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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
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They’re Complicated: The women of Showtime’s ‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Weeds’ and ‘United States of Tara’
The women of Showtime’s ‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Weeds’ and ‘The United States of Tara’
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A Mother’s Love: Todd Haynes’ ‘Mildred Pierce’
In its own way, “Mildred Pierce” portrays a pivotal moment in the nation’s history.
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Over the last few years HBO has treated viewers to epic miniseries on epic subjects. In “John Adams” the subject was the Revolutionary War and the growing pains of a fledgling nation. “The Pacific” examined the sprawling Allied campaign against Japan during World War II. This
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The Fire Last Time: The lessons of the Triangle Shirtwaist catastrophe
“People forget the Triangle fire at their peril,” observes one labor historian.