Ken Early: Travelling around the US for World Cup, it is clear why many Americans distrust politics – The Irish Times
On the third day of the World Cup I went with a colleague from another paper to an…
The American Experiment on Netflix: Tom Hanks doc explores the US’s rocky road to ‘greatness’ – The Irish Times
It takes a lot to puncture the self-congratulatory bubble that inevitably materialises around Americans looking back on their…
The Texas town where James Dean struck oil – The Irish Times
Although United States Highway 90 is one of the more desolate stretches on the national road network, it…
How a New Mexico mountain town became home and final resting place of actor Dennis Hopper – The Irish Times
The road south from Colorado Springs is parched and quiet and for long stretches doesn’t look as though…
How a Kansas town still lives with the legacy of In Cold Blood – The Irish Times
On Christmas Day, 1959, the Hope family hosted two unexpected and exotic guests at the dinner table at…
Keith Duggan’s US road trip: A German town on the Missouri weighs its past
In this series, Keith Duggan takes to the road across the United States in its 250th year to…
In the ruins of coal country, a Virginia town reinvents itself – The Irish Times
The Barter, on Abingdon’s main street, vies for the contentious position of oldest operating theatre in the United…