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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

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

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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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Bobby Jones, Golf Legend

Posted by Robin on Nov 17, 2011 in Featured, Sports | Comments Off on Bobby Jones, Golf Legend

Here are some things you don’t expect from one of the handful of greatest...

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“I Can’t Stop Loving You,” by Ray Charles

Posted by Robin on Nov 16, 2011 in Featured, Music, Songs | Comments Off on “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” by Ray Charles

Even now, I have a hard time considering Ray Charles as a country singer. But...

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Blue Note Jazz Club

Posted by Robin on Nov 15, 2011 in Featured, Music | Comments Off on Blue Note Jazz Club

Is there any location in the America more appropriate for a world-class jazz...

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Biscuits and Gravy

Posted by Robin on Nov 14, 2011 in Featured, Food | Comments Off on Biscuits and Gravy

Uh-huh. Shut my mouth. Biscuits and gravy. Now we’re talking serious...

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Brent Musburger

Posted by Robin on Nov 13, 2011 in Featured, Sports | Comments Off on Brent Musburger

I’m well aware Brent Musburger isn’t high on everyone’s list...

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Posted by Robin on Nov 11, 2011 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on Raiders of the Lost Ark

Go back in time with me, waaay back to 1975, and the start of the George...

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Mark Zuckerberg

Posted by Robin on Nov 10, 2011 in Featured, People | Comments Off on Mark Zuckerberg

If you had to have three words to describe you, what would they be? For me, it...

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Stephen King’s “The Stand”

Posted by Robin on Nov 8, 2011 in Featured, The Arts | Comments Off on Stephen King’s “The Stand”

I love to read, but I’m the first to admit that my reading list...

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Hoover Dam

Posted by Robin on Nov 7, 2011 in Americana, Featured | Comments Off on Hoover Dam

I should have written this dam article a long time ago. It’s one of the...

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Actor: Bob Newhart

Posted by Robin on Nov 6, 2011 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Actor: Bob Newhart

Okay, which Bob Newhart TV show did you prefer? Was it The Bob Newhart Show,...

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