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Tag: Television

Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner greets the end with exhilaration, woe

May 15th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Mad Men‘s Matthew Weiner greets the end with exhilaration, woe The Los Angeles Times talks to Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner about the finale of

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Jon Stewart hammers Fox Noise’s nonstop anger: ‘Even watching it is killing me’

February 25th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Conservatives are not looking to make education more rigorous and informative, or science more empirical or verifiable, or voting more representative, or the government more

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Sun News Network, Canada’s own Fox Noise Channel, is dead

February 13th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Sun News Network, Canada’s own Fox Noise Channel, is dead An attempt to build an equivalent to the Fox Noise Channel in Canada has failed

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How Jon Stewart earned his Moment of Zen

February 11th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

How Jon Stewart earned his Moment of Zen The Hollywood Reporter’s chief television critic Tim Goodman mourns Jon Stewart’s pending departure from The Daily Show.

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Jon Stewart’s goodbye: ‘Daily Show’ doesn’t deserve ‘even slightly restless host’

February 10th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

It’s been an absolute privilege. The home of my professional life. And I thank you for watching it, or hate-watching it – whatever reason you

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Brian Williams goes on hiatus from NBC News

February 7th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

As Managing Editor of NBC Nightly News, I have decided to take myself off of my daily broadcast for the next several days, and Lester

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ESPN remembers beloved anchor Stuart Scott (1965-2015)

January 4th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

ESPN remembers beloved anchor Stuart Scott (1965-2015) Popular ESPN anchor Stuart Scott succumbed to cancer earlier today at the age of forty-nine. His colleagues at

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CNN holds morning meeting to decide what viewers should panic about for rest of day

November 7th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Humor & Satire, Media & Culture

CNN holds morning meeting to decide what viewers should panic about for rest of day The Onion has once again taken aim at Time Warner’s

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Wow! Fox’s Neil Cavuto, Michelle Bachmann get into shouting match over Boehner lawsuit

June 26th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Media & Culture, Open Government

Wow! Fox’s Neil Cavuto, Bachmann get into shouting match over Boehner lawsuit Talking Points memo has the must-see video of Fox Noise host Neil Cavuto

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“In politics, two choices: Do nothing or do something. Nothing has fewer risks.”

June 22nd, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

In politics, two choices: Do nothing or do something. Nothing has fewer risks. — Fictional District Attorney Adam Schiff, portrayed by actor Steven Hill, appearing

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Living in the world that Fox Noise built

June 13th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Without Fox, our politics never would have gotten so astonishingly toxic that a significant fraction of the nation—not just a fringe—honestly believes that we have

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Fox Noise Channel suffers worst ratings in thirteen years

June 7th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Fox Noise Channel suffers worst ratings in thirteen years, new numbers show Ratings for the month of May 2014 have just been made available, and

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CBS’ signing of Stephen Colbert predictably earns the scorn of Rush Limbaugh

April 10th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Right wing shock jock Rush Limbaugh is (surprise, surprise!) none too pleased that media giant CBS has signed comedian Stephen Colbert to a five-year deal

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Another take on Ellen DeGeneres and the stars

March 4th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture
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Ken Jennings: Arthur Chu is playing Jeopardy! the right way

February 28th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Ken Jennings: Arthur Chu is playing Jeopardy! the right way Ken Jennings delivers an entertaining and spirited defense of Jeopardy! contestant Arthur Chu, already a

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