as an exploratory journey through that old party question: if you could have a drink with anyone in history, who would it be? History is full of people you’d love to have a drink with. Let’s meet a few.
as an exploratory journey through that old party question: if you could have a drink with anyone in history, who would it be? History is full of people you’d love to have a drink with. Let’s meet a few.
Have a drink with: John C. Calhoun The “cast-iron man,” nullifier, racist. Ask him about: getting into college Yale University recently announced that it would retain the name of 19th century politician and slavery advocate John C. Calhoun on one of its twelve undergraduate residential colleges. The decision has been broadly condemned: on Twitter, #FormerlyKnownAsCalhoun…
Have a drink with: P.T. Barnum Ask him to bring Jumbo. That elephant could drink. Ask him about: Picking your Powerball numbers Last week I gave in to the siren song of Powerball and joined millions of other people in the giddy exercise of mentally spending the billion-plus dollars of my inevitable destiny (what would…
Have a drink with: the Yale Bowl Stadium, immovable earth beast, cradle of American football Ask it about: what it wants for its 100th birthday. In 1914, Yale University celebrated the completion of one of its largest and most famous construction projects, the Yale Bowl. More than a stadium, much more than an Ivy League niche…
Have a drink with: The Charles W. Morgan Whaleship, world traveler, cultural ambassador, marine rendering plant Ask her about: What it smells like to cart around a few dozen sailors in a wooden oil tub with limited cleaning facilities. For three years at a time. The Charles W. Morgan is the last of the American…
