America is an archipelago of tribes, a land where people form national families of kindred spirits. Hampton Sides americaarchipelagofamily Change image and share on social
I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I follow the sport. I played in high school, a little bit in college, played on various club teams most of my life, and all three of my sons are competitive soccer players and far better than I ever was. Hampton Sides biteclubcollege share on social
I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe. Hampton Sides academicamericaamerican share on social
The thing about Memphis is that it's pleasingly off-kilter. It's a great big whack job of a city. The anti-Atlanta. You go there, and you can't believe the things people will say, the way they think, the wobbling orbits of their lives. There's an essential otherness. Hampton Sides antiatlantabig share on social
Sometimes it takes a brush with eternity - a crash, an illness, some shock to the system - to get you really thinking about what you want to do with your limited time here, and why you're living on this wobbling dirt clod in the first place. Hampton Sides brushclodcrash share on social
I am not one of those people who believe that MLK achieved more in martyrdom than he could have if he'd lived: imagine what a guiding influence he could have on the world were he still among us. Hampton Sides achieveguideimagine Change image and share on social
The Tea Party has very close affinities with independent third-party movements like the George Wallace movement. The Tea Party is still inchoate, still trying to figure out what it's going to become. Hampton Sides affinityclosefigure Change image and share on social
By the age of nine or ten, I knew that I loved history and writing. It got hold of me and never turned loose. Hampton Sides agehistoryhold Change image and share on social
I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch! Hampton Sides fanjoyman Change image and share on social
I majored in Southern history in college, and much of my early work at my first job - as a staff writer at 'Memphis' magazine - focused on race relations. Hampton Sides collegeearlyfocus Change image and share on social
