Rail service once connected Memphis and Knoxville; it still does if you happen to be freight. To understand why coal can travel by rail where we cannot, and what this …
Walls: Mending, Rending, Ending
Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun, And makes gaps even two can pass abreast… …
The Treachery of Images: Why Are So Many Buildings in Knoxville Plastered with Classical Bric-A-Brac?
The Onion, the most reliable and consistently hilarious fake news outlet on the planet, is having financial problems. In no small measure owing to Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign, they …
Alt-Right Elite: Donald J. Trump’s World of Architecture
While campaigning, Donald J. Trump liked to broadcast Elton John’s “Rocket Man” and “Tiny Dancer,” much to the chagrin of Mr. John. For the 65,476,535 Americans who cast votes on …
Bury the Grid: Truly, Bigly, Deeply
Everyone seems to agree: They are ugly. They sag at varying heights from improbably tall poles, often cocked at sharp angles. They interrupt sidewalks in unsightly ways. Often they are …