Stories by samclemens

What Counts as a Bestseller?

Did JFK Eat the World’s Largest Tamale?

Leftover Star Wars Sets

“Mother Will Be Pleased”: How It Feels to Be Run over (1900)

A Drunk Driver Led to the Birth of Russia’s Sputnik 1

Early Cormac McCarthy Interviews Rediscovered

The Art of Menus

Earl McGrath Was a Character. His Closet Was Filled with Rare Recordings

Two women recall coming of age in Victorian London (1970) [video]

San Francisco’s famous sourdough was once gross

What Hemingway Left in Sloppy Joe’s Bar 80 Years Ago

Six Lyrics That Show Why ‘Hamilton’ Is Tough to Translate

San Francisco's Postwar Sex District (2006)

The Projectionist: On the best job that no longer exists

Think Outside the Bun

The Death of Pennsylvania’s Forgotten Funeral Pie

The First Chinese Restaurant in America Has a Savory–and Unsavory–History

A history of the blurb, every author’s best friend

Living closer together

The life and sketchy business practices of Crazy Eddie

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