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    Boston Marathon Bombing Documentary: The Survivors’ Struggle

    A tremendously moving documentary, Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing, premiering tonight on HBO, follows the human aftermath of the 2013 terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon. As directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, Marathon benefits from the filmmakers clear-eyed, meticulous chronology of the events and their steady focus on the survivors. To take just one of the families profiled: Newlyweds Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes each suffered injuries to the lower half of the body, Jess

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    'Mystery Science Theater 3000': Joel Hodgson Talks Turkey Day Marathon

    Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks, and one of the things we’re most thankful for — and we’re sure you are, too — is Mystery Science Theater 3000. The holiday holds a special place in MST3K creator Joel Hodgson’s heart as well. After all, the series aired its first-ever episode on a local Minneapolis station on Thanksgiving Day in 1988. Five years later, an ad sales executive suggested that Hodgson organize a Turkey Day marathon, giving viewers at home cinematic turkeys to watch while t