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How Deadwood went from eye-popping TV to a parade of old hams

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Jump the sharkHBOToo much of the final season’s precious screen time was given over to Brian Cox and his caravan of creaky thespians When it debuted in 2004, David Milch’s 1870s-set gold rush drama combined brutal violence with goddamn gutter poetry. Even now, to suggest this wildest of westerns is anything less than a masterpiece is to risk being lynched by its posse of admirers. Loyalty – a fluid commodity among the town’s dirtbags and desperadoes – has remained a constant among fans. Read More...

Kansas City Chiefs face new call to drop insulting name and symbol | Native Americans

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Native Americans This article is more than 11 months oldKansas City Chiefs face new call to drop ‘insulting’ name and symbolThis article is more than 11 months oldGroup gathered outside Arizona stadium to protest the team’s name and the insulting gesture and chant performed by its fans The Kansas City Chiefs may have won the Super Bowl in an epic game, but for some there will be no victory until the football team changes its name and symbol and its fans stop performing an insulting gesture and chant. Read More...

Republicans are trying to win by spreading three false talking points. Heres the truth | Robert R

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OpinionUS midterm elections 2022 This article is more than 1 year oldRepublicans are trying to win by spreading three false talking points. Here’s the truthThis article is more than 1 year oldRobert ReichRepublicans want midterm voters to believe lies about crime, inflation and taxes. This is what they’re claiming – followed by the facts Republicans are telling three lies they hope will swing the midterms. They involve crime, inflation, and taxes. Read More...