‘Maxed Out’ remains relevant

Ann Hornaday

Six years ago, James Scurlock’s documentary eerily predicted the subprime mortgage crisis. Scurlock thinks that might have only been the beginning.

Three books about ‘Downton Abbey’

Kathy Blumenstock

Writers take you behind the scenes of the hit show, around the grounds of the real British estate and into the lives of domestic servants.

Super Bowl watching takes on new dimensions with social media

Paul Farhi

Sunday’s game could be the first “second screen” Super Bowl, with a number of advertisers seeking not just the attention of TV viewers but “engagement” with them online.

Don Cornelius put one nation under groove

Lonnae O’Neal Parker and Chris Richards

News that the iconic host of “Soul Train” had died brought shock and disbelief — then a sustained round of going back in the day.

Hank Stuever

Don Draper and company begin to notice the brighter hues and palpable social change outside their walls.

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Hank Stuever

Kiefer Sutherland stars as a single father whose mute son’s obsession with numbers could save the world in Fox’s new drama, “Touch.”

Hank Stuever

Amanda Peet stars in this sometimes charming comedy about a Type-A attorney and the surfer-dude contractor she hires to remodel her kitchen.

Hank Stuever

Discovery’s latest nature epic takes viewers on a fascinating journey to the polar regions, where life abounds.