The Suburban/American Scream
In the Suburbs . . . Yeah?
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Thoughts on the history and future of the American suburbs (loosely) inspired by four books:
Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs by Benjamin Herold
The Fifties by David Halberstam
Outside the Gates of Eden: The Dream of America from Hiroshima to Now by Peter Bacon Hales
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson
Special Guests: Monty Python, Bill Cosby, Rush, Descendents, Bob and Doug McKenzie, Edward Scissorhands, Arcade Fire, Dead Milkmen, Malvina Reynolds, Helen Keller, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Bruce Springsteen, and The Who.
Thoughts on the history and future of the American suburbs (loosely) inspired by four books:
Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs by Benjamin Herold
The Fifties by David Halberstam
Outside the Gates of Eden: The Dream of America from Hiroshima to Now by Peter Bacon Hales
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson
Special Guests: Monty Python, Bill Cosby, Rush, Descendents, Bob and Doug McKenzie, Edward Scissorhands, Arcade Fire, Dead Milkmen, Malvina Reynolds, Helen Keller, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Bruce Springsteen, and The Who.
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