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Music: Glenn Miller
I realize with some shame that most of what I know about Glenn Miller comes from the movie The Glenn Miller Story, which starred Jimmy...
Read MoreBook/Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
For the first time, a listing covers both a book and a movie. Both are exceptionally good, and could be here separately. But that would be...
Read MoreTV Show: The Ed Sullivan Show
As befits the very earliest days of television, there couldn’t have been a simpler program format. Bring on a wide variety of acts,...
Read MoreAmericana: Mall of America
It’s a basic element of American culture. We like our stuff supersized. First there was the strip shopping center. Then the mall....
Read MoreAmericana: Lighthouses
America has some beautiful lighthouses. So, for the first time, a Great American Things post is going to be mostly photos.
Read MoreSports: Chris Evert
How do you become a world-class tennis player? It helps if your dad is a tennis pro. And if you’re on the courts constantly from age...
Read MoreActor: Robert Duvall
This man is an actor’s actor. Seldom has anyone had such a rich career and performed so many roles so flawlessly. And yet, when the...
Read MoreFood: Jamoca Almond Fudge
What could be better on a 90-degree August day than ice cream? And what ice cream could be better than the unbelievably good Jamoca Almond...
Read MoreAmericana: John Deere
The name John Deere is synonymous with farming in the great American farm belt, stretching from the mid-South through the Midwest and into...
Read MorePerson: Chuck Yeager
My father ran the control board for the wind tunnels at Langley Field in Hampton, Virginia. As new airplane models were tested, he watched...
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