An account of the author's increasingly determined search for his father's and his Armenian heritage and inquiry into the history, culture, and character of Armenia.
A collection of essays by the TV critic of "The New Yorker", this book provides a poetic examination of 1960s television culture ranging from the Vietnam War to "Captain Kangeroo", and from the 1968 Democratic convention to televised sports.
In his second collection, Michael J. Arlen explores diverse topics such as Howard Cosell's sports-announcing style and Tom Snyder's abrasive news delivery. He discusses the combination of anger and comedy that animated "All in the Family", as well as the buried eroticism in certain TV commercials. A passionate critic of the evasions and ...
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