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Film: The Graduate
Beyond a memorable script, a terrific cast, a visionary director, and perfect music, some movies just happen to fully embody the Zeitgeist...
Read MoreMusic: Holland-Dozier-Holland
If you love what’s commonly called “Soul” music, the Motown Sound in particular, then you probably know who Brian...
Read MoreActor: Fred Astaire
You’ll get a kick out of the studio’s evaluation of Fred Astaire’s initial screen test. It’s purported to have...
Read MoreTravel: Small Towns (1)
For the first time, this is a multi-part selection, although part two may be months away. There are simply too many great small towns in...
Read MoreSong: "Tangled Up in Blue"
When we look back on a relationship, we don’t remember it in a linear, chronological manner. Our minds flash forward and back,...
Read MorePerson: Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the United States. The first woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic. The first...
Read MoreAmericana: Covered Bridges
You don’t have to go to Madison County, Iowa to see them. Most are on small, out-of-the-way byways, since they’d have been...
Read MoreSports: The Play (Cal vs. Stanford)
Of all the plays in all the football games ever contested, why is this one known simply as The Play? First, it happened in a major rivalry...
Read MoreFood: Grits
I can hear it now from our readers outside of the South. “Grits? What exactly are grits? They look like colorless mush –...
Read MoreThe Arts: Spoleto Festival USA
Many cities and towns have arts festivals, often quite impressive ones. But Charleston, South Carolina’s Spoleto Festival USA stands...
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