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TV Show: 30 Rock
I had no idea when this show started that I was going to enjoy it so much. Usually, when the new season is being hyped, you see one or two...
Read MoreAmericana: Ford Mustang
There are lots of cars that could be included in a list of Great American Things. (Uh, not you, Pacer.) But occasionally one rises to the...
Read MoreActor: Paul Newman
Which era Paul Newman do you like best? Young, pretty Paul, as seen in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Hustler? Paul in his prime, notably...
Read MoreSingers: The Beach Boys
From 1964 to roughly 1967 or so, America experienced what was called “The British Invasion.” Following the success of the...
Read MoreAmericana: The Prom
Such a big night in the life of the teenager. For us, it was a senior prom, so we had to wait till the very end of our high school...
Read MoreFood: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Krispy Kreme, originally uploaded by Scott Ableman. Supposedly, out there in America, there’s a big debate going on. Do you prefer...
Read MoreArchitecture: Empire State Building
You can’t talk about the Empire State Building without being startled by the sheer scale of the thing. It’s almost a quarter of...
Read MoreTV Show: I Love Lucy
Do you realize many of these episodes are nearly 60 years old? And yet they’re still funny, still relevant, because they create a...
Read MoreSinger: Louis Armstrong
Nicknamed “Satchmo,” Louis Armstrong was a crossover artist before people knew such a thing existed. It’s probably a...
Read MoreFood: Whitman’s Sampler
I know, I know…someone already took the great dark chocolate ones , and you never get the chocolate-covered cherry (the “cherry...
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