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If Only 'Lost' Were Real -- Wait, Is It?

Is the line between fiction and reality getting fuzzier? During commercial breaks in episodes of the science-fiction drama "LOST," ABC ran advertisements for the Hanso Foundation, a fictional (or is it?) organization tied to the show’s plotline. More »


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Children's Television is an important aspect of our children's growth and development within an ever-shrinking global culture. Shows like Sesame Street has been on the air for decades.

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