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I've written three books on NASCAR and hundreds of articles on entertainment, travel and sports. I also do origami-related graphic art. I don't sleep much.
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Why Widow’s Bay Is Truly Peak Television

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By Robert Edelstein Verified
| The Rumpus
In episode 1 of Widow’s Bay, Apple TV’s latest hit series, the mayor of a remote New England island, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), courts a New York Times reporter (Bashir Salahuddin) in hopes of getting a write-up that will boost tourism. But Mayor Loftis is also hiding a huge secret—the frights, curses, and zombie-filled legends in the history of this island community are, in fact, gruesomely true.
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Monday Night Football, ‘Columbo’ & More Ways the ’70s Changed TV Forever

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By Robert Edelstein Verified
| TV Insider Verified
This excerpt appears courtesy of our partner site It’s something you see proven time and time again: Art follows culture. As soon as something big occurs in the world, you can expect to see movies and TV piggybacking on it and bringing these new messages to the people. Television in the 1970s offers a perfect example. As the “Me Decade” developed in the wake of the 1960s, new freedoms in thought and action transformed TV in ways no one could have anticipated.
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TV and Movie Idols We Adored in the ’70s: Farrah Fawcett, John Travolta, Henry Winkler & More

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By Robert Edelstein Verified
| TV Insider Verified
This excerpt appears courtesy of our partner site In 1979, Shelley Hack joined the cast of Charlie’s Angels, replacing Kate Jackson, an original star of the mega-popular ABC series. A top 10 show in its first two seasons, it had bowed big in 1976, with fans adoring the offbeat plots (think roller rinks and racecars) and beautiful locks of the blonde Farrah Fawcett-Majors and brunettes Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. By Season 4, the ratings were down, but the worship remained off the charts.
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