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Americana: The American Farmer

Posted by on Jan 25, 2010 in Americana | 1 comment

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...

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Food: New Orleans Cuisine

Posted by on Jan 24, 2010 in Food | Comments Off on Food: New Orleans Cuisine

For those who don’t get to New Orleans often, the area’s two distinctive cuisines – cajun and creole – are often...

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The Arts: Michael Crichton

Posted by on Jan 23, 2010 in The Arts, Writers | Comments Off on The 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...

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Americana: Chuck Taylor All-Stars

Posted by on Jan 22, 2010 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: 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,...

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Travel: Beale Street, Memphis

Posted by on Jan 21, 2010 in Travel | Comments Off on Travel: 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,...

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TV Show: ABC’s Wide World of Sports

Posted by on Jan 20, 2010 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV 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…...

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Actors: The Marx Brothers

Posted by on Jan 19, 2010 in Actor | 1 comment

Picture this: Groucho on guitar and vocals, Zeppo and Gummo on vocals, and Harpo on harp (duh). Well, that’s how the Marx Brothers...

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Film: Star Wars

Posted by on Jan 18, 2010 in Film | 1 comment

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....

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Person: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted by on Jan 17, 2010 in People | 1 comment

In December 1999, the Gallup Organization compiled its data and named its Most Widely Admired People of the twentieth century. At number...

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Music: John Coltrane

Posted by on Jan 16, 2010 in Music | 3 comments

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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