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A year in pop culture: Hellos, goodbyes, and Caitlyn Jenner

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There were goodbyes (Jon Stewart, David Letterman, “Mad Men”) and hellos (Adele!). “Star Wars” reawakened, and a ballerina and an unheralded Founding Father both hit the zeitgeist. But the pop-culture moment that fascinated us most? That had to be the emergence of Caitlyn Jenner. Herewith, our annual, very selective trip down pop culture memory lane: JANUARY: Remember we began the year talking about North Korea? At the GOLDEN GLOBES, Tina Fey welcomes the TV audience to honor “all the movies that North…

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Emmy Awards could be 1 for the history books

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The Emmy Awards, television’s annual celebration of itself, are always a big night. But this Sunday’s ceremony may end up supersized. Performers and shows could be setting records and making breakthroughs at the 67th prime-time Emmys. Viola Davis of “How to Get Away with Murder” or Taraji P. Henson of “Empire” have a chance to become the first African-American to win as best drama series actress. “I gotta win! I gotta win for history!” an exuberant Henson said when asked…

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Sachs Media honors end of ‘Mad Men’ era with mini-series of TV spots

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Sachs Media Group is tipping its stylish Fedora to Don Draper and all the other Mad Men. Florida’s leading independent public relations firm is marking an end of an era — the final seven episodes of Mad Men, which began airing this week. In honor of the popular AMC show, SMG produced a miniseries of three 30-second TV spots, each calling to mind the best, stylish series ever about the early days of the advertising (and PR) industry. Mad Men, set…

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