1.   The play has become an American classic.

2.   Although macaroni salad is universally recognized as an American classic and pasta salads are nearly inescapable, cold noodles are viewed differently.

3.   And there are several new restaurants that are directly targeted to kids, featuring gimmicky surroundings and hefty portions of American classics.

4.   And while the nature of its defenders and detractors has since varied wildly, its reputation is still more deeply divided than that of any other American literary classic.

5.   A thick, juicy sirloin steak is an American culinary classic, up there with cheeseburgers and apple pie.

6.   But perhaps the real reason Spielberg has tackled this film, and in the process made an American classic, is his dad.

7.   But there is whimsy as well, playing off American classics.

8.   Carolina Herrera is as into American classics as anyone, but hold the red, white and blue.

9.   Change is a constant in this American classic, so many years so American.

10.   D. Wayne Lukas, meanwhile, was aiming for his fifth straight victory in the American classics and the distinction of winning the Triple Crown with two different horses.