The rating game: the V-chip - made in Canada - stirs controversy
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Many people expect the V-chip, invented by Canadian Tim Collings, to revolutionize television. The device will enable parents to block shows that have been predetermined to have violent content. Opponents of the chip claim that it may lead to an end to controversial programming.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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O.J.: the sequel
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Simpson began giving depositions in the wrongful death civil suit that was filed against him by the families of murder victims Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. The former football star was interviewed on a black cable channel and began promoting a video about the case.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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The new burbs
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Architects and planners known as the 'New Urbanists' are integrating aspects of urban architecture and design into suburban communities in an effort to make them more economically, ecologically and socially sustainable.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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