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Trader Joe’s
You don’t have to be a nonconformist or a geek to like Trader Joe’s. But it probably helps. If you don’t have a Trader...
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Betty White
If Betty White’s life were a TV show, it would be titled “Everybody Loves Betty”. From radio, to TV sitcoms, to game...
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Christopher Walken
You either love Christopher Walken or you like him. Nobody really dislikes the man; how could you, he’s quirky and strange, and...
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Coming soon: A “new and improved” Great American Things
Let’s call it a sabbatical, the last year we’ve been away from posting all the great things about this country. Now...
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Yes, Pinterest is the Lifetime Network of the Internet. I don’t know if there are studies to prove it, but it certainly seems to be...
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Asheville
Asheville is a little out there, sure. It surfs the waves of a rapidly changing culture, and marches to a different drummer,...
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8 Best Song Intros Ever
These are the songs you wanted the disk jockey to shut up so you could hear from the start: 8. “Come Together”, The Beatles You...
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Triple Crown
The Triple Crown of thoroughbred horse racing consists of winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. As I write...
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John Grisham
John Grisham suffers the fate of many popular artists – the cultural snobs condescend because surely something so attractive to the...
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Goodfellas
Why, you might ask, has it taken me so long to include this obviously well-made movie among the list of Great American Films? Because...
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