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We don't know if the dog is named Max, but it's clearly a very good boy or girl.
The Social Security Administration has baby name data going back to the 1880s, but if you want to know about trends in dog and cat names, there aren’t too many good sources.
Happily, FirstVet has stepped up. The digital veterinary clinic conducted a survey of tombstones at Hartsdale Pet Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, which was founded in 1896, serves as a final resting place for more than 80,000 animals.
“Looking at over 25,000 Hartsdale names records from 1905 onwards, we identified the most popular names for cats and dogs over the decades, as well as the cultural trends that may have influenced these naming choices,” FirstVet notes on its website.
WISEMAN’S ‘CITY HALL’ ON PBS
If people still went to the office, this would be the time that they’d be taking a few days off, extending their Christmas vacation by a day or two. One gets the sense that CBS has already closed up shop. Why else broadcast “The Price Is Right at Night” (8 p.m., TV-PG) or “Let’s Make a Deal Primetime” (9 p.m., TV-PG)?
In contrast, PBS uses the slow holiday countdown to broadcast one of its most ambitious projects.
Director Frederick Wiseman’s 45th film, “City Hall” (8 p.m., TV-PG), looks at the inner workings of Boston’s City Hall. This is not a political expose, but a celebration of civic life at its most basic and essential. It celebrates the people, the managers, clerks and committees who serve the public, providing sanitation work, veterans affairs, elder support, parks, you name it.
Groundhog Day (1993) ★★★
Grown Ups (2010) ★
Paramount Thur. 10:30 a.m.
Paramount Thur. 6 p.m.
TCM Sat. 3:45 a.m.
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EPIX Mon. 6:05 p.m.
Happy Feet (2006) ★★★
BBC America Wed. 12:04 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ★★★
USA Fri. 11:55 a.m.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ★★★
Syfy Wed. 8 p.m.
USA Fri. 6:35 p.m.
USA Sat. 2:10 p.m.
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Syfy Thur. 2:28 p.m.
USA Sat. 8:30 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) ★★★
Syfy Wed. 11:29 p.m.
Syfy Thur. 11:26 a.m.
USA Sat. 5:40 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ★★★
USA Fri. 3:35 p.m.
USA Sat. 11:10 a.m.