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Food For Thought With Alton Brown

Food For Thought

TV host/chef Alton Brown shares his philosophy for making learning fun. #FeelGoodFriday

Remembering Dick Smith

The legendary makeup artist passes away at age 92.

Winifred Hervey's interview is now online!

The writer/producer talks Laverne & Shirley, The Cosby Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and more!

The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 2014 Emmy nominees have been announced- click here for the full list!

Remembering Robert Halmi, Sr.

The Lonesome Dove and Dinotopia producer passes away at age 90.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Interview is now online!

The actor talks growing up on The Cosby Show and starring in Malcolm & Eddie.

Jeffrey Tambor's interview is now online!

The actor talks The Larry Sanders Show, Arrested Development, and more.

Remembering Bill Davis

The director of Free To Be...You And Me and Hee-Haw passes away at age 81.

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Food For Thought Blog post image Knowledge can be fun. Just ask TV chef/host Alton Brown, whose program Good Eats was part cooking show, part chemistry lesson, and part sketch comedy.More fun from the guy who called his show a mix of "Julia Child, Mr. Wizard, and Monty Python"...

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To which famous American poet/essayist is Dick Smith supposedly related?

New from the Archive of American Television Presents DVD Series

A tele-biography by renowned author, screenwriter, and film critic James Agee, Mr. Lincoln (1952) earned wide acclaim as the centerpiece of OMNIBUS' inaugural season. Starring: Royal Dano and Joanne Woodward.

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