This post originally appeared on the Critical Studies in Television blog. “Well, we all need a little love in our lives.” So replied the actor-musician François Clemmons, who for 25 years played Officer Clemmons on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (Family Communications, 1968-2001), when he was asked recently why he thought it was that the new documentary about his friend Fred […]
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This post originally appeared on In Media Res. Curator’s Note America in decline. It’s a narrative that resonates powerfully among conservatives in the Obama era. In the 2016 election cycle, the desire to “Make America Great Again” has been expressed by the Ted Cruz and Scott Walker campaigns – that is, until Trump filed a trademark […]
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