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The Trouble With Clutter & The Appeal of Pop Culture

Something You Should Know

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The History of the Ruby Red Slippers

This exhibit drew over a million people. It was the first time the American History Museum needed time ticket entry. The last episode of Mash was by percentages the most watched TV show until the 2010s. So it really was a powerful program. You have at the Smithsonian and in your book, you have the red pair of slippers that Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz. And it is such an interesting story about the pair because there was more than one.

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