NBC’s ‘Smash’ asks what it takes—in the lives of those who do it—to produce a Broadway musical.
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To the Manor Born: PBSs ‘Downton Abbey’ concludes its second season
John Anderson on the second season of PBS’s ‘Downton Abbey’
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Faith Undercover: A Catholic CEO promotes good values and good businesswith a little help from reality television
A Catholic CEO promotes good values and good business—with a little help from reality television
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To the Ends of the Earth: Robert Barron’s ‘Catholicism’
Robert Barron’s ‘Catholicism’ is an exercise in evangelization as much as education.
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Why Sitcoms Matter: The importance of being funny
Like few other art forms, the sitcom insists on an intimacy between artist, medium and audience.
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What Will Happen in Syria?: Frontline’s ‘Syria Undercover’
Frontline asks, what kind of man is Bashar el-Assad?
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How Dry We Were: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick revisit Prohibition
The thirteen years of Prohibition provided a case study in unintended consequences.
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Chicken Little Gets Her Gun: TNTs ‘Falling Skies’
Catch a glimpse of America’s ballistic soul on ‘Falling Skies,’ the popular new sci-fi series on TNT.
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A Deficit of Trust: An economist’s take on HBOs ‘Too Big to Fail’
HBO’s ‘Too Big to Fail’ chronicles the financial crisis created by Wall Street’s rash risk-taking.
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It Don’t Come Easy: ‘Forgiveness’ explores a virtue fraught with hope and danger
‘Forgiveness’ explores a virtue fraught with hope and danger