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Americana: The American Farmer
You think you work hard? No doubt you do, but no one works harder than those who live on a farm. Up before sunrise, often laboring until...
Read MoreFood: New Orleans Cuisine
For those who don’t get to New Orleans often, the area’s two distinctive cuisines – cajun and creole – are often...
Read MoreThe Arts: Michael Crichton
You probably know Michael Crichton as a best-selling author. But he also achieved great success as a screenwriter, film director, and...
Read MoreAmericana: Chuck Taylor All-Stars
Used to be, any sport shoes that didn’t have cleats were called “tennis shoes.” And if you needed a new pair of sneakers,...
Read MoreTravel: Beale Street, Memphis
You can eat ribs on Beale Street. You can shoot pool on Beale Street. You can definitely see and be seen on Beale Street. But most of all,...
Read MoreTV Show: ABC’s Wide World of Sports
“Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports… the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat…...
Read MoreActors: The Marx Brothers
Picture this: Groucho on guitar and vocals, Zeppo and Gummo on vocals, and Harpo on harp (duh). Well, that’s how the Marx Brothers...
Read MoreFilm: Star Wars
Director George Lucas had an idea in mind for what he called The Star Wars, a modern space opera like the Flash Gordon films of his youth....
Read MorePerson: Martin Luther King, Jr.
In December 1999, the Gallup Organization compiled its data and named its Most Widely Admired People of the twentieth century. At number...
Read MoreMusic: John Coltrane
When driving through North Carolina on the way to Myrtle Beach, we pass through a little hamlet called – well, Hamlet. It has one...
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