Ten Christmas Songs That Aren’t Really
Think of it as the inverse of the War on Christmas. Rather than being downsized by supposed political correctness, Christmas is the aggressor, swallowing up land (mall parking lots), airwaves…
Tuesday TV: ‘Mozart in the Jungle’
For its subject matter alone - navigating the classical music world in New York city, the new streaming series "Mozart in the Jungle" (Amazon Prime, streaming) is worth watching while you…
Remembering Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker, who died Monday at 70, was an anomaly in his era of self-expression — a charged, nuanced interpreter of others’ material who threw himself into his material…
Monday TV: The Value of a Cardboard Elvis
The antiques don’t go back quite so far on tonight’s “Antiques Roadshow” (PBS, 8 p.m.). In fact, they date back only to the 1940s, '50s and '60s in an episode…
Sunday TV: ‘Homeland,’ ‘Affair’ Finales
“Homeland” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) caps its gripping season with Saul and Carrie back in the U.S. and dealing with a bigger problem of double-dealing inside the agency, which runs along…
More of John Waters’ Christmas Thoughts
Got to talk to the director, kitsch maven and raconteur John Waters for an article in the Washington Post today, regarding his presentation of "A John Waters Christmas" at the…
Saturday TV: A Holiday Icetastrophe
With so many Christmas movies being green lit, it's surprising there aren't more of them along the lines of "Christmas Icetastrophe" (Syfy, 9 p.m.) the gleeful holiday horror in which…
Playlist 12-19-14
Back after a couple weeks absence, there were a lot of things to take note of: The 50th anniversary of the recording of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme," the 50th…
Friday TV: More Late Night Farewells
It's another big night of late night transition. Following the final episode of "The Colbert Report," with its cast of 100 or so singalong celebrities Thursday, tonight is also the…
Colbert’s Big Final Singalong
The way to show clout on late night, it is clear, is not just to have a sitting President of the United States at your desk, which Stephen Colbert did…