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Sports: Baseball Hall of Fame
Today’s post is another that honors two interconnected ideas – in this case, the museum in Cooperstown, New York and also the...
Read MorePerson: Thomas Edison
Want to go to the movies? Or would you rather stay home and read, or listen to music? Whichever you choose, you have the genius of Thomas...
Read MoreAmericana: The Star Spangled Banner Flag
We all know the line from our national anthem: “Oh, say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave o’er the land of the free and...
Read MoreSong: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
This song changed American music when it first came out, so choosing it for the list was my decision (as all selections are). But I thought...
Read MoreSports: Howard Cosell
“Great? Are you kidding me? You think that blowhard is great?” I can hear my father’s voice reacting to this selection....
Read MoreAmericana: Band-Aids
I wish I had a dollar for every Band-Aid that covered my skin during my childhood. Kids and Band-Aids are made for each other. While people...
Read MoreFilm: Little Shop of Horrors
This listing is for the 1986 movie, adapted from the stage musical by writer Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken, which was itself...
Read MoreMusic: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
If the names aren’t familiar to you, the songs they wrote will be. Leiber and Stoller began writing songs for more or less obscure...
Read MoreArchitecture: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
I’ve listed this post under the heading of “Architecture”, but the Vietnam Veterans Memorial qualifies as a Great...
Read MoreTV Show: The Mary Tyler Moore Show
When Mary Richards showed up in our homes, we didn’t quite know what to make of her. A single woman in her 30s? Not widowed or...
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