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Music: Zydeco

Posted by on Apr 18, 2011 in Music | Comments Off on Music: Zydeco

It’s the ultimate feel-good music from Louisiana Cajun and Creole...

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Book: The Road

Posted by on Apr 17, 2011 in The Arts | Comments Off on Book: The Road

When you read The Road by Cormac McCarthy, you find yourself asking a lot of...

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Food: Best Hamburgers (2)

Posted by on Apr 15, 2011 in Food | Comments Off on Food: Best Hamburgers (2)

Several months back I did an overview of five of America’s best hamburger...

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Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy

Posted by on Apr 14, 2011 in The Arts | Comments Off on Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy

Chances are, you don’t know this agency unless you’re already in...

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Americana: Stuckey's

Posted by on Apr 13, 2011 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: Stuckey's

  What you see now, if you pass a Stuckey’s along the highway, is...

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Actor: Jack Lemmon

Posted by on Apr 12, 2011 in Actor | Comments Off on Actor: Jack Lemmon

  There are some actors who are just fun to watch on the screen....

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Singers: The Mamas & The Papas

Posted by on Apr 10, 2011 in Singer | 1 comment

  Popular music was heading down dual tracks in the 1960s. Most of the...

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Kid Stuff: Archie Comics

Posted by on Apr 8, 2011 in Kids Stuff | Comments Off on Kid Stuff: Archie Comics

  Though the publisher is also known as Archie Comics, I’m...

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Travel: Cedar Point

Posted by on Apr 7, 2011 in Travel | 2 comments

  Why is Cedar Point usually mentioned as one of the top amusement parks...

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Director: Stanley Kubrick

Posted by on Apr 6, 2011 in Director | Comments Off on Director: Stanley Kubrick

  Kubrick didn’t make all that many films during his lifetime...

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