Saturday TV: WNBA All-Star Game in Primetime
What’s likely to be the biggest WNBA All-Star Game (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) yet is played at Chicago's United Center. It plays opposite baseball, Dodgers at Mets (Fox, 7:15 p.m.). An…
Friday TV: Kevin Hart Tries Hanging with Bros
Kevin Hart plays a middle-aged exec accidentally added to a group text tries to hang with 20 year old bros during their three-day bachelor party. In the comedy “72 Hours”…
Thursday TV: ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’
Like the cosmological event for which it was named “the Big Bang Theory” has produced many shards of spin-offs. The latest concerns one of its most minor characters, comic book…
Wednesday TV: World’s Worst Grandfather
Some looks into the family tree can be disappointing. Such was the case with the Los Angeles woman who found out about “My Grandfather Charles Manson” (Hulu, streaming). Netflix has…
Tuesday: Gordon Ramsey’s Recurring Nightmare
Ubiquitous chef Gordon Ramsay returns to resuscitate struggling restaurants on the 10th season premiere of his on-again, off-again series “Kitchen Nightmares” (Fox, 8 p.m.). It first ran for seven seasons…
Capital Radio 7-20-26: Man on the Moon
The anniversary of man stepping on the moon, on a summer afternoon 57 years ago meant more than a dozen songs about space, Major Tom and all things lunar. But…
Monday TV: ‘The Dating Game,’ Chinese Style
In China, where men outnumber women by over 30 million, finding a partner is an even bigger challenge, causing some to go on dating camps. Three bachelors do so in…
Sunday TV: World Cup Final and Halftime Show
Take your final hydration breaks with the World Cup Final of Argentina vs. Spain (Fox, 3 p.m.) from Meadowlands, N.J., where the event’s first halftime show is also scheduled. Curated…
Saturday TV: Sofia Coppola on Marc Jacobs
Sofia Coppola profiles her friend the fashion designer Marc Jacobs in the documentary “Marc by Sofia” (HBO, 8 p.m.), a stylish portrait making its premium cable debut. The psychological thriller…
Some Other Writing I’ve Done Recently
Here are some other things I've written so far this year, mostly rock reviews but a few other things too: Welcoming a new sculpture to the Hirshhorn by Arlene Shechet,…