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...this second Era of Good Feelings, who knew what player might be waiting in the wings? In an interview with pbs's Jim Lehrer, Newt Gingrich, rising from the dead and re-elected House majority leader, compared himself to Jackson...
...Having arrived just when it seemed Austen-mania could be borne no longer, this lush production radiantly revived the rage for Jane. With perfectly observed sets and a keen grasp of the subversive social themes that underlie Austen's comedy, this mini-series put its competition to shame. PBS' Moll Flanders...
...Taking on the Kennedys (PBS) This documentary about the 1994 congressional race between young Patrick Kennedy and Kevin Vigilante, an accomplished physician, has all the populist wit of a Michael Moore piece without the contrivances. We learn that Vigilante didn't stand a chance against an opponent who wooed voters with the musk of Camelot...
...like the flags and the targets--that made his reputation 40 years ago. I wonder if it will be." Hughes' own reputation, meanwhile, continues to grow. His new TV series, American Visions, is now airing in Britain to boffo reviews. In the U.S., it is set to debut on PBS...
Both responses to the Bible's first book have their own validity. Both--in more sophisticated form--were on display last week, when pbs launched the most ambitious Bible-study class ever to air on nationally broadcast television: a two-month series called Genesis: A Living Conversation, with Bill Moyers as host. Each of its 10 weekly episodes features a diverse panel grappling with the majestic, infuriating work, engaging both the stupendous acts of faith that inspired Fintel and the moral and ethical zig-zags that bedeviled Rabbi Visotzky. At the same time, a batch of new books, written...