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Althea Gibson
Some have called Althea Gibson “the female Jackie Robinson“, and that’s pretty close. While the international tennis...
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Amadeus
You wouldn’t think the rivalry between two 19th century composers would make a movie of interest to anyone, save some highbrow...
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Newport News Shipbuilding
I grew up in Newport News, and many of my friends’ parents worked at the Shipyard. After high school, many of those friends also had...
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“Jolene”
When you think about Dolly Parton, songwriting probably isn’t the first thing you think about. In fact, it isn’t the first two...
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Southwest Airlines
Most airlines will get you where you want to go. But as an industry, rising costs have made them a pale imitation of what they used to be....
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Carmel-by-the-Sea
Lots of folks outside California know little about Carmel-by-the-Sea, and no wonder. It’s not a big place to start with, with less...
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Judy Garland
Need an object lesson on what the tawdriness of Hollywood can do to a person? Read a biography of Judy Garland. Multiple affairs,...
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Velveeta
The Kraft folks call it “liquid gold.” And just before the Super Bowl, we were told by the Cheese Powers-That-Be that we could...
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Cormac McCarthy
Most writers would love to have just one book recognized as being among the best novels of its time. Cormac McCarthy has four. Blood...
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George Lucas
Let’s be honest here. What George Lucas has done to his own Star Wars franchise almost disqualifies him from this list. And yet, the...
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