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Americana: Supermarkets
At first glance, a strange choice, I concede. We take our supermarkets so much for granted. But go to virtually any other country in the...
Read MoreDirector: Frank Capra
Frank Capra saw himself as a member of the “gee whiz” school of filmmaking, and made no apologies for it. Capra’s movies...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Chatty Cathy
Toy makers had been trying to develop a talking doll for decades, but what they came up with was either cumbersome or unnatural. Then the...
Read MoreBook: The Catcher in the Rye
Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of The Catcher in The Rye, by J.D. Salinger. The list of memorable American...
Read MoreSports: Fly Fishing in Montana
Where’s the best place in America to enjoy fly fishing for trout? Ask a hundred sportsmen, and you may get a hundred different...
Read MorePerson: Albert Einstein
Einstein was not an American by birth; he grew up in Munich, then went to secondary school and university in Switzerland. But he, along...
Read MoreSingers: The Eagles
Someone may point out an exception that hasn’t occurred to me, but to the best of my recollection, The Eagles have never recorded a...
Read MoreAmericana: National Hurricane Center
It wasn’t that long ago that hurricanes were a scientific mystery. No forecasting or tracking was possible, no warnings were given,...
Read MoreMusic: The Brill Building
In the Brill Building, and a couple of other addresses down the block that housed the overflow, American pop music was written, arranged,...
Read MoreFood: French's Mustard
I love mustard. I lean toward the dijon and stone ground families, while my wife likes all spicy varieties. But on a hamburger or a hot...
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