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Person: Bill Cosby
Which Bill Cosby do you like best? Maybe the stand-up comedian, who broke ground with memories of his childhood – Rudy, Mushmouth,...
Read MoreSports: Man o’ War
Think of him as “Secretariat: The Prequel.” In 1920, the Triple Crown of horse racing had not yet been recognized as the...
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Singer: Bonnie Raitt
Exactly how did a white Quaker girl from Radcliffe College become an acclaimed blues guitarist? (No, the answer isn’t...
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Food: M&M’S
I couldn’t decide whether to make this post about plain or peanut M&M’S. I love them both. I vacillated. Plain. Peanut. So,...
Read MoreSong: “Good Vibrations”
Between 1965 and 1967 a recording rivalry developed between Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys in the U.S. and the Beatles in the U.K. The...
Read MoreTV Show: The Office
Adapted from the original British series, the American version of The Office is no less brilliant. Though it’s lost some of its...
Read MoreBook: The Great Gatsby
I just re-read The Great Gatsby, having skimmed my way through it somewhere during what’s called my “formal” education....
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Film: From Here to Eternity
What does it take for a movie to rise above an enjoyable diversion for a couple of hours and achieve status as a classic? A great story, of...
Read MoreSports: Mia Hamm
As Americans revel in our improbable and wildly dramatic Women’s World Cup victory over Brazil this week, lots of us remembered back...
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Travel: Panama City Beach
Some of America’s most gorgeous beaches lie along the Gulf Coast, and neither hurricanes (rare) or oil spills (rarer) can long spoil...
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