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# life imitating art

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From House of Cards to Breaking Bad, how TV is becoming part of US history

“The influence of television on American art is as old as television itself.”

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Mar 5th 2016, 9:00 PM

Man arrested over meth lab while wearing Breaking Bad tshirt

Bad time to be wearing a Los Pollos Hermanos tshirt.

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Feb 26th 2014, 7:00 PM

Gregory House MD is so amazing he's even saved a real-life patient

A German patient suffering from severe heart failure had baffled doctors until they caught an episode…

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Feb 7th 2014, 7:15 AM