Monday TV: Another Track to Stardom
Todrick Hall only made the Top 20 of “American Idol” in 2010, but found a different way to stardom by creating his own elaborate music videos on YouTube, covering pop…
Miley Takes Over VMAs; Puppies Too
Just two years after he tweaked her little behind into her own moment at the event, Miley Cyrus is back at the MTV Video Music Awards (MTV, 9 p.m.), invited…
Also on Sunday: Tracking the Poachers
After covering the alarming disappearance of elephants in Africa for years, journalist Bryan Christy takes matters in his own hands on the cable return of "Explorer" (National Geographic, 8 p.m.). He…
Saturday TV: Shifting Katrina’s Blame
The 10-year anniversary of the nation's most destructive storm reaches its peak this weekend. The major report tonight is "Inside Hurricane Katrina" (National Geographic Channel, 8 p.m.), a kind of…
Playlist 8-28-15
Another odd radio show -- why did I think things that didn't work last week would work this week? It did not. So in the middle of a sampling of…
Friday TV: Medellin at Last
Vinnie Chase flopped with his portrayal of Pablo Escobar in a fake film called "Medellin" on "Entourage," and there have been a number of other films about the Columbian drug…
Thursday TV: Guy with the Woolley Beard
Monty Woolley, the hifalutin actor who was pals with Cole Porter back in Yale, was best known for his role in "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (TCM, 11:45 p.m.)…
Theatre Review: It’s a #DeathParty
D.C.'s ambitious Women's Voices Theater Festival this fall involves more than 50 regional theaters premiering what's billed as the largest number of original works by female writers in history. It…
Wednesday TV: Caution About ‘Carmichael’
At first, the new sitcom "The Carmichael Show" (NBC, 9 and 9:30 p.m.) seems appealing -- with laconic comedian Jerrod Carmichael at the center of the show and a cast…
The Man Who Would Be Superman
D.J. Cotrona returns with his cast tonight for the second season of “From Dusk to Dawn: The Series” (El Rey, 9 p.m.), Robert Rodriguez’ remake of his own 1996 cult…