Break-in, Bostonian on ‘Boardwalk’
The third episode of the season for "Boardwalk Empire" wove a gripping story about a domestic break-in by Chalky and his fellow prison escapee Buck, while Nucky Thompson hosted the…
Sunday TV: A Promising ‘Madam Secretary’
"Scandal" has given a bad name to the woman in political power saga, turning it into another exaggerated soap opera, so it is up to "Madam Secretary" (CBS, 8:30 p.m.),…
Saturday TV: Back to Black and White
After weeks of preview songs easy Saturday, the first couple of current recorded music presents the full version of "On the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z" (HBO, 9 p.m.)…
Playlist 9-19-14
The vote in Scotland moved us to play an hour or so of Scottish bands including Teenage Fanclub, The Vaselines, Belle & Sebastian and Franz Ferdinand. There were long sets…
Friday TV: ‘Fashion Police’ Salutes Rivers
Tonight is the Joan Rivers tribute on "Fashion Police" (E!, 8 p.m.) that you have been waiting for, with her show colleagues Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic and George Kotsipoulos and…
Thursday TV: Tim & Eric Tell Some Tales
The latest new show from Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, TV's most consistent absurdists, throws in a storytelling and horror aspect that's likely to help garner even more guest stars…
Stage Reviews: ‘Belleville,’ ‘Fool for Love’
Two different plays featuring couples stuck in one place, slowly revealing the secrets that are destroying them, are currently playing in the D.C. area in productions so relentless they have…
Wednesday TV: A Couple of New Shows
The first new broadcast series of the fall TV season begin tonight and they're not a great harbinger of the year. The better of the two, and the most obvious,…
Tuesday TV: ‘New Girl,’ ‘Mindy Project’ Return
The fall TV season isn’t here for another week, but a few shows are trickling out, such as two of the better network sitcoms, “New Girl” (Fox, 9 p.m.) and…
Monday TV: Violence Across the Centuries
The shocking terrorist attack on a modern shopping mall in Kenya that killed 71 last year — a year ago this week as a matter of fact — is relived…