John Harrington - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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American audiences have enjoyed entertainment from various iterations of the Walt Disney Company for 100 years. Whether it’s animation, family fare, action-adventure, rom-coms or even thrillers,...
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“Roots,” the story of an African American man tracing his family history to the slave era, was a groundbreaking television miniseries when it debuted in 1977. Since then, the miniseries has...
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Music has gone along with cinema since the beginning – originally in the form of live orchestras or a theater organist accompanying silent movies. When the first sound films were released, the...
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Spies and traitors operate in the shadowy world of subterfuge, expedience, and uncertain allegiances. We hear about spies when they are discovered plying their spycraft, such as Mata Hari during...
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It’s not quite life imitating art, but given the impact of COVID-19 on the world, the spate of movies depicting the often apocalyptic outcomes of a viral outbreak on humanity has a certain...
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Throughout the nearly 250 years of U.S. history, every state has played an important part in shaping the country into what it is today. Though each has made its mark on American history, in all 50,...
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With very few exceptions, the act of assassination is political. Whether the executioner is acting alone or on behalf of a larger organization or country, the intended result is ending the target’s...
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Even though the February U.S. employment report was stronger than expected – a gain of 311,000 jobs – the unemployment rate rose to a higher-than-forecast 3.6%, as the first part of the new...
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Diabetes, a potentially fatal condition that impacts how your body turns food into energy, has become a major health issue in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Time was when St. Patrick’s Day parades held in U.S. cities were events in which Americans of Irish ancestry flexed their Celtic pride and celebrated their place in the American experience. That...
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Among the more notable exports from Ireland are literature, whiskey, Guinness stout, wool sweaters, Waterford crystal – and actors. (These are last year’s best Irish whiskeys.) To compile a list...
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Movies are memorable for many reasons. They may include an engrossing plot like the film noir “Chinatown,” a gripping direction such as that of Alfred Hitchcock in “Psycho,” a tour de force...
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It’s hard enough for celebrities to live their lives under the white-hot glare of the press, and even more difficult with the omnipresence of social media. The bill payment for fame becomes even...
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Animated movies, films about time loops, dark dystopian flicks, and coming-of-age classics headline the offerings on Hulu in March. To determine the best movies to stream on Hulu Plus this month,...
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If your movie taste includes Westerns and classic films from other genres, you might want to stream some of the offerings from Amazon Prime in March. The platform is currently featuring some of the...
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