J. Edgar Hoover’s team had it right. Lorraine Hansberry was a commie...they just got one part wrong: Hansberry wasn’t trying to subvert America. She was trying to make it better...

2018

Jan

THE MAN WHO KEPT 'THE SECRET OF TUXEDO PARK' By David Hinckley

If it takes a village to raise a child, it also took a village to win World War II, and it’s kind of cool how, seven decades later, more villagers keep surfacing...

2018

Jan

THE ELECTRICITY OF 'BLACK LIGHTNING' ON THE CW By David Hinckley

The fiercest competition in the superhero game these days may be which one is the most reluctant to play, and Black Lightning’s return catapults him right to the head of that hand-wringing class...

2018

Jan

JAMES BALDWIN AND THE STORY OF RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA WITH 'I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO' By David Hinckley

James Baldwin died before he could finish what he had to say to America. I Am Not Your Negro, starting with its title, picks up where he left off...

2018

Jan

THE STRENGTH OF OUR TROOPS WITH 'CHAIN OF COMMAND' By David Hinckley

National Geographic takes a dramatic gamble, and it pays off in Chain of Command, a new eight-part series based on America’s military and intelligence flow chart for combatting worldwide insurgency...

2018

Jan

FINDING THE FUNNY AMID THE PAIN IN HBO'S 'DIVORCE' By David Hinckley

In HBO’s Divorce, funny doesn’t come easy...

2018

Jan

SEASON 2 OF 'VICTORIA' FINDS THE QUEEN COMING INTO HER OWN By David Hinckley

Good news, royal family fans: Jenna Coleman isn’t planning on hanging up Queen Victoria’s tiara any time soon...

2018

Jan

QUEEN ELIZABETH II DISCUSSES 'THE CORONATION' By David Hinckley

Queen Elizabeth II is never going to sparkle on the talk show circuit. Still, watching Britain’s longest serving monarch discuss the Crown Jewels provides a unique moment...

2018

Jan

QUEEN 'VICTORIA' ON TWITTER? By David Hinckley

If Queen Victoria were alive today, Donald Trump might not be the only world leader venting on social media...

2018

Jan

DAVID LETTERMAN RETURNS WITH 'MY NEXT GUEST NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION' AND BARACK OBAMA By David Hinckley

Watching David Letterman interview Barack Obama becomes a fine hour of television precisely for the reasons you might not expect...

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