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Chris Hewitt

Chris Hewitt is a movie and theater writer critic who has written for MSNBC.com, Today.com and The History Channel magazine as well as Next Avenue and whose reviews have run in newspapers across the country.

Barry Manilow

Manilow's News Is No Triumph for Aging Gays

The singer-songwriter is taking heat for coming out at 73. But is it ever too late?
April 12, 2017
Cast of the Mary Tyler Moore Show. L-R (top) Valerie Harper, Ed Asner, Cloris Leachman (bottom) Gavin MacLeod, Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Knight.

A Big Hat’s Off to 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'

Next Avenue republishes this tribute to Moore and her groundbreaking sitcom
January 25, 2017
Maggie Lawson and Jane Lynch in Angel from Hell

The Best Fall 2015 TV Shows for Adults

Tune in to these new shows that are sure to grab your attention
September 24, 2015
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Viola Davis, Jon Hamm

The Emmy Winners Were All About Reinvention

The 2015 winners represented wisdom, grace and inclusivity
September 21, 2015
Robert DeNiro in The Intern

Fall's Flicks for Grown-ups: 2015 Edition

What's coming to the big screen from now through Thanksgiving
September 1, 2015
Lily Tomlin in Grandma Movie

Lily Tomlin on 'Grandma' and Reinventing Yourself

Tomlin's new film could earn her a second Oscar nomination
August 20, 2015
Bob Morris' parents

A Son Regrets How He Treated His Dying Parents

Bob Morris hopes his story will help others whose parents are dying
July 2, 2015
Brian Wilson with cast of Love & Mercy

Brian Wilson Film Shows His Post-'Beach Boys' Transformation

How the rock star found ‘love and mercy’ in his second act
June 5, 2015
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in "Grace and Frankie"

Fonda and Tomlin Tackle Life Changes in New Sitcom

‘Grace and Frankie’ ends up being about friendship
May 27, 2015
Summer-2015-Movies-for-Grown-Ups-494184157

Summer Movies for Grown-Ups: 2015 Edition

Your guide to upcoming remakes, stories and characters
May 20, 2015
grunge party

9 Pop Culture Projects to Entertain and Edify

Take a deep dive into these films, books and TV series
May 1, 2015
Miss Marple

Miss Marple’s Spot-On Guide to Aging Well

5 key life-affirming principles from Agatha Christie's fictional detective
April 8, 2015
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