Travis American

Travis American was the editor-in-chief of Blunderbuss Magazine from its inception in 2012 until its demise in 2018. He holds a Ph.D. from the Columbia University School of Journalism where he wrote a dissertation about contemporary little magazines. Learn more about Travis' projects and escapades at travisamerican.com, and feel free to hit him up via email at travisamericannyc@gmail.com.

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An Advent Calendar of Millennial Ennui

25 days of generational malaise.
By Travis American
Essays
On “On Smarm”

Gawker spent 9,000 words trying to justify its snarkiness. It failed.
By Travis American
Columns
Street Writer: Berlin Digressions

Berlin isn't the only city with a wall.
By Travis American
Columns
Street Writer: Morningside Drive

Writing is misery. Thank god for the egotism and obsession that make it possible.
By Travis American
Columns
Street Writer: Orchard Street

The Lower East Side begs you to take its authenticity seriously, but does the authentic need to beg?
By Travis American
Columns
Street Writer: 26th Street

Bellevue, communism, forgotten poets, and zero calorie organic vegan whiskey. Travis digs up the secrets of 26th Street.
By Travis American
Columns
Street Writer: MacDougal Street

Travis sets out to write a street-by-street psychogeography of Manhattan. First up, Greenwich Village's MacDougal St.
By Travis American
Shrapnel
The Best of Blunderbuss Search Terms

"best internal swallow ever." "porta reican girls wereing swimsuit." The roads that brought you to Blunderbuss are strange indeed.
By Travis American
Shrapnel
The Great “Nordic” Novel: A Children’s Treasury of Uncomfortable Gatsbyisms

Nick Carraway wants it both ways. Rich WASPs are repugnant, and the only folks who matter. Travis catalogs his hypocrisies.
By Travis American
Essays
Get Rude: In Praise of Obnoxious and Annoying Activism

As student protesters up at Dartmouth College are proving, sometimes you need to get impolite to provoke an adult conversation.
By Travis American
Art
Islands Apart: An Interview with Artist Jessica Feldman

Manhattan has pushed its undesirables to the tiny islands that surround it. Last fall, Jessica Feldman brought them back home.
By Travis American