It's 1934, and a bunch of nuns from India troop across part of the Himalayas to move into an old palace in a remote village where they plan to start a school for native children. What could possibly go wrong?...

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THE MANY SIDES OF 'BELUSHI' By David Hinckley

In 1984, two years after comedian John Belushi was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel cottage from a fatal mashup of heroin and cocaine, journalist Bob Woodward wrote Wired...

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A VOICE THAT DEMANDS – AND NEEDS – TO BE HEARD: 'I AM GRETA' By David Hinckley

The public visibility of socio-political campaigns surges and recedes, often with little relation to the importance of the issue they focus on...

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DAVID E. KELLEY'S 'BIG SKY' REMINDS US BROADCAST TV IS STILL OFFERING GREAT PROGRAMMING By David Hinckley

Memo to TV viewers: The broadcast networks are still in business...

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APPARENTLY, THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY IS A RERUN OF SORTS: 'THE REAGANS' By David Hinckley

In a perfect world, America's president would not be a performer, and the presidency would not be a role...

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AN ORDINARY TEEN LIVES AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE: 'ALEX RIDER' By David Hinckley

British spying somehow looks more exotic than American spying, a peculiarity underscored by a new British adaptation of the Alex Rider spy series...

2020

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CHARLEY PRIDE TO RECEIVE THE WILLIE NELSON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD By David Hinckley

At some point during Wednesday's telecast of the 54^th annual Country Music Association Awards, the association will do something it has never done in its previous 53 years...

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HOW GERMANY LOST ITS DEMOCRACY: 'RISE OF THE NAZIS' ON PBS By David Hinckley

However you feel about the apparent outcome of last Tuesday's American presidential election, you should be chilled by a new three-part PBS docu-series that illustrates how easily democracy can die...

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'INDUSTRY': THE RUTHLESS BATTLES IN FINANCE By David Hinckley

A new British drama titled Industry becomes the latest production to suggest that breaking into the world of high finance requires mortgaging your body and soul...

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INTRIGUE IN A SMALL TOWN ON 'THE SOUTH WESTERLIES' By David Hinckley

"Dramedy" is an appealing description for a TV show these days, and apparently you can earn it by simply not building your plot around a murder...

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David Hinckley

David Hinckley first grasped the power of television when, at the age of 8, he bullied his parents into buying a basset hound like Cleo on The People’s Choice. He named her Cleo. Somewhat more recently, he worked for 35 years at The New York Daily News, the last seven covering television.

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