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Corporate Press Release Theater: TV One Announces Convention Plans, Its Existence

By James Poniewozik

If I had mentioned TV One to you a few months ago, I’m guessing a substantial percentage of readers would have thought: What? You mean the guys who do news programs for elementary schools? TV One, as political junkies have since learned, is an African-American-aimed cable channel that is not BET. And it became briefly [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 1284 days ago

China Countdown: Supersize My Restaurant

By James Poniewozik

In my latest Olympic-walkup column about how pop culture has largely ignored modern China, I mentioned very briefly that some cable documentaries and news shows have been trying—albeit with relatively small audiences—to fill in the gaps. So it’s only fair that I mention some of them. Last month, Discovery viewers saw Ted Koppel portray China [...]

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Tuned In+Movies | 1284 days ago

Font of Youth: How is Obama Like Target?

By James Poniewozik

This weekend I watched the DVD of last year’s documentary Helvetica, which is, yes, about the typeface, and which is—really, I’m serious—absolutely fascinating. The movie directly relates to Mrs. Tuned In’s job, which involves graphic design, but if you ever have the chance to watch it, it has lessons for Tuned Inland too: namely, that [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | 1284 days ago

Mad Men Watch: Like a Fatherless Child

By James Poniewozik

AMC One of the most important and least-remarked-on transitions in life is the death of a parent. While it doesn’t get noted the way other developmental milestones do—puberty, graduation, parenthood, etc.—losing a parent is recognizing that you are ultimately responsible for yourself, and as much or more as those other landmarks, it changes you by [...]