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Apple: A Household Name

Chances are you have one of their products in your pocket, your house or in your car. You can’t...

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Hamilton: An American Musical

Have you ever thought, “I’m going to sit down at the old piano and compose a musical. I’ll...

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Trader Joe’s

You don’t have to be a nonconformist or a geek to like Trader Joe’s. But it probably...

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Betty White

If Betty White’s life were a TV show, it would be titled “Everybody Loves Betty”....

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Christopher Walken

You either love Christopher Walken or you like him. Nobody really dislikes the man; how could you,...

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Pinterest

Yes, Pinterest is the Lifetime Network of the Internet. I don’t know if there are studies to...

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Asheville, www.greatamericanthings.net

Asheville

Asheville is a little out there, sure. It surfs the waves of a rapidly changing culture, and...

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Song intros, www.greatamericanthings.net

8 Best Song Intros Ever

These are the songs you wanted the disk jockey to shut up so you could hear from the start: 8....

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Marching Band, www.greatamericanthings.net

Marching Bands

Posted by Robin on Oct 15, 2012 in Americana, Featured | Comments Off on Marching Bands

If you watch football on television these days, you’d conclude that...

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Slider, www.greatamericanthings.net

Sliders

Posted by Robin on Oct 2, 2012 in Featured, Food | Comments Off on Sliders

I loved these before they got their own name. Used to be they were just small...

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Woodstock, www.greatamericanthings.net

Woodstock

Posted by Robin on Sep 25, 2012 in Featured, Music | Comments Off on Woodstock

While probably 500,000 people actually attended Woodstock, probably ten times...

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Niagara Falls, www.greatamericanthings.net

Niagara Falls

Posted by Robin on Sep 18, 2012 in Featured, Travel | Comments Off on Niagara Falls

Now honeymooners often head for Hawaii, the Caribbean, or Mexico. But there was...

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Big Bang Theory, Great American Things

The Big Bang Theory

Posted by Robin on Sep 13, 2012 in Featured, TV Show | Comments Off on The Big Bang Theory

All right, let’s see a show of hands: How many people thought a sitcom...

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Tommy Lee Jones, www.greatamericanthings.net

Tommy Lee Jones

Posted by Robin on Sep 5, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones has been an actor most of his adult life, and he even had some...

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Lawrence Block, Great American Things

Lawrence Block

Posted by Robin on Aug 31, 2012 in Featured, Writers | Comments Off on Lawrence Block

This is a very personal choice, because most Americans don’t know who...

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Vertigo, www.greatamericanthings.net

Vertigo

Posted by Robin on Aug 27, 2012 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Vertigo

Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather. Vertigo is now the top...

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Madison Square Garden, www.greatamericanthings.net

Madison Square Garden

Posted by Robin on Aug 23, 2012 in Featured, Travel | Comments Off on Madison Square Garden

To basketball fans, MSG has nothing to do with a food additive. And the Garden...

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Monday Night Football

Posted by Robin on Aug 20, 2012 in Featured, TV Show | Comments Off on Monday Night Football

It’s gone from groundbreaking, ratings-busting, TV sports institution to...

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