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STARRED REVIEW

Kindness and Wonder

Culture writer Gavin Edwards examines why Mister Rogers remains a phenomenon nearly two decades after he left television.

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Review of ‘Kindness and Wonder’

Eighteen years have passed since “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” completed its 31-season run. Sixteen years have passed since the show’s namesake died. But Fred Rogers remains as relevant in 2019 as he was in 1953, when he developed “The Children’s Corner” for a local television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Culture writer Gavin Edwards’ Kindness and Wonder examines…

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