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’70s TV Horror/Mystery ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’ Keeps Crawling from Its Grave
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’70s TV Horror/Mystery ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’ Keeps Crawling from Its Grave

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 / 5 October 2021

Horror-mystery TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker has a sour take on society that hasn’t dated since the ’70s; hence, its eternal afterlife.

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‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ Still Socks It to Us
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‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ Still Socks It to Us

By
 / 28 April 2021

Watch Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in and you will receive a sound education in America’s politics and pop culture of the late ’60s / early ’70s.

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We Still Believe in ‘Opening The X-Files’
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We Still Believe in ‘Opening The X-Files’

By
 / 26 February 2018

In this engaging look at the influential sci-fi show, Darren Mooney points out the links not only between episodes, but also between other shows, movies, and cultural events.

Books/Reviews

‘I Want My MTV’ Goes Behind-the-Scenes in Cable Channel’s Influence on Music

By
 / 29 January 2012
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Reality TV by Susan Murray, Laurie Ouellette

By
 / 19 May 2009