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One More Thing America Needs From Its Media Jun. 21, 2022
After last week's column on the need for more slapstick comedy from our entertainment media, I am em... Read More
An Odd Couple Apr. 28, 2022
Washington — I do not go to the movies. Oh, I go to reruns of "The Godfather," "The Godfather:... Read More
Stay Where Movie Stars Have Slept Mar. 13, 2022
By Victor Block A TV weather forecaster staying at a cozy bed-and-breakfast gets caught in a time wa... Read More
A Twisted Love Affair with China Feb. 10, 2022
Throughout our ongoing struggles with China, one key battle appears to have already been won by our ... Read More
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Is Ready for Its Close-up Oct. 31, 2021
By Jim Farber They're all here: ET pointing the way home; Dorothy's iconic ruby slippers; Charles Fo... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Sep. 04, 2021
Ed Asner died this week at 91. On TV, he was the gruff Lou Grant on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." Aft... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Jul. 24, 2021
"Days of Our Lives" — and, really, all NBC programming — will be on hiatus for two weeks... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- SUMMARIES Jun. 26, 2021
"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": Thomas finds a message from Vinny from beyond the grave. The message s... Read More
Matthew McConaughey for Governor? Maybe Not So Crazy Apr. 22, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas — In 2006, mystery author and musical humorist Kinky Friedman ran for governor o... Read More
Stop Forcing Every 'Person of Color' Into a Diversity Story Apr. 15, 2021
"Nomadland" is a remarkable movie about struggling Americans wandering the vast spaces of the interi... Read More
The Woke Awards Mar. 17, 2021
Oscar nominees were announced this week. The AP highlighted the record number of nominations of "act... Read More
Cultural Outrage Mar. 11, 2021
Today, we live in a society where we seem to sprint from one manufactured cultural outrage to the ne... Read More
'Uncle Tom' Blacklisted by Hollywood Jan. 21, 2021
Actor Ben Affleck once explained why he found it difficult to watch Republican actors on screen. "It... Read More
Hollywood Elites and Violent Thoughts Jan. 13, 2021
Big Tech's rush to take down and ban social media accounts or de-platform entire websites that they ... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Dec. 12, 2020
As COVID-19 continues its murderous surge, several folks who dwell in the world of daytime drama hav... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION - SUMMARIES Dec. 12, 2020
"THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL": After collapsing, Thomas is rushed to the hospital. As Thomas undergoe... Read More
Donald Trump: Why He Deserves 4 More Years Oct. 29, 2020
Lost on the President Donald Trump-hating pundits who weighed in on the second and final debate with... Read More
'She Will Rise' -- and Standards Continue to Fall Oct. 08, 2020
Katie Hill is a 33-year-old Democrat who was elected to Congress in 2018, representing California's ... Read More
Creating a Hit Reality TV Show Jul. 07, 2020
"I have an idea for a terrific reality television show that would target 'tweens' — American b... Read More
'Uncle Tom,' the Movie Jun. 25, 2020
On June 19, also known as Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, we... Read More
