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AMERICA’S CLASSICBALLPARKSFENWAY PARK

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TOM WOLFE’SNEW AMERICAN JOURNALISM

TomWolfe has been at it for sixty years now, writing some of themost incisive, witty and necessarycritical observations of America’s social evolution. Famously clad in a southern gentleman’swhite suit, the author is amainstay of the television and lecture circuit – his insights into Americanculture have proven true as one generation gives way to the next. Responsible for three novels,twelve works of non-fiction, and the literary style known as “New Journalism,” Tom Wolfe hasproduced a body of work key to understanding postwar America.

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Born into a successful Virginia farming family,

Wolfe was given the means to pursue his early

inclination to writing, penning biographies of

Napoleon and Mozart before reaching the age of

ten. As a young man armed with degrees from

Washington and Lee University and Yale, he

declined offers of an academic career to work

in journalism. He was hired by the Washington

Post on the cityside beat, but Wolfe expanded his

repertoire to foreign and humor writing, while be-

ginning to experiment with literary feature stories.

Having moved on to the New York Herald-Tribune

in 1962, Wolfe was encouraged to break with tra-

ditional journalistic techniques by his editors. His

breakthrough occurred during the 1962 news-

paper strike, as a freelancer for Esquire Magazine.

His unorganized thoughts on the subject of cars

and car culture ignored journalistic rules and con-

ventions; the editors ran his ramblings unaltered

and the controversial style of “New Journalism”

was born. Wolfe’s style proved popular, taking

on the radically changing culture, politics and

art of postwar America. His first foray into book-

length journalism proved to be a defining work

of the decade. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,

a study of intellectual drop-outs and their exploits,

is the essential study of the hippie phenomenon.

Later, he abandoned analyzing the “Me Decade”

for other notable works during the 70s – penning

“The Right Stuff”, a paean to the bravery of early

Astronauts, and two notable works of architec-

tural criticism.

At 54 and having revolutionized journalism,

Wolfe moved on to his long-held dream of writing

a novel that would capture the spirit of America’s

disparate social classes. First serialized in Rolling

Stone, Bonfire of the Vanities became a best-

seller with an award winning film adaption. Like

the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Bonfire of the

Vanities is for many the best writing whose subject

was a troubled, conflicted, decadent decade in

American History.

In later years, Wolfe has become ever more the

contrarian. Riling the literary establishment,

Wolfe was a steadfast supporter of George W.

Bush, and now sports an American flag pin on his

iconic white suit. His writing continues, with a

new novel due in 2012.

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FENWAY PARKAMERICA’S CLASSICBALLPARKS

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Last year, over 3 million people attended a game

at Fenway Park. Despite being a relatively small

and old fashioned park, with few amenities,

essentially no parking, and in a part of town

impossible to get through or into on game day,

Fenway park remains a perennial attendance

leader. One of two original stadiums still standing

(Wrigley Field being the other), Fenway is a

simpler, purer, and more satisfying place to see

a baseball game. Its record 500th straight sell-

out was recorded in 2009, its partisans span all

classes and status of Bostonians.

Opened in 1912 and constructed for a cost of

$650,000, Fenway Park was built on filled-in

marshland locally knows as the “Fens”. The

construction, lasting one year, produced a stadium

as outwardly humble as the industrial neighbor-

hood that surrounds it. The field itself is well

representative of early ballparks; the playing-

surface dimensions are oddball and angular,

many seats are situated behind steel columns,

obstructing view, the field appears close and

intimate to spectators. The famous “green

monster,” the left field wall that measures 37

feet in height and is a favorite target of home

run hitters, is the parks' signature touch. Seats

above the Monster were added in 2003 and

are highly sought-after.

Fenway Park has played host to some of base-

balls truly historic moments. There were the

1946 and 1999 all star games, the 1976 Carlton

Fisk “wave off” home run, World Series games

in 11 of its seasons. Still, it was a history of

heartbreak that defined Fenway for 86 long years.

From 1918, the year Babe Ruth was traded,

the “Curse of the Bambino” hovered over the

Red Sox. The curse came to define Red Sox fan-

dom, as casual fans became diehard sufferers.

In 2004, the Red Sox beat the hated New York

Yankees for the American League Title, and

defeated the St. Louis Cardinals for a long

awaited championship.

A trip to Fenway is an almost religious pilgrim-

age for the devout baseball fan. Immortalized in

numerous films, attended by millions, and occa-

sionally the center of political controversy, Fenway

will remain the capital of the national pastime.

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Twoweeks before the 2010 special senatorial election inMassachusetts, theBoston

Globe asked Martha Coakley, the frontrunner by 15 points, if she had grown too

passive in her campaign. “As opposed to standing outside Fenway Park? In the cold?

Shaking hands?” was her response. Twoweeks later, Coakley had lost the election

after a stunning freefall, and was accused of elitism and ambivalence to the elec-

torate. It was the reckoning of a truth known toMassachusetts politicians: The Red

Sox are first in the hearts of Bostonians, and don't say anything bad about Fenway.

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BATTLE OF BUNKER HILLBREEDS CONFIDENCE

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Also, for the record, the American’s actually

fortified and defended Breed’s Hill, a few

hundred yards away from the higher and

more famous Bunker Hill; military experts

say they the Americans might have pre-

vailed had they dug in at the higher Bunker

Hill, more difficult to climb and closer to

escape routes.

The battle itself began when British General

William Howe landed his troops on the

Charlestown Peninsula overlooking Boston.

Nearly 2,500 Redcoats made a frontal

assault on the hill. On the American side,

roughly 1,500 armed farmers and store-

keepers were trained and inspired by Gen-

eral William Prescott who, during the battle,

won enduring fame by declaring, “Don't

one of you fire until you see the whites of

their eyes!” When the British were within

40 yards, the Americans let loose with a

lethal barrage of musket fire, forcing the

British to retreat.

After reforming his lines, Howe attacked

again, with much the same result. For two

and a half hours of intense battle, greatly

outnumbered, the Americans held out. Low

on ammunition and supplies, when Howe’s

men charged the hill for the third time, they

reached the top and engaged the Americans

in bayonet and hand-to-hand combat. The

700 exhausted defenders had been sent no

reinforcements and had no more powder.

They fought desperately but could no longer

force the British back. Most ran up and over

Bunker Hill into the roads that led to escape.

When it was all over, nearly 1,000 British

were dead, along with 370 colonials.

The American hero was clearly William

Prescott who planned and commanded

the defense with a ragtag citizen army. For

British generals William Howe, Henry

Clinton, and John Burgoyne the battle

was the start of years of frustration trying,

and failing, to subdue the Americans.

Memorials of the battle abound, including

the Bunker Hill monument as part of the

Freedom Trail, and the battle has become

integral to the legend of how American pa-

triotism can sustain itself against all odds.

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The British won the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 early in the RevolutionaryWar. Sort of. They managed to take the hill back from the Americans whowere encamped there to encircle and trap the British in Boston. But despitethe final result, the battle was amoral victory and a confidence builder forthe young American army since they fought ably and held out for hoursagainst superior numbers and firepower before finally succumbing.

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AMERICA’S FUN FOODSBOSTON BAKED BEANS

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Although many people think of Bostonas the birthplace of the recipe, accordingto the National Restaurant Association,the Narragansett, Penobscot, and IroquoisIndians created the first baked beanrecipes. The critical ingredient, maplesyrup, was discovered by the Iroquois.With its discovery, Native Americans cre-ated baked bean meals that featuredmaple syrup and bear fat. The beans werecooked in earthenware pots that wereplaced in pits and covered with hotrocks, and stored as well for later meals.

Scholars believe the Pilgrims learned howto make baked beans from the NativeAmericans, although they began substi-tuting molasses and pork fat for the maplesyrup and bear fat. This dish was per-fect for the Pilgrim household. Pilgrimwomen were not allowed to cook on Sun-day, because of their religious beliefs,and the baked beans could be preparedthe night before and kept warm until thenext morning.

During colonial days, Boston becamefamous for baked beans, hence the Boston

Baked Beans that we’ve all heard ofand the reason the city is nicknamed“Beantown.” Boston had become a majorproducer of rum. Molasses, the main in-gredient for rum, was very plentiful andthe recipe for baked beans was alteredto include molasses in place of maplesyrup. Salt pork was substituted for thebear fat and Boston Baked Beans wereborn. Ironically for “Beantown,” there areno companies presently making the dishin the city and only a few places that stillserve them. Still, the legend lives on: theofficial state bean of Massachusetts is thebaked navy bean (also called pea bean,boston bean, or yankee bean), recognizedin 1993 by the state legislature.

Today, this American favorite has manyvariations. When making baked beans,you have the freedom to experimentwith different bean varieties, spices andingredients — among popular versionsare Bourbon Baked Beans, SouthwesternBaked Beans, Hawaiian Baked Beansand Cowboy Baked Beans — to create adish that suits your taste.

July isNationalBakedBeanMonth, celebrating this classic, nationalcomfort food. In fact, baked beans have been popular in NorthAmerica since before the Pilgrims landed on the eastern shores.

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THE GOLDEN AGE OFMUSCLE CARS

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Both the jukebox and the box office were fullof homages to the muscle car during its briefreign, roughly the years 1964-1970. “409”,“GTO””, “The Little Old Lady from Pasadena”and “Shut Down” were chart toppers; “Bullitt”,“Vanishing Point” and “Two Lane Blacktop”were films that featured muscle cars as maincharacters. The cars were also characters incongressional hearings, as crusaders pointed tothe outsize highway fatalities and air pollutionthat coincided with the muscle car craze asjustification for laws like the Clean Air Act and theNational Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

The birth of the muscle car can be traced to1949, when Oldsmobile took a standard light-weight sedan and crammed a high-compressionV8 under the hood, calling its hybrid creationthe “Rocket 88”. This car and other early varia-tions, such as the Chrysler C-300, set track andspeed records but had modest sales. The truepurpose was to showcase the brand, attractingyoung customers to showrooms. For years, theautomakers produced limited editions forNASCAR, drag racers, and the occasional buyer.

It wasn't until 1964, with the introduction of theJohn DeLorean-designed Pontiac GTO, that theMuscle Car Era began in earnest. The GTO wasbased on the run-of-the-mill Pontiac Tempest,with a significantly upgraded engine and a host

of options. Despite its spartan interior, question-able handling and poor braking, the blazingly fast,affordable GTO was a hit. Though GM anticipatedselling a mere 5,000 GTOs a year, the modelsold in excess of 35,000. Other carmakers quicklyfollowed suit, stripping their sedate sedans ofexcess weight, and adding in power and perform-ance upgrades. These included theDodgeCharger,Ford Torino, Plymouth Road Runner and theChevrolet Chevelle. The cars dominated youthsales for the better part of a decade.

The trend died a quick death. Between 1970and 1973. The Clean Air Act meant automakershad tomarkedly increase fuel efficiency by shrink-ing engines. Public safety campaigns by RalphNader and others would require the quality andcost of vehicles to go up and power to go down.Insurance companies raised rates. And, finally,the 1973 OPEC Oil Embargo saw a rapid andsustained increase in the price of fuel, and alowering of fuel quality. Despite its ignominiousdeath, the muscle car still commands strongfeelings of nostalgia among car enthusiasts.Quality examples today can command a priceexceeding that of a new luxury car. Again seizingon the desires of the car-loving public, Americanautomakers are reviving old nameplates andstyling in an attempt to cultivate anothergolden age of American muscle.

Short-lived as itmay have been, theMuscle Car Era of themid-to-late 1960's hadan undeniable impact on American cultural and political life. Themuscle car—a cheap, smallish, stripped down American coupe with a big engine — was ageneration-defining fad for the baby boomer generation, while simultaneouslyderided as unsafe and unclean by safety and environmental advocates in effortsto create progressive laws and regulations.

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QUOTE OFTHE WEEK

“[The Camp David Accords] prove that with good faith and some courage on bothsides andwith strong support andencouragement from theUnitedStates of America,particularly at the highest level, that very difficult problems in the Middle East canbe overcome, that Israel and its neighbors can negotiate successfully an agreementfor peace that's mutually beneficial and that it can last for a long time. As a matterof fact, the treaty that we worked out between Israel and Egypt, not a single wordof it has ever been violated on either side."

— PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTERON THE SUCCESSFUL TALKS BETWEEN ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER MENACHEM BEGAN AND EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT

ANWAR EL-SADAT THAT CONCLUDED IN THE ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN PEACE TREATY OF 1979.

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1934.Arguably the greatest of all golf tournaments, The Masters tees off in early April. The first

such tournament began in 1934 when Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts decided to hold an

annual event. Interestingly, they first called the competition the Augusta National Invitation

Tournament because Jones thought “The Masters” was too pretentious. The current name

did not stick until 1940. Horton Smith won the first tournament but he did not wear the famed

Kelly-green winners jacket now so closely identified with the event; it was not introduced

until 1937 and did not become world-renowned until Sam Snead donned it in 1949.

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