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Learning about American from Starbucks in Philly

Sep.21.2010

I will be doing a book talk (and brunch) at the Gershman Y.

Bryant's Latest Blogs

Jan.26.2012 - 12:42 pm
Starbuck's recent annoucement that it would start serving beer and wine at stores in Atlanta and Southern California has gotten lots of press in the last week.  Much of it,...
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Oct.19.2011 - 10:27 am
  This is a slightly longer version of an op-ed piece I wrote that appeared in Sunday's Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-you-want-a-stimulus-plan-...
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Oct.19.2011 - 10:26 am
  This is a slightly longer version of an op-ed piece I wrote that appeared in Sunday's Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-you-want-a-stimulus-plan-...
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Aug.10.2011 - 7:01 am
Comfort Inn Georgetown, DE
Last weekend, my oldest son played in a baseball tournament at the somewhat misnamed venue, "Sports at the Beach." A quick internet search revealed that the fields were...
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Comments from Bryant

Feb.04.2012 - 10:17 am
In response to: On the Diving Horse in Atlantic City
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/33528   See also, http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2009/12/01/...
Jan.27.2012 - 12:39 pm
In response to: From Starbucks to Barbucks
Don't we all?  
Jun.07.2010 - 10:40 am
In response to: "Out There in the Middle"
Jennifer -- Thanks so much for the note. I did know about James' lineage. I am a big, big fan of his music. He rocks...
Feb.02.2010 - 8:20 pm
In response to: Wireless and Cafe Culture
Thanks so much Joe. This is a really interesting point. Perhaps it is not wifi itself, but the amount of wifi in a...
Oct.27.2009 - 5:20 am
In response to: Via Taste Test
Thanks for the shout out, Michael.

Published Reviews

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Dec.01.2010
Published by Journal of American History
This is a highly readable and deeply engaged examination of the culture of capitalism in the contemporary United States. It is an ethnography, based on countless hours of personal...