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Chicago Tribune - December 1, 2003
Steve Johnson, Tribune television critic
Oprah Winfrey, on her top-rated talk show (9 a.m., WLS-Ch. 7), talks to former President Clinton and U2 singer and AIDS activist Bono.
The Cinemax documentary "To Live Is Better Than to Die" (6 p.m.) looks at the AIDS epidemic in rural China.
The N, Nickelodeon's network for teens, serves up a special episode of the series "A Walk in Your Shoes." "Living With HIV/AIDS" (8:30 p.m., The N) profiles an 18-year-old, seemingly healthy teen from Las Vegas through the eyes of another teen who had all the stereotypical fears about meeting him.
Nickelodeon also offers a special edition of "Nick News With Linda Ellerbee" (8 p.m, Nickelodeon), called "The Courage to Live: Kids, South Africa and AIDS." The veteran journalist visits South Africa to report on the AIDS crisis there.
Also notable among the AIDS Day specials is VH1's "AIDS: A Pop Culture History" (8 p.m.). It's an ambitious documentary that aims to put the disease's dangers back in people's minds by tracing the influence it had on popular culture and vice versa. Among those interviewed are Sharon Stone, Greg Louganis and Russell Simmons, as well as the makers of some of the landmark AIDS-related television programs.
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