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9 of the most eerily cultlike kids shows

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These days, children’s TV doesn’t take many chances. Shows are so concerned with being boycotted or sued that you get stuff like Dora the Explorer hanging out with a talking map cleverly named “Map”. But it hasn’t always been that way. Check out these shows and some of the creepy cultlike premises they were based ... Read more

Old school medicine is double-entrendretastic

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From the PBS documentary “A Midwife’s Tale” comes this harrowing bit of history that, well, may just leave you wondering if documentary filmmakers need to spend a little more time thinking about how the viewer will perceive their hard work. Read more

Mister Rogers is off your TV

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You know how Fred “Mister” Rogers died seven years ago? Well, his show was still on the air…until this upcoming week. But news that, starting Monday, “Mister Rogers” will disappear from the schedules of many PBS stations—including WTTW-Ch. 11 in Chicago, as well as stations in Los Angeles and apparently New York—has legions of parents ... Read more