Soon, we’ll be swimming in Olympic coverage. So it’s good to catch early the fine portrait of 1936 gold medal winner Jesse Owen on “American Experience” (PBS, 8 pm., check local listings). His astonishing achievements in the face of Hitler’s Nazi games are remarkable moments in history, disproving the Furher’s assumptions about a master race […]
Daily Archives: May 1, 2012
Refilling the Water Cooler at ‘Mad Men’
Much as I’m enjoying the season of “Mad Men,” the most serious show on TV today, I’m getting a little annoyed by how each episode this season seems built around a single shocking moment. If ad men are still gathering around the bar, “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner is seeking to create water cooler moments, […]
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