This year’s presidential political conventions are unprecedented in at least two unfortunate respects: the inclusion of a political film that’s negative, not positive, and the decision, by the broadcast networks, to show fewer convention hours than ever before…

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CLOSING THOUGHTS ON THE 2012 OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY By David Bianculli

The Closing Ceremony to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, like the Opening Ceremony, were unmistakably, sometimes inexplicably British. Like the Games themselves, I loved some elements, was baffled by others, but watched regardless…

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