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Andrew Chamings

Andrew Chamings

Andrew Chamings is a British writer in California. He has written for The Atlantic, the San Francisco Chronicle and Vice. He is currently editor-at-large at SFGATE.

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Why Americans Are Buying Underground Bunkers

Why Americans Are Buying Underground Bunkers

As a growing number of people say they’re afraid of civil war and government collapse, business seems to be booming for companies that build underground bunkers, with buyers ranging from Silicon Valley billionaires to middle-class families. And some Americans are already living below the soil today.

Andrew Chamings
In the American West, a Clown Motel and a Cemetery Tell a Story of Kitsch and Carnage

In the American West, a Clown Motel and a Cemetery Tell a Story of Kitsch and Carnage

A little over a century ago, Tonopah, Nevada, was a bustling silver mining town of about 3,000 residents. Then a mysterious illness decimated the population. The American West is full of these sad or violent places now polished for tourism and consumption.

Andrew Chamings