Wes Says Wings Weren’t Worth It
Wesley Nale’s eviction from "Survivor: De Juan Del Sur" last week may have been one for the record books. With two different hidden immunity idols flushed out during tribal council…
Tuesday TV: All About Der Bingle
The career of crooner Bing Crosby was so large -- encompassing early jazz, pop, movies and TV -- it's seems hard for it to be contained even in a two…
When Bowie Met Bing
It's one of the iconic videos of the holiday season: An alien-looking David Bowie trading countermelodies with the 20th century's most iconic crooners, Bing Crosby. But their 1977 TV collaboration…
Monday TV: Marking World AIDS Day
Four documentaries trace where we are on World AIDS Day 2014, with nearly 36 million dead of the disease and another 35 million living with the virus. Historically, for this…
Sunday TV: Jodeci Reunites on Soul Train
After nearly 20 years, the R&B group Jodeci reunites for the Soul Train Awards (BET, 8 p.m.) with a little "Freek'n You." The event, hosted by Wendy Williams also features…
Saturday TV: Grumpy Cat’s Bad Christmas
Admitting you're in a terrible movie doesn't absolve you from the fact that is terrible. Aubrey Plaza's complaints and often trenchant comments during "Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever" (Lifetime, 8…
Playlist 11-28-14
There were Thanksgiving leftovers at the radio show, too, before we got into what Bob Dylan played in town this week and looked forward to shows in the coming week…
Friday TV: Becoming Lion Bait
It's not supposed to be a stunt, though it sure looks like it. Cat expert Boone Smith climbs into a plexiglass cage that he has adorned with a wildebeest carcass…
Kushner Probes at Theater J
When the Theater J production of Tony Kushner’s “The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures” still hadn’t begun one night this week, a…
Thursday TV: Of Birds and Beagles
Turkeys are big on TV today, but so are dogs. So in addition to the 13th annual National Dog Show (NBC, noon) with John O'Hurley and David Frei, there is…