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Film: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
You’ve got to love a film in which a character sings “Danke Schoen” in the shower. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is a...
Read MoreAmericana: Westminster Dog Show
It arrives on a Monday and Tuesday in February, when there’s not much on television except wretched American Idol auditions. So, in...
Read MoreTV Show: The Simpsons
Remember the controversy when The Simpsons first appeared? Many good parents thought it crossed the line of bad taste, and didn’t let...
Read MoreTravel: Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona encompasses more 1.2 million acres. That is some kind of hole in the ground. “Scientific...
Read MoreSports: Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth was big. Not just his body, which to modern eyes looks like a shapeless lump perched precariously on fragile legs. The Babe was...
Read MoreActress: Meryl Streep
There’s no question that Meryl Streep belongs on a short list of the greatest film actors of all time. And yet, she’s someone...
Read MoreFood: Wendy's Frosty
Well, let’s be specific: chocolate Frosty. It’s not ice cream. And it’s not a milkshake. So what is it,...
Read MoreActor: Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny. Porky Pig. Sylvester. Tweety. Daffy Duck. Elmer Fudd. Yosemite Sam. Barney Rubble. Pepe Le Pew. Foghorn Leghorn. Speedy...
Read MoreAmericana: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Jude was one of the disciples of Jesus, and has been adopted by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of desperate cases....
Read MoreSinger: Elvis Presley
There’s a great line in a Paul Simon song: “Every generation throws a hero up the pop chart.” The postwar generation...
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