American Culture Club https://americancultureclub.org American Culture Club covers american culture, arts & ideas, including Ideas, Society and History, with clear reporting, context, and practical guides. en-US Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:40:49 GMT Ideas Culture News Society History Art News Whatever Happened to Middlebrow Culture — the Taste That Named Itself https://americancultureclub.org/ideas/whatever-happened-to-middlebrow-culture/ https://americancultureclub.org/ideas/whatever-happened-to-middlebrow-culture/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:52:51 GMT Ruth Kaplan Ideas The Week in Culture — Grammys, Broadway's Ledger, and the Vinyl Shelf https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/the-week-in-culture-grammys-broadway-vinyl/ https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/the-week-in-culture-grammys-broadway-vinyl/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:52:50 GMT Imani Brooks Culture News How America's Public Libraries Are Actually Funded — and Why That Explains Everything About Them https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/how-americas-public-libraries-are-actually-funded/ https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/how-americas-public-libraries-are-actually-funded/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:52:49 GMT Imani Brooks Culture News The 1963 Grocery Budget That Still Decides Who Counts As Poor https://americancultureclub.org/society/the-1963-grocery-budget-that-still-decides-who-counts-as-poor/ https://americancultureclub.org/society/the-1963-grocery-budget-that-still-decides-who-counts-as-poor/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:39:24 GMT Imani Brooks Society The Tiny Federal Slice That Nearly Broke America's Libraries https://americancultureclub.org/society/the-tiny-federal-slice-that-nearly-broke-america-s-libraries-f34771c1/ https://americancultureclub.org/society/the-tiny-federal-slice-that-nearly-broke-america-s-libraries-f34771c1/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:39:23 GMT Imani Brooks Society How Public Libraries Are Actually Funded https://americancultureclub.org/ideas/how-public-libraries-are-actually-funded/ https://americancultureclub.org/ideas/how-public-libraries-are-actually-funded/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:39:22 GMT Ruth Kaplan Ideas How The Federal Writers' Project Paid America To Write Itself https://americancultureclub.org/history/how-the-federal-writers-project-paid-america-to-write-itself/ https://americancultureclub.org/history/how-the-federal-writers-project-paid-america-to-write-itself/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:39:21 GMT Jeff Coleman History Who Pays For The Sculpture Outside City Hall — One Percent Of The Building https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/who-pays-for-the-sculpture-outside-city-hall-one-percent-of-the-building/ https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/who-pays-for-the-sculpture-outside-city-hall-one-percent-of-the-building/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:39:20 GMT Imani Brooks Culture News Why American Copyright Lasts a Lifetime Plus 70 Years https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/why-american-copyright-lasts-a-lifetime-plus-70-years/ https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/why-american-copyright-lasts-a-lifetime-plus-70-years/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:39:19 GMT Imani Brooks Culture News The Quiet Economics of the Independent Bookstore https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/the-state-of-independent-bookstores-in-2026/ https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/the-state-of-independent-bookstores-in-2026/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Jeff Coleman Culture News Who Actually Pays For The Public Library — And Why Washington Barely Does https://americancultureclub.org/art-news/who-actually-pays-for-the-public-library-and-why-washington-barely-does/ https://americancultureclub.org/art-news/who-actually-pays-for-the-public-library-and-why-washington-barely-does/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:39:18 GMT Oliver Grant Art News Why the Museum Store Matters More Than You Think https://americancultureclub.org/art-news/why-the-museum-store-matters/ https://americancultureclub.org/art-news/why-the-museum-store-matters/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Oliver Grant Art News NEH Grants 2026 Put $116 Million Behind America's 250th https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/neh-public-grants-2026-what-got-funded/ https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/neh-public-grants-2026-what-got-funded/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Imani Brooks Culture News How Conservators Date a Painting Without a Signature https://americancultureclub.org/art-news/how-conservators-date-a-painting/ https://americancultureclub.org/art-news/how-conservators-date-a-painting/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Oliver Grant Art News Summer Museum Blockbusters 2026: Kahlo in Houston, Basquiat Meets Banksy https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/summer-museum-blockbusters-2026/ https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/summer-museum-blockbusters-2026/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Jeff Coleman Culture News Public Art Controversies: A Field Guide https://americancultureclub.org/art-news/public-art-controversies-a-field-guide/ https://americancultureclub.org/art-news/public-art-controversies-a-field-guide/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Oliver Grant Art News America's Grand Movie Palaces, and What Happened to Them https://americancultureclub.org/history/americas-grand-movie-palaces-and-what-happened-to-them/ https://americancultureclub.org/history/americas-grand-movie-palaces-and-what-happened-to-them/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Jeff Coleman History How the NEA Was Born https://americancultureclub.org/history/how-the-nea-was-born/ https://americancultureclub.org/history/how-the-nea-was-born/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Oliver Grant History Tony Awards 2026 Nominations Set the Radio City Field https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/tony-awards-2026-nominations/ https://americancultureclub.org/culture-news/tony-awards-2026-nominations/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Imani Brooks Culture News The FSA Photographers Who Defined America https://americancultureclub.org/history/the-fsa-photographers-who-defined-america/ https://americancultureclub.org/history/the-fsa-photographers-who-defined-america/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Oliver Grant History