Is Politics in the Cards for Michael Kelly of ‘House of Cards?’
Dec03

Is Politics in the Cards for Michael Kelly of ‘House of Cards?’

Michael Kelly has come a long way since he arrived in New York City 27 years ago with $300 in his pocket–and since the first season of “House of Cards” debuted on Netflix in 2013. The actor, who plays Doug Stamper, has been Emmy-nominated three times for the role and “House of Cards” itself, starring Kevin Spacey until his ignominious fall from grace, was a huge awards magnet for Netflix, paving the way for the streamer’s entrée...

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The Gripping Real-Life Prison Break Story Brought to Life in Showtime’s ‘Escape at Dannemora’
Nov16

The Gripping Real-Life Prison Break Story Brought to Life in Showtime’s ‘Escape at Dannemora’

Like countless millions of other people, I was glued to the ongoing news coverage of the escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York in the summer of 2015. It was a true-crime saga writ large across the national stage – two convicted murderers who freed themselves from the confines of a maximum-security state prison. As the intense manhunt went on and on, I wondered how these two men could elude law enforcement...

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‘Real Country’ to Showcase Emerging Country Stars Competing for Top Prizes
Nov12

‘Real Country’ to Showcase Emerging Country Stars Competing for Top Prizes

Country music fans in the Los Angeles area know Graham Bunn from his DJ slot on KKGO-FM (Go Country 105), but starting Tuesday night, the Raleigh, N.C. native has a new nationally televised platform. He’ll host “Real Country” on USA Network, a new music competition program featuring 21 emerging artists hand-picked by a panel of some of the brightest lights in country music, Shania Twain, Travis Tritt and Jake Owen. Billed as the...

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Ringo Starr Takes Center Stage at Paley Center Honors
Oct30

Ringo Starr Takes Center Stage at Paley Center Honors

The Beatles 1964 appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” is unquestionably one of the greatest moments in television history, a performance that proclaimed a new era in music and shifted the culture for a new generation, one which reverberates to this day. So it was only fitting that one of the two surviving Beatles was in the spotlight at The Paley Honors: A Gala Tribute to Music on Television held Thursday night at the Beverly Wilshire...

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Flashing Back 20 Years to the Bill Clinton Impeachment
Oct29

Flashing Back 20 Years to the Bill Clinton Impeachment

The ugly, divisive partisan politics making headlines today may feel like something never before experienced, but one needs only to look back 20 years at the battle to impeach then-president Bill Clinton to realize that the more things change, the more they remain the same. That’s one of the insights from the latest chapter in the Smithsonian Channel’s Lost Tapes series, “Clinton Impeachment,” which aims to have viewers feel like they...

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