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Why Iowa City Has Become a Haven for Writers
Some cities are known for music. Others are known for food, technology, or sports. Then there is one Midwestern city where the most common answer to “What are you working on?” is a novel. Walk into a bookstore, settle into a neighborhood café, or strike up a conversation with a taxi driver, and chances are…
British Man Says He Owes America an Apology After Traveling Around the Country
Ask most Europeans what they expect from a trip to the United States, and their answers tend to lean on whatever the news has told them. Danger, rudeness, a place best approached with caution. One English visitor arrived carrying those same assumptions, then found them dismantled by something as ordinary as a yellow school bus…
International World Cup Fans Can’t Believe What They’re Discovering Across America
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has brought some of the world’s biggest soccer nations to the United States, but many of the tournament’s most talked-about moments have happened far away from the stadiums. While fans expected dramatic matches, packed crowds, and fierce rivalries, countless visitors have instead found themselves captivated by things most Americans barely…
Road-Tripping Visitors Capture the Soul of American Freedom on Social Media
International tourists usually stick to the major cities and rely on quick flights to get from place to place. A recent crowd of global sports fans is doing the exact opposite. Instead of looking up train schedules, thousands of visitors are renting cars and hitting the highway. They are trading the efficient transit systems they…
6 “Polite” American Habits Look Suspicious to the Rest of the World
Every country has a version of good manners. What separates them is not intention but conditioning. People learn politeness the same way they learn language, through repetition, reward, and observation. By adulthood, it feels less like a choice and more like an instinct. Americans are easy to spot abroad. Not always because of how they…
The End of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting After 58 Years
For generations of Americans, public television and radio were not luxuries or background noise. They were teachers, neighbors, and lifelines. From the first lessons in sharing and empathy learned in front of a television set, to calm voices guiding communities through emergencies, public media quietly shaped daily life across the country. That era has now…