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Travel: The Ahwahnee Hotel

Posted by on Oct 25, 2010 in History, The Arts, Travel | 1 comment

    As you can see by the tags for this entry, the Ahwahnee Hotel...

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Kid Stuff: Where the Wild Things Are

Posted by on Oct 24, 2010 in Kids Stuff | 1 comment

  Where the Wild Things Are, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak and...

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Album: Tapestry

Posted by on Oct 23, 2010 in Music, Songs | Comments Off on Album: Tapestry

  Carole King isn’t one of the great singers of our times. Nor is...

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Film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Posted by on Oct 22, 2010 in Film | Comments Off on Film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  Computer animation can be a marvelous thing, and studios such as Pixar...

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Americana: South by Southwest

Posted by on Oct 21, 2010 in Americana, Music | Comments Off on Americana: South by Southwest

  First, there was a music industry trade show in Austin. (It’s...

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Actor: W.C. Fields

Posted by on Oct 20, 2010 in Actor | 3 comments

  Most actors take pains to make sure you realize they aren’t like...

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Travel: Santa Fe

Posted by on Oct 19, 2010 in Travel | 1 comment

  Okay, here’s a trivia fact sure to win you a bar bet: Santa Fe,...

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Person: George Eastman

Posted by on Oct 18, 2010 in People | Comments Off on Person: George Eastman

  You have a camera. As inexpensive and easy as digital models have...

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Sports: Joe Louis

Posted by on Oct 17, 2010 in Sports | Comments Off on Sports: Joe Louis

  Joe Louis is one of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport. But...

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TV Show: Hill Street Blues

Posted by on Oct 16, 2010 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: Hill Street Blues

  From the moment the great Mike Post theme song came on, you knew you...

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