The Impatient Reader | The American 250
Rainey KnudsonHome of The American 250: 250 words on 250 objects, throughout 2026. Ultra-short entries on art and other things.
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141. Ranch Dressing
We are a nation of condiments. But unlike ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise, ranch dressing is entirely our own. OK: it’s very similar to England’s Heinz Salad Cream, developed 40 years earlier, but darn it, ranch is ours. Our national flavor...
140. NS Savannah
Our Navy’s submarines and aircraft carriers are all nuclear-powered. They have a small reactor that enables them to sail great distances without refueling—and without emitting air pollution by burning oil. Why can’t commercial cargo shi...
139. Medina, ND Fire Hall
When we studied history in school, the past seemed so long ago, so alien—the funny clothes, the no-electricity. It may as well have happened on another world.
But as we age, we begin to see history as a continuum, intimately connected...
138. Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Sign
Designed to be seen from the road: the sign as it appeared in 1959
There’s an old showbiz saying: you have to go away to come back. It’s shocking now, but there were multiple attempts to tear down the Las Vegas sign. It had been placed in...
137. Dime
Single-year issue 2026 Emerging Liberty dime (image: US Mint)
What is a shilling, anyway? The old British monetary system was a mess: 12 pence to a shilling, 20 shillings to a pound, all awkward fractions and mental arithmetic. The Contine...
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I keep it short. Art and other things. Author of The MFAH 100; founder of Glasstire: Texas visual art online.
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