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The wisdom of Dan Quayle
Almost exactly 20 years ago, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead wrote a controversial essay for The Atlantic titled "Dan Quayle Was Right." In case you forgot (or never knew), let me fill you in on what Mr. Quayle was right about. There once was a popular sitcom...
Tags: Candice Bergen, Sociology, Social Sciences, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage
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Hillary leaves office stronger than ever
When Hillary Clinton went to Capitol Hill last week, Republicans opened their bags of overly ripe conspiracy theories and moldering fruitcake ideas and tossed everything at her. Every shot missed. Republican senators and congressmen on the foreign...
Tags: Christopher Stevens, Hillary Clinton, Rand Paul, Entertainment Events, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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'American Horror Story' Q&A with Sarah Paulson
Last fall, FX’s "American Horror Story" burst onto the scene as one of television’s best drama miniseries and was nominated for 17 Emmy Awards. This season, co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk flipped the script by changing characters,...
Tags: Drama (genre), Jessica Lange, American Horror Story (tv program), Sarah Paulson, Chloe Sevigny
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ABC's Brian Ross and a press that disregards reputations of those it covers
The Baltimore SunJournalistic mistakes are easy to make in the immediate wake of events like the horrific shootings last week in a movie theater in Colorado. Bits and bites of information explode across myriad media. Meanwhile, revulsion at the violence mixes with...Tags: NPR, ABC (tv network), Customs and Tradition, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Journalism
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Aaron Sorkin's 'The Newsroom' and an American press that has lost its sense of purpose
The Baltimore SunUPDATE: I am going to be on CNN's "Reliable Sources" at 11 a.m. (ET) Sunday discussing "The Newsroom" with Maureen Ryan, from the Huffington Post, and Adam Buckman, of Xfinity TV. The Aaron Sorkin series premieres Sunday night at 10 on HBO. This is one of...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), CBS Corp., Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Aaron Sorkin's 'The Newsroom' speaks truth to a press that lost its way
The Baltimore SunAs I have said earlier, I believe the pilot for Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom" is one of the decade's best productions. I love this series for the way it calls out the press for having lost its sense of purpose. But the press doesn't like be called out...Tags: The Newsroom (tv program), ABC (tv network)
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Politico on TV: Winning way to get inside Election 2012 tonight
The Baltimore SunOutside of CNN's performance on the night of Iowa caucuses, no one's election-related TV coverage excited me as much as that provided by Politico last week on Super Tuesday. I heard and saw it on C-SPAN radio and TV. Politico had been streaming such...Tags: Megyn Kelly, Music, C-SPAN (tv network), HBO (tv network), Fox Broadcasting Company
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Nominated for his first Emmy, Josh Charles plays it cool
Josh Charles is a very competitive guy. But he's feeling absolutely no pressure to win as he arrives for his first Emmy Awards telecast as a nominee Sunday.
"Someone asked me the other day, 'Are you super-nervous?' And I'm really not right now," says the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Movies, Primetime Emmy Awards, Michelle Forbes, Murder
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Josh Charles: Emmy nominee makes 'The Good Wife' better
Josh Charles is a very competitive guy. But he's feeling absolutely no pressure to win as he arrives for his first Emmy Awards telecast as a nominee Sunday.
"Someone asked me the other day, 'Are you super-nervous?' And I'm really not right now," says the...Tags: Labor Legislation, Primetime Emmy Awards, Movies, Michelle Forbes, Murder
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Baltimore's Josh Charles gets his first Emmy nomination
When Josh Charles first appeared opposite Julianna Margulies in "The Good Wife" on CBS in 2009, you couldn't help but wonder if this was going to be a breakthrough role for him. On Thursday, the one-time Baltimore School for the Arts student broke into...Tags: Alan Cumming, John Slattery, Justified (tv program), AMC (tv network), Television Industry
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