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Why Jerod Mayo’s Hiring Doesn’t Violate the Rooney Rule

Why Jerod Mayo’s Hiring Doesn’t Violate the Rooney Rule

The NFL requires teams to interview two external minority candidates before hiring a new coach, even if they hire a minority coach, but the Patriots' new hire, Jerod Mayo, falls under an exception to...
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Moonlighting’s Pilot Was an Exceptionally Tight Affair David and Maddie are in trouble

Moonlighting’s Pilot Was an Exceptionally Tight Affair

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian explains how the opening episode of Moonlighting was an exceptionally tightly written debut
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M*A*S*H Struck Its Ideal Balance in Season 1’s ‘Sometimes You Hear the Bullet’ Hawkeye cries over his lost friend

M*A*S*H Struck Its Ideal Balance in Season 1’s ‘Sometimes You Hear the Bullet’

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian explains how the Season 1 episode of M*A*S*H, 'Sometimes You Hear the Bullet' hit the ideal balance between comedy and horror for...
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Nostalgia Proved Deadly for Robert Duvall’s Character in This Classic Naked City Episode Robert Duvall on The Naked City

Nostalgia Proved Deadly for Robert Duvall’s Character in This Classic Naked City Episode

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian explains how nostalgia proves deadly for Robert Duvall's character in a classic episode of The Naked City.
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Maverick Reached its Peak Complexity in ‘Shady Deal at Sunny Acres’ Bret Maverick whittling on the porch

Maverick Reached its Peak Complexity in ‘Shady Deal at Sunny Acres’

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian explains how Maverick hits its peak complexity in the classic episode, "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres."
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Fleabag’s Second Season Kicked Off With a Note Perfect Perfectly Awful Dinner Fleabag tells us that this is a love story

Fleabag’s Second Season Kicked Off With a Note Perfect Perfectly Awful Dinner

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian explains how Fleabag's season two opener was a perfectly put together perfectly awful dinner
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Archie Sundays: Fran Frazier, a Character Older Than Even Archie, Gets a Modern Reboot

Archie Sundays: Fran Frazier, a Character Older Than Even Archie, Gets a Modern Reboot

In my weekly Archie news and previews spotlight, see how a Golden Age character who predated Archie Andrews himself is making her modern debut
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Don Draper Had to be Brilliant for Mad Men’s Pilot to Work (He was Brilliant). Don explains how Lucky Strike is toasted

Don Draper Had to be Brilliant for Mad Men’s Pilot to Work (He was Brilliant).

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian explains how Mad Men wrote itself into a major corner in its first episode, and the only way out was for Don...
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With ‘The Deal,’ Seinfeld Finally Fully Took This and Added That Jerry and Elaine make a deal

With ‘The Deal,’ Seinfeld Finally Fully Took This and Added That

In a feature spotlighting the best pop culture has to offer, Brian looks at how "The Deal" finally saw Seinfeld putting it all together
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Pop Culture References Dictionary – 5% TV Shows Jason counsels one of Mike's friends on Growing Pains

Pop Culture References Dictionary – 5% TV Shows

In the newest installment of the Pop Culture References Dictionary, Brian explains how in a sea of awful television shows, there are also the unusual 5% shows
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