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David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89

Beyond his books, the handsome, white-haired McCullough may have had the most recognizable presence of any historian, his fatherly baritone known to fans of PBS’s “The American Experience” and Ken Burns’ epic “Civil War” documentary

Chicago Sun-Times

David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies at 89

David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most popular and influential historians of his time, has died

The Independent UK

Ken Burns interview: Holocaust series on PBS speaks to today's America

"I will not work on a more important film," Burns said during a half-hour phone interview.

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TV Tinsel: Here they are, my 10 favorite TV shows of all time

Every year when the Emmy nominations are announced they bring to mind not only the worthy shows of this year but those of the past. As a TV critic, one has to view the good, the bad, and the ugly. But occasionally you stumble on something great. And when that…

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: On Buck O’Neil’s HOF induction at last: ‘His spirit is going to fill up the valley’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quite belatedly, Buck O’Neil on Sunday will be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

Tribune News Service

Heidi Stevens: 'I was not allowed a voice.' Youth mental health documentary arrives at perfect, urgent time

Erik Ewers, co-director of the new Ken Burns documentary “Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness,” had an epiphany while he was filming.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Teaching history: On the US, the Holocaust and the enduring lessons of the past

At a panel discussion at the Holocaust museum in New York this week for his forthcoming film, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” Ken Burns said that instead of the planned 2023 debut, he intentionally moved up the six-hour PBS broadcast date of the documentary, which has been in the works…

Tribune News Service

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Ben Franklin, pop culture darling

The founding father who keeps popping up (but was cut from “Hamilton”) is arguably our true national treasure

Salon

Ken Burns on the flawed Ben Franklin

PBS' two-part documentary shows our country's most relatable Founding Father – statesman, inventor ... rascal

Salon

Ben Franklin was the most famous American of his era. Ken Burns' new doc shows why

If we are reckoning by money, Benjamin Franklin — the man on the $100 bill — is 20 times as important as Abraham Lincoln, 100 times as important as George Washington and 10 times as important as Alexander Hamilton, notwithstanding "Hamilton." This is bad math, of course, because there is…

Los Angeles Times

Exclusive interview: Ken Burns previews new Ben Franklin documentary

"He is an arc. ... And his greatest invention is himself."

Axios

New this week: Camila Cabello, Tony Hawk and 'Tokyo Vice'

This week’s new entertainment releases include Camila Cabello's third album, a documentary about the life of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, and Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe starring in “Tokyo Vice,” a HBO Max crime drama

The Independent UK

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