Anyone who came of age in the '70s will remember "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," staring Ed Asner, Valerie Harper, Gavin MacLeod and, of course, Mary Tyler Moore in the lead role. The show, a form of social commentary about being female and single, was honored with three Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series and a Peabody award for offering viewers "a consistently sensitive portrayal of a career woman in today's changing society."
Little did we realize "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" would also be a bellwether for our ongoing cultural metamorphosis.
BOSTON (AP) — Less than three years after bombs killed three people and wounded more than 260 others at the Boston Marathon, two movies, a play and an HBO documentary are in the works, causing decidedly mixed feelings among some of those most touched by the tragedy.
News that Boston native Mark Wahlberg planned to star in "Patriots Day" surfaced earlier this year during the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted and sentenced to death for his role in the attack.
