Playlist ‘n’ Podcast 12-10-12
Thinking of Aretha Franklin, after reports this week that she has pancreatic cancer. Then some soul from all over, from the Mar-ks to Cee-Lo, a musical salute to Hannukuh before…
Lennon 30: When Beatlemania Turned Deadly
When someone says ``Beatlemania,'' it usually conjures up black-and-white footage of girls in outdated clothing jumping up and down at airports and weeping in theater seats. Yet another kind of…
TV Eye 12-8-10: Barack the ‘Mythbuster’
. Barack Obama makes his reality TV debut, charging the hosts of “Mythbusters” (Discovery, 9 p.m.) to revisit for a third time Archimedes’s legendary feat of causing a ship to burst…
A New ‘Prep & Landing’
Hidden after the annual “A Charlie Brown Christmas” this year is the real treat under the tree, a new seven-minute short from Prep & Landing, the two elves in the…
Coal from Christmas ‘Glee’ Episode
The anticipation for the “Glee” Christmas episode Tuesday was admittedly high: The holiday album of its songs had been out for weeks and there had been enough breakout episodes in…
Playlist 12-3-10
Started with a two song salute to Dave Brubeck, who turns 90 Monday. Then a variety of approaches, including new stuff from Jonathan Richman, Sufjan Stevens, Steve Wynn, some cuts…
Sarah Palin’s Narnia
Narnia: I love it like I love my family. I was governor of Narnia once, and no, I’m not the White Witch. Todd sometimes calls me that. But just as…
How Hell’s Kitchen Was
My generous friends invited me to come along when they bid for a big special dinner to be made by Kevin Cottle, the “Hell’s Kitchen” runner-up from last year, along…
Playlist and Podcast for 11-26-10
Was reminded of the Thanksgiving 1976 “Last Waltz” farewell concert by The Band, featuring a lot of guest artists. So played a lot of that, along with some of the…
When George Met Gerald: Harrison, Ford
When PBS got a couple of White House photographers to talk about the special that premiered Wednesday, ““National Geographic Television presents The President’s Photographer: 50 Years in the Oval Office,”…