, 2009Some of the relics from before the supermarket era are still holding neighborhoods together.
Photos by Carole De Nola. Original slideshow by SwitchYardMedia.
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1,500 Firefighters Race Each Other Up One Skyscraper
March 10th, 2009On Sunday, 1,500 firefighters each dressed in 70 pounds of gear and breathing through air masks raced up Seattle’s tallest building in the name of charity. Here, three contestants recover on the 73rd floor. Andrew McDonald takes the photos.
