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Carmel-by-the-Sea
Lots of folks outside California know little about Carmel-by-the-Sea, and no wonder. It’s not a big place to start with, with less...
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Judy Garland
Need an object lesson on what the tawdriness of Hollywood can do to a person? Read a biography of Judy Garland. Multiple affairs,...
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Velveeta
The Kraft folks call it “liquid gold.” And just before the Super Bowl, we were told by the Cheese Powers-That-Be that we could...
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Cormac McCarthy
Most writers would love to have just one book recognized as being among the best novels of its time. Cormac McCarthy has four. Blood...
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George Lucas
Let’s be honest here. What George Lucas has done to his own Star Wars franchise almost disqualifies him from this list. And yet, the...
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Barn Advertising
Before folks traveled almost exclusively on interstate highways, when two-lane roads often wound past farms and through small towns, barns...
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Album: Songs in the Key of Life
The word “genius” probably gets thrown around too often, just as “superstar” does. But Stevie Wonder is unarguably...
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King Kong
Construction of the Empire State Building had only recently been completed when Hollywood realized how to romanticize it —...
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The Everglades
Smack dab in Central Florida is the Kissimmee River, which most folks never see on their visits to Disney World. But this river is the...
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“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
He’s wanting her to stay, she can’t make up her mind. Such a simple idea, but brilliantly executed by the wonderful Frank...
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