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Austin O'Connor

Next year marks the 40 th anniversary of the culmination of the Watergate scandal, which ended in the summer of 1974 when Richard Nixon defiantly boarded a helicopter on the White House lawn and left his presidency - and the American public's trust in their government - smoldering on the ground…
I suppose it goes without saying that your level of enjoyment of the new documentary Springsteen & I, which premiered Monday night in movie theaters and screens again in select cities on July 30, will be in direct correlation to your proximity to New Jersey and/or your ability to recite all the…
Researching your family tree used to be a tedious, time-consuming project involving dusty paper records. The Internet age has changed all that. With so much information a simple search phrase away, and so many online services ready to help you track down and document your family history (for a fee,…
Orange is the New Black - the latest original show from Netflix, and maybe its strongest so far - is a tough series to categorize. The story of Piper Kerman, a young, happily engaged woman sent to federal prison for a long-ago crime, isn't exactly a comedy, though it has funny moments. It's also…
"The Ancient Greeks had Oedipus. We have Marilyn."
When the new season of Arrested Development starts streaming on Netflix Sunday at midnight (PST), it won't just mark the return of a beloved sitcom most fans thought was gone for good. It also brings back a couple of talented comic actors - Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter - in two of their best…
NBC, like all the big TV networks, is in New York this week unveiling new fall shows for advertisers. But regardless of what they think, there was plenty for grownup viewers to like in the lineup revealed Monday. Taking a page from the CBS playbook, NBC has hired a number of boomer favorite stars…
Rest easy, America: Huey Lewis says the heart of rock 'n' roll is still beating.
For the past nine years, Phyllis Smith has played Phyllis (Lapin) Vance, the sneakily snarky den mother on NBC's The Office. The Lemay, Mo. native was a dancer during her youth-she was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals cheerleading squad and was once part of a burlesque troupe in her home…
How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) sports a title (and a mouthful of one at that) that speaks directly to many boomers whose adult children have moved back home. Premiering tonight at 9:30 p.m. on ABC in the plum post- Modern Family time slot, the new sitcom bursts out of the…
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