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Born in the U.S.A. (album)

Born in the U.S.A. (album)

Seven albums into his amazing career, Bruce Springsteen threw his devoted fans a curve....

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D-Day

D-Day

The size and scope of the D-Day operation grows more amazing as time goes on, and as the...

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Duck Dynasty

Duck Dynasty

Duck Dynasty is definitely an acquired taste. When friends first mentioned it, I thought, That...

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U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard

Let’s say you’re a nitwit, and you decide it’s a good idea to sail a tall ship...

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Disco Music

Disco Music

Oh, come on, loosen up. I know it’s been fashionable for the last 30 years to put disco down,...

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The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler

The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler

“Philip Marlowe here. This book was my first appearance in print. Of course, I’d been...

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Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts has been at the top of the A-List in Hollywood ever since Pretty Woman, and not just...

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Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Rev up your DeLorean time machine, take it up to exactly 88 miles per hour, kick in the 1.21...

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“Unchained Melody”

“Unchained Melody”

Posted by Robin on Nov 8, 2012 in Featured, Songs | 0 comments

Remember the great 1955 prison film Unchained? Well of course you don’t....

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Posted by Robin on Oct 30, 2012 in Featured, Film | 0 comments

The wonky title refers to a scale of alien contact developed by ufologist...

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Jackson 5

Posted by Robin on Oct 22, 2012 in Featured, Singer | 0 comments

The Jackson 5 (later just The Jacksons) recorded or performed together, with...

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Marching Bands

Posted by Robin on Oct 15, 2012 in Americana, Featured | 0 comments

If you watch football on television these days, you’d conclude that...

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Sliders

Posted by Robin on Oct 2, 2012 in Featured, Food | 0 comments

I loved these before they got their own name. Used to be they were just small...

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Woodstock

Posted by Robin on Sep 25, 2012 in Featured, Music | 0 comments

While probably 500,000 people actually attended Woodstock, probably ten times...

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Niagara Falls

Posted by Robin on Sep 18, 2012 in Featured, Travel | 0 comments

Now honeymooners often head for Hawaii, the Caribbean, or Mexico. But there was...

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The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory

Posted by Robin on Sep 13, 2012 in Featured, TV Show | 0 comments

All right, let’s see a show of hands: How many people thought a sitcom...

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Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Posted by Robin on Sep 5, 2012 in Actor, Featured | 0 comments

Tommy Lee Jones has been an actor most of his adult life, and he even had some...

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Lawrence Block

Posted by Robin on Aug 31, 2012 in Featured, Writers | 0 comments

This is a very personal choice, because most Americans don’t know who...

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