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Americana: Amish Quilts
Doesn’t it strike you as somewhat contradictory that Amish women, often called “plain people,” make such beautiful,...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Chuck E. Cheese's
A friend of mine calls this place “Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Hell.” I get that. But the company’s slogan is...
Read MoreSports: Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz is remembered as one of the greatest Olympic swimmers ever. He won nine Olympic gold medals, one silver, and one bronze, while...
Read MoreTV Show: Gunsmoke
Did we just completely use up all the storylines for Westerns during the 1950s and 1960s? How can you explain that a whole genre of...
Read MoreWriter: William Faulkner
Probably the most celebrated Southern writer, William Faulkner produced 20 novels, more than a hundred short stories, and several volumes...
Read MoreFood: Smithfield Ham
Let’s start off by admitting that Smithfield Ham isn’t for everyone. These hams are dry salt-cured, slow hickory-smoked, and...
Read MoreSingers: The Supremes
Okay, this fact shocked me: The Supremes are America’s most successful vocal group. Not the Beach Boys. Not the Temptations. This...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
Poor, poor Wile E. Coyote. Never quite able to capture his prey. Many times he got close – oh so close, so tantalizingly close...
Read MoreDirector: Orson Welles
I celebrate Welles here as a director, because that’s the area I consider his greatest strength. But he was also a writer, actor,...
Read MoreSong: "Piano Man"
Despite Billy Joel’s long and successful career, his numerous top ten hits and best-selling albums, if you’re asked to think of...
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