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  • Is Amos Burton a Sociopath?

    Is Amos Burton a Sociopath?

    If you’re reading this, you’re probably a fan of Amazon Prime’s hit series The Expanse. If not, and you’re simply wondering who Amos…
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    Lane Zumoff
    Sep 23, 2020
    Tommy DeVito of the 4 Seasons: How Rock ’n’ Roll Helped Rescue a Jersey Boy

    Tommy DeVito of the 4 Seasons: How Rock ’n’ Roll Helped Rescue a Jersey Boy

    Rock ’n’ roll probably saved Tommy DeVito’s life.
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    David Hinckley
    Sep 22, 2020
    Hal Singer, From the Tulsa Massacre to ‘Good Rockin’ Tonight’ to the Left Bank. Whew.

    Hal Singer, From the Tulsa Massacre to ‘Good Rockin’ Tonight’ to the Left Bank. Whew.

    Hal Singer survived the Tulsa massacre and went on to help create rock ’n’ roll.
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    David Hinckley
    Sep 19, 2020
    Turns Out Nurse Ratched Was a Sadist Even Before She Met Jack Nicholson

    Turns Out Nurse Ratched Was a Sadist Even Before She Met Jack Nicholson

    Ryan Murphy and Sarah Paulson apparently had so much fun doing the monster mash in American Horror Story that they’ve reunited for an…
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    David Hinckley
    Sep 16, 2020
    Edna Wright Got to Spend Her Life Singing. Put That in the ‘Want Ads.’

    Edna Wright Got to Spend Her Life Singing. Put That in the ‘Want Ads.’

    You could read the obituary for Edna Wright and think that’s a one-hit wonder.
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    David Hinckley
    Sep 13, 2020
    HBO’s ‘Coastal Elites’: Okay, We’re Guilty. But You’re Guiltier.

    HBO’s ‘Coastal Elites’: Okay, We’re Guilty. But You’re Guiltier.

    In the middle of America, even in places that don’t love Donald Trump, the term “coastal elites” is rarely spoken in admiration.
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    David Hinckley
    Sep 11, 2020
    RIP Diana Rigg: From Mrs. Peel to Olenna, It Was a Full Life

    RIP Diana Rigg: From Mrs. Peel to Olenna, It Was a Full Life

    Ask any pop culture fan under 50 about The Avengers and you’ll get a rhapsody on Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, The Hulk and the…
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    David Hinckley
    Sep 10, 2020
    The One — Count ’Em, One — Week When Late-Night TV Went to the Dark Side

    The One — Count ’Em, One — Week When Late-Night TV Went to the Dark Side

    Some years ago I was interviewing the singer Jerry Butler, and the conversation turned to the subtle ways in which black artists still…
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    David Hinckley
    Sep 9, 2020
    Hulu Series Suggests Being ‘Woke’ All The Time Can Wear a Body Down

    Hulu Series Suggests Being ‘Woke’ All The Time Can Wear a Body Down

    Being identified as “woke” — that is, finally understanding the multiple core inequities of American society — can get you admired or…
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    David Hinckley
    Sep 8, 2020
    2020 Hindsight: Why Prequels Became a Hot TV Ticket

    2020 Hindsight: Why Prequels Became a Hot TV Ticket

    You wouldn’t think prequels would be an automatic winner in the treacherous television programming game, for the simple reason that you…
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    David Hinckley
    Sep 7, 2020
    In the Cancel Culture Age, I Still Feel Empowered To Whine About Someone Canceling My TV Shows

    In the Cancel Culture Age, I Still Feel Empowered To Whine About Someone Canceling My TV Shows

    I agree: Cancel Culture has gone too far.
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    David Hinckley
    Aug 31, 2020
    A Dead Drug Kingpin! Sixty Feral Hippopotamuses! Has Any TV Show Ever Been More Must-See?

    A Dead Drug Kingpin! Sixty Feral Hippopotamuses! Has Any TV Show Ever Been More Must-See?

    It’s a show about a band of rogue hippopotamuses who escaped from the lake of a deceased drug cartel kingpin and have gone feral in the…
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    David Hinckley
    Aug 25, 2020
    How ‘Crazy Blues’ Kicked Off the Dangerous and Wonderful Music That Was Going to Ruin America

    How ‘Crazy Blues’ Kicked Off the Dangerous and Wonderful Music That Was Going to Ruin America

    The more you know about 1920, the more you realize it was a pretty significant year despite the fact that in November we elected perhaps…
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    David Hinckley
    Aug 24, 2020
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    Cara Clinton
    Aug 18, 2020
    Three Australian Family Dramas to Help Us Get Through Hard Times

    Three Australian Family Dramas to Help Us Get Through Hard Times

    These long-running shows draw us in and create a welcome alternate reality.
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    Wendy Cohan
    Aug 6, 2020
    Cousin Bruce Morrow & the Fine Art of Going On Forever

    Cousin Bruce Morrow & the Fine Art of Going On Forever

    Bruce Morrow wrapped up his final SiriusXM satellite radio show Saturday night with what might seem like some curious musical choices.
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    David Hinckley
    Aug 1, 2020
    Two Anniversary Hiroshima Docs Remind Us How Very Different It All Looked From the Ground

    Two Anniversary Hiroshima Docs Remind Us How Very Different It All Looked From the Ground

    Seventy-five years ago next Thursday, on Aug. 6, 1945, the United States B-29 Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb that destroyed the…
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    David Hinckley
    Jul 30, 2020
    Even in a Socially Distanced Theater, Alex Jones Enjoys Shouting ‘Fire!’

    Even in a Socially Distanced Theater, Alex Jones Enjoys Shouting ‘Fire!’

    Years before there was an Internet, radio understood the concept of click bait.
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    David Hinckley
    Jul 27, 2020
    Peter Green Started Fleetwood Mac, Then Kind of Got Lost. So Did the Blues.

    Peter Green Started Fleetwood Mac, Then Kind of Got Lost. So Did the Blues.

    In a way Peter Green did it backwards. First he played the blues, then he lived a hard life of trouble.
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    David Hinckley
    Jul 25, 2020
    Why Peeta Should Have Died in The Hunger Games

    Why Peeta Should Have Died in The Hunger Games

    I have read all four of the original Hunger Games books and watched all five of the films. I am a huge fan of the series despite how the…
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    Dylan Deckard
    Jul 20, 2020
    When the best drama is no drama at all

    When the best drama is no drama at all

    Predicting a new genre for the coming decade
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    Luna Lovecroft
    Jul 14, 2020
    The Late Jay Severin and the Elusive World of Political Talk Radio

    The Late Jay Severin and the Elusive World of Political Talk Radio

    When I was writing about radio for the New York Daily News, I always looked forward to talking with Jay Severin.
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    David Hinckley
    Jul 10, 2020
    RIP Charlie Daniels: ‘Uneasy Rider,’ No Easy Answers

    RIP Charlie Daniels: ‘Uneasy Rider,’ No Easy Answers

    I didn’t like Charlie Daniels’ “Uneasy Rider” well enough to buy a copy, but I liked it well enough to enjoy it every time it popped up on…
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    David Hinckley
    Jul 6, 2020
    Why It Took Women So Long To Get The Vote: Men.

    Why It Took Women So Long To Get The Vote: Men.

    Four hours might seem like a long time to trace the history of how America finally and reluctantly granted women the right to vote.
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    David Hinckley
    Jul 5, 2020
    John Carpenter’s The Thing is the Ultimate Pandemic Lockdown Movie

    John Carpenter’s The Thing is the Ultimate Pandemic Lockdown Movie

    Forget your Outbreaks and Contagions. Even your World War Zs need not apply.
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    Sarah Myles
    Jul 5, 2020
    AMC’s ‘Hell on Wheels’ Tackles Racism in the Post-Civil War Era Without Flinching

    AMC’s ‘Hell on Wheels’ Tackles Racism in the Post-Civil War Era Without Flinching

    Just be prepared for some gore
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    Melinda Crow
    Jun 30, 2020
    Get to Know Spike Lee In 6 Movies

    Get to Know Spike Lee In 6 Movies

    A primer on one of our most insightful and provocative filmmakers.
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    Jeffrey Harvey
    Jun 26, 2020
    The Perfect Timing of Run The Jewels

    The Perfect Timing of Run The Jewels

    Sometimes an album comes at the perfect time.
    Go to the profile of Londen Mackey
    Londen Mackey
    Jun 26, 2020
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