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Mad Men demonstrates television’s nostalgia for the past


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It was the first cable show to take home the Emmy for outstanding drama series three years in a row and last September, Mad Men did it again. It sired a wave of nostalgia that one backward-facing period drama after another hoped to ride into the ratings’ promised land. The show’s ratings are by no […]

TV programs exclude middlebrow audience


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Talk of the shrinking middle class has gotten plenty of lip service in the U.S. political arena for several years. Some say the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and there seem to be fewer opportunities for those who would be content finding a comfortable life in the middle class. TV […]

Cooking at home reclaims its appeal


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For years, the restaurant industry has trended toward wholesome dining: locally sourced foods with rustic presentations. The effect is meant to comfort the diner through “organic” eating, a reminder of a simpler era of literal farm-to-table meals that most diners have probably not experienced. And nothing gets much more wholesome, or comforting, than a true […]

New Charlie’s Angels reboot coming to ABC


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The hit 70’s TV show that made the late Farrah Fawcett’s blonde tresses an icon is getting a facelift. According to TVGuide, ABC’s reboot of Charlie’s Angels has found its last main cast member, Roman Rodriguez, who will be playing the Angels’ protector Bosley.  Rodriguez, best known for playing Leo Spitz in Transformers, will portray a relatively […]