I quite enjoyed Iconic America: a Roller-Coaster Ride Through the Eye-Popping Panorama of American Pop Culture, by Tommy Hilfiger with George Lois, what with it's short entries and pictures of so many things that are familiar. I was puzzled however, by something that was not included, that was and is still popular, and was most important to me ... Star Trek! Oh, and the picture for Tupperware, which did not look like anything from the Tupperware collection, but more like a steak on a stick (it's actually just a bone)! Otherwise, this was a fun read.

Moving from the national to the local now is the book Wet and Wired: a Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Pacific Northwest, by Randy Hodgins & Steve McLellan. So much that is fun here! There are landmarks, music, beverages, team names, events, people, and, of course, the weather! The authors have a nice writing style and I found myself reading even the sports entries. (which is significant, trust me) (!) I did not see the 'troll under the bridge', though, and an index would have been nice.

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