Popular Culture |
17 November 2003
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"The Simpsons" at 15
It started as a brief vignette on the "Tracy Ullman Show" drawn by Matt Groenig. It became the anchor of a fledging TV network called Fox. It grew into an international icon of culture. "The Simpsons" is now fifteen years old, and the initial fears that this program was too smart, irreverent and entertaining to survive have been unfounded. For more, click here.
Art Carney Passes On
It falls to few actors to be forever identified with a character they have played, and often, that blessing becomes a curse that kills a career. In the case of Art Carney, a man who shall forever be Ed Norton of TV's "The Honeymooners," the secret to such sweet success was over-whelming talent coupled with hard work. The world became a slightly sadder place when he died at the age of 85 last week, but it is a far happier place because of his work. Click here to read on.