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Ken Burns on the flawed Ben Franklin

PBS' two-part documentary shows our country's most relatable Founding Father – statesman, inventor ... rascal

Salon

Ben Franklin was the most famous American of his era. Ken Burns' new doc shows why

If we are reckoning by money, Benjamin Franklin — the man on the $100 bill — is 20 times as important as Abraham Lincoln, 100 times as important as George Washington and 10 times as important as Alexander Hamilton, notwithstanding "Hamilton." This is bad math, of course, because there is…

Los Angeles Times

Exclusive interview: Ken Burns previews new Ben Franklin documentary

"He is an arc. ... And his greatest invention is himself."

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New this week: Camila Cabello, Tony Hawk and 'Tokyo Vice'

This week’s new entertainment releases include Camila Cabello's third album, a documentary about the life of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, and Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe starring in “Tokyo Vice,” a HBO Max crime drama

The Independent UK

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