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The Emmy Awards Hollywood went ahead with its first major awards show since the COVID-19 crisis cancelled all large in-person gatherings in March, presenting the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards on ABC this past Sunday. Jimmy Kimmel, who has a late-night talk show on ABC, and has hosted the Emmys twice in the past, proved to be a great choice for this very unusual ceremony... Thursday, September 24, 2020 click to read more

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The Personal History of David Copperfield As promised in my last column, I decided to go back to the movies the weekend the AMC Theatres nearest me opened. It had been almost six months since Emma and I saw Onward at the still-closed B&B Theatres in Venice, and we were more than ready to mask up and hit the cineplex.  Friday, September 11, 2020 click to read more

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As movie theaters finally reopen are we ready to go back? As we have all discovered these past months, there is no shortage of TV to keep us occupied at home. We could sit on the sofa in our sweatpants for decades and still not watch everything Netflix wants to throw at us. But do we want to?  Friday, August 28, 2020 click to read more

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The Gift of Giving Up  Dear devoted readers, I assume that when you are not baking bread and working in your stress-reducing coloring books, you are watching your TV or other devices... Thursday, July 30, 2020 click to read more

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If you’re watching TV as much as I am these days, there’s no chance you’re only viewing dramas about plucky women in post-World War II Great Britain and documentaries about endangered sea mammals. You’re watching things that are bad for you... Sunday, July 5, 2020 click to read more

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