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‘Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’ Writer Was 87
Allan Blye, an Emmy-winning writer for “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” and “Van Dyke and Company,” died Friday morning at…
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Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell review – same theory, but a bit dreary | Malcolm Gladwell
It’s almost 25 years since Malcolm Gladwell published The Tipping Point, which sought to understand social phenomena – the drop…
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Creator Jason Katims on the Alien Drama
In the fall of 1999, Jason Katims and his new teen drama series “Roswell” just barely survived the now-antiquated baptism…
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See Vampire Weekend Cover Billy Joel’s ‘Italian Restaurant’ at MSG Show
bottle of red, bottle of white Ezra Koenig and company pay tribute to Piano Man’s residency at the arena with…
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HBO Superhero Satire Cathartic but Thin
Though HBO’s latest comedy is called “The Franchise,” there’s never any doubt which franchise creator Jon Brown (“Succession,” “Veep”) has…
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Your Journey, Your Way by Horatio Clare review – the Martin Lewis of mental health | Health, mind and body books
One morning six years ago, Horatio Clare got out of bed and looked at the winter sunrise through a locked…
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Wong Kar-wai’s ‘Blossoms Shanghai’ Wins Top Prizes at Busan Awards
Wong Kar-wai’s series debut “Blossoms Shanghai” won two of the top awards at the Busan International Film Festival‘s sixth annual…
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The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse review – satisfying family saga finale | Fiction
There was something very pleasing about the runaway success of Kate Mosse’s last novel, The Ghost Ship, the third of…
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Filmax Swoops on ‘Irati’ Director Paul Urkijo’s Next
Filmax, still a byword for genre from Spain, has swooped on international rights to “Gaua,” the new film from Paul…
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A Man With No Title by Xavier Le Clerc review – a poignant hymn to an Algerian father | Autobiography and memoir
In a recent interview, French Algerian novelist Xavier Le Clerc said he feels otherness in his bones. When his father…
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