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“The National Parks” is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved for everyone. The series traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years, chronicling the addition of [...]

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The most successful public-television miniseries in American history, the 11-hour Civil War didn’t just captivate a nation, reteaching to us our history in narrative terms; it actually also invented a new film language taken from its creator. When people describe documentaries using the “Ken Burns approach,” its style is understood: voice-over narrators reading letters and [...]

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Here are your famous & celebrity birthdays for today: Check out these confidential Celebrity Secrets! 1973 Wanya Morris (singer) 1972 Wil Wheaton (actor) 1966 Martina McBride (singer) 1963 Alexandra Paul (actress) 1953 Ken Burns (writer, producer, director) 1953 Geddy Lee (singer) 1949 Marilyn Quayle (former second lady) 1946 Neal Doughty (musician) 1941 David Warner (actor) [...]

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The other night, Jimmy Kimmel offered up this recap of the recent Late Night War between Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno in a very Ken Burns-documentary-style way. More here: Late Night Wars

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