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Photo: AMC - The Walking DeadLive Chat: Return of ‘The Walking Dead’ on AMC
We hope you will join us here tonight as we talk about walkers and just what is Sheriff Rick, our hero, going to do about them. As he says, “We all know this is not going to end well.” Published 1:52 p.m. February 12, 2012 - Comments
Photo: Heather Wines/CBS Live Chat: 54th Annual Grammy Awards
Despite the shocking news about singer Whitney Houston's death, the show must go on and the Grammys will proceed as scheduled Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific. Published 6:06 a.m. February 12, 2012 - Comments
Photo: NFLWhitney Houston dies; most memorable National Anthem performance ever lives on
On January 25, 1991, Houston stepped to the microphone and set a standard that has not ever been equaled since. Published 10:44 p.m. February 11, 2012 - Comments
Photo: MTMSAG Awards: Mary Tyler Moore, you made it after all
Mary Richards was the first real “grownup” career woman on TV, a person with insecurities and fears, but also strong, competent, practical, optimistic - and inspiring to a generation. Published 3:55 a.m. January 30, 2012 - Comments
Photo: Reagan LibraryRepublican Presidential Debates go down better with craft beers
The GOP debates are enough to drive anyone to drink. Get through the rest of primary season with our Republican Presidential Debates Drinking Game. Published 2:33 a.m. January 16, 2012 - Comments
Photo: AP/Chris SchneiderTebow train now boarding: NFL playoff schedule set
Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos delivered a thrilling surprise with an improbable playoff victory Sunday night. The Tebow Show drama continues next week. Published 10:31 p.m. January 8, 2012 - Comments
Photo: NBC UniversalCelebrity Apprentice: Handicapping the odds of winning
While other media are content to simply reveal the cast list, at the Communities we go out on a limb and publish our pre-season odds picking the winner of Celebrity Apprentice Season 5. Published 4:33 a.m. January 5, 2012 - Comments
Photo: argueallday.comNFL playoff schedule set: Tebow, Broncos get some help
The NFL has announced its 2012 playoff schedule for the wild card and conference championship rounds. Published 6:07 p.m. January 2, 2012 - Comments
Photo: D. HarringtonNew Year’s Day TV schedule: Rose Parade, college bowl games take Sunday off
Since January 1 is on Sunday, the traditional New Year’s Day TV schedule will wait until Monday. Published 3:23 p.m. December 31, 2011 - Comments
Photo: Michael Weaver/NBCReview: If Fear Factor ain’t broke, don’t fix it
What better way to spend quality time with the family this holiday season than watching people get blown up, dangle from a helicopter, or eat something revolting? Merry Christmas, America! Published 2:25 a.m. December 13, 2011 - Comments
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Terry Ponick has served as the Washington Times’ classical music and culture critic since 1994. Previously, he was performing arts critic for the suburban “Connection” and “Fairfax Times” community newspaper chains. With his wife Fran, he penned a well-received series ...
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Terry Ponick has served as the Washington Times’ classical music and culture critic since 1994. Previously, he was performing arts critic for the suburban “Connection” and “Fairfax Times” community newspaper chains. With his wife Fran, he penned a well-received series of theater and festival reviews that helped the pair cop a 1993 Washington Dateline Award for excellence in criticism. During his varied career, Terry has been a classical music deejay and general manager at Georgetown’s old WGTB-FM (“90.1 FM on your radio dial”); an English professor at the University of South Carolina; a retail stock and bond broker; and a contract science writer for the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP’s) National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NCO/NITRD) under two administrations.
