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Kid Stuff: Barbie
She looks pretty good for 50, don’t you think? It’s rather amazing to see the impact a simple doll has had on American girls....
Read MoreTV Show: Saturday Night Live
The casts members come and go. “No one can do Weekend Update like Dennis Miller,” we said. Then Tina Fey came along....
Read MoreActor: Jimmy Stewart
I almost met Jimmy Stewart, once. Okay, I had absolutely no chance of actually meeting him, but he did pass by me within a few feet. It was...
Read MoreThe Arts: Fallingwater
It was the perfect marriage of client and architect. The Kaufmann family of Pittsburgh appreciated modern art and architecture, and owned a...
Read MoreSports: March Madness
The championship game, feh. Fans of the two schools involved care immensely, basketball fans care some, Joe Sixpack just hopes it’s a...
Read MoreThe Arts: Elmore Leonard
Some of you just said, “Whomore What?” Well, if you don’t know Elmore Leonard, allow me to make the introduction. Meet...
Read MoreAmericana: Jeep
It’s an ugly thing. Even now, with all the innovations brought to the world of SUVs, Jeep is still the ugly stepsister. But they say...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Baseball Cards
Don’t pay any attention to all those bandwagon jumpers who decided in the mid-80s that baseball cards were the investment of the...
Read MoreSinger: Marvin Gaye
He would have turned 70 today. Hard to comprehend. But he never made it, and we can only guess how depleted our musical heritage is as a...
Read MoreAmericana: Jeans
They’ve come a long way from being “dungarees.” Years ago they were stiff, slow to break in, cool but not...
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