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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...

Hamilton: An American Musical

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

Trader Joe’s

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

Betty White

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

Christopher Walken

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

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

Asheville

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

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....

Food: Buffalo Wings

Posted by Robin on Aug 5, 2010 in Food | 1 comment

This is probably the most recently developed food to make it to the Great...

Song: "Embraceable You"

Posted by Robin on Aug 4, 2010 in Songs | 1 comment

This may be the ultimate example of a Gershwin song. With music by George...

Travel: Sedona, Arizona

Posted by Robin on Aug 3, 2010 in Travel | 2 comments

When the sun rises and sets, the rock formations around Sedona seem to glow in...

Film: Rocky

Posted by Robin on Aug 2, 2010 in Film | 2 comments

As the fight ends, an exhausted Apollo Creed says, “Ain’t gonna be...

Sports: Willie Mays

Posted by Robin on Aug 1, 2010 in Sports | 1 comment

Is he the greatest all-around player in baseball history? I think you can make...

Americana: FedEx

Posted by Robin on Jul 31, 2010 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: FedEx

It’s unusual for a company to occupy a place on this list. Not that there...

TV Show: Late Night with David Letterman

Posted by Robin on Jul 30, 2010 in TV Show | 2 comments

David Letterman accomplished something that no one else could – he made...

Kid Stuff: Easy Bake Oven

Posted by Robin on Jul 29, 2010 in Kids Stuff | Comments Off on Kid Stuff: Easy Bake Oven

When introduced in 1963, the Easy Bake Oven looked like a conventional oven...

Actor: Spencer Tracy

Posted by Robin on Jul 28, 2010 in Actor | Comments Off on Actor: Spencer Tracy

I’ve never been able to precisely characterize Spencer Tracy’s...

Architecture: The Chrysler Building

Posted by Robin on Jul 27, 2010 in Architecture, The Arts | Comments Off on Architecture: The Chrysler Building

For 40 years, the Empire State Building (Great American Things, May 13, 2009)...

Travel: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Posted by Robin on 10-28-09

Person: General George S. Patton

Posted by Robin on 1-3-10

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