Monthly Archives: February 2013

Some background to “The Americans” Part 2

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted on my professional blog at The Marshall Independent. In my post on recommended reading for anyone whose interest in Cold War history has been piqued by the FX series, “The Americans” I provided a reading list of sources … Continue reading →

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Review: Argo

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: I see “Argo” won an academy award, and I see I neglected to post my review which first appeared in the print-only TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. So here it is. After a slow beginning the reputation of … Continue reading →

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Danger from the Sky

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is my weekly op-ed column. Last week the world learned of a meteor that exploded over the Ural mountains on Friday, shattering windows over a 2,000,000 square foot area and injuring roughly 200 children and 1,000 adults. The … Continue reading →

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Review: A Good Day to Die Hard

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. The Die Hard series is one of those movies you have to classify as “guilty pleasures.” “A Good Day to Die Hard” is the fifth in the Die … Continue reading →

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Some background to “The Americans” Part 1

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted from my blog at The Marshall Independent. My review of “The Americans” appeared in the print-only TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. For those wishing to know more about that era, or just want to know if I’m … Continue reading →

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Review: The Americans

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This appeared in the print-only TV Guide of The Marshall Independent. “The Americans” on FX network may be the series that blows open the secret history of the Cold War – the secret that’s been out in the open … Continue reading →

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The kindness of strangers

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is my weekly column. My children and I came back from the Twin Cities this past Sunday after spending a weekend at the Mall of America, a journey that was not without incident. I had a seminar class … Continue reading →

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What I learned from garbage

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: My weekly column. During the recent cold snap I wrote a story for my newspaper about workingmen who have to be out in the weather, no matter how cold it gets. I interviewed a sanitation company worker driving a … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Shakespeare Uncovered’ on PBS

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This appeared in the print-only Marshall Independent TV Guide The first Shakespeare play I ever saw when I was a boy, was “The Tragedy of MacBeth,” with Maurice Evans and Dame Judith Anderson (1954). It’s still one of my … Continue reading →

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Women in Combat

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is my weekly syndicated column. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has announced that women are necessary to our military’s success, that they are willing to fight and die alongside men, and “The time has come for our policies … Continue reading →

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