Come On, Baby…
The teenager delighted customers at the market with songs and jokes — so much that his boss got a friend to arrange an audition with… Read More »Come On, Baby…
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You Live Where?!
Place names in America display whimsy of all kinds. The unique and sometimes contrary spirits of long-ago settlers have given residents — and armchair travelers… Read More »You Live Where?!
Television’s Time Capsule
A bumper crop of compelling television shows hit the airwaves 50 years ago this fall. They are powerfully emblematic of their time — some quite… Read More »Television’s Time Capsule
We’re Still Here
A world leader prone to alarming frankness made a historic prediction about the West. He was marvelously wrong, and the proof stands not far from… Read More »We’re Still Here
Up and At ‘Em
Celebrate — or bemoan — the unofficial end of summer with this “word ladder” puzzle. Short and sweet, so you can get on with a… Read More »Up and At ‘Em
All Brothers Out There
The historic game didn’t attract much attention back then — September 1, 1971 — but it was the first time a Major League team put… Read More »All Brothers Out There
Almost Heaven
A couple started it, and a soon-to-be big star finished it with them in a late-night jam session, debuting it the night before his 28th… Read More »Almost Heaven
Northward Ho!
It was a brief, frenzied part of the American Dream, launched 125 years ago this week. (My husband’s great-grandfather emigrated from Scotland for it!) You’ll… Read More »Northward Ho!
A/k/a Mother of the West
Born amidst the already intense struggle over slavery, this territory joined the Union on August 10, 1821. Yours truly hails from this place, but even… Read More »A/k/a Mother of the West
Ladies and Gentlemen…
Its launch on August 1, 1981, forever changed the world of entertainment. It wasn’t without struggle in those early years, as both producers and consumers… Read More »Ladies and Gentlemen…
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