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Every second counts
November 08, 2001
Imitating Life
September 19, 2002
Beat the geek
December 19, 2001
Equal opportunity
February 12, 2001
Ellen's legacy
February 12, 2001
Jumping the shark
July 18, 2001
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- News & Comment, News Mar 13, 2003
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Good Neighbor
I was born in Seattle in 1966, the same year that Fred McFeely Rogers moved to Pittsburgh from Toronto and adapted his 15-minute Mister Rogers sketches into 30-minute segments for WQED. Rogers, who was born and raised in Latrobe, Penn.,
- News & Comment, News Feb 27, 2003
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Ambience Ambush
What's with this new cultural phenomenon of the surprise home makeover? Two of the most popular home design shows on TV are based on the premise that the best way to show someone that you love them is to lie to them, get them out of the
- News & Comment, Comment Jan 30, 2003
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Tuning In, Not Out
It is one of the most famous spots in advertising history. Known as the "daisy" ad, it aired only once in 1964 and was paid for by Lyndon B. Johnson's campaign. Dramatic in black in white, the daisy ad featured an angelic girl child cou
- News & Comment, News Nov 4, 2002
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Media Bias
Conspiracy theories have a certain appeal: the promise of order. If it was more than a lone gunman who shot JFK, or if the Kennedys killed Marilyn, or if Jeb Bush and Kathleen Harris conspired to throw the 2000 election -- then at least
- News & Comment, News Sep 19, 2002
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Imitating Life
Every August the television critics of North America travel to Los Angeles to see the sneak previews of the new fall season, listen to speeches delivered by network executives and attend panel discussions with the stars of the shows. An
