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Music: Zydeco
It’s the ultimate feel-good music from Louisiana Cajun and Creole country. Using the accordion as its featured instrument, Zydeco...
Read MoreBook: The Road
When you read The Road by Cormac McCarthy, you find yourself asking a lot of questions. The main question is, What happened? An unnamed...
Read MoreFood: Best Hamburgers (2)
Several months back I did an overview of five of America’s best hamburger joints. At the time, I labeled the post as “Best...
Read MoreAdvertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy
Chances are, you don’t know this agency unless you’re already in the business. But you know their work. If you’re a...
Read MoreAmericana: Stuckey's
What you see now, if you pass a Stuckey’s along the highway, is just one among many convenience/snack/confections stores along...
Read MoreActor: Jack Lemmon
There are some actors who are just fun to watch on the screen. That’s how I always felt about Jack Lemmon. He had his own way...
Read MoreSingers: The Mamas & The Papas
Popular music was heading down dual tracks in the 1960s. Most of the attention went to the band track, led of course by the Beatles...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Archie Comics
Though the publisher is also known as Archie Comics, I’m celebrating the comic books themselves. Archie, Betty, Veronica,...
Read MoreTravel: Cedar Point
Why is Cedar Point usually mentioned as one of the top amusement parks in America? Maybe because it’s the only one that has...
Read MoreDirector: Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick didn’t make all that many films during his lifetime – just 16 according to IMDb, and only 13 of those were...
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