Monday TV: Fireworks and Such
The splendor and intensity of fireworks on TV may depend on your home unit. There will not be a shortage of shows blasting them tonight. In Washington D.C., Tom Bergeron…
Sunday TV: Various Species on ‘The Hunt’
If you think your life is a grind, how about all of the other creatures on earth, who spend their days either eating or being prey? It’s one chase after…
Saturday TV: Tour de France Takes Off
Part athletic competition, part travelogue, bicycling’s Tour de France (NBC Sports, 6:30 a.m.) is a highlight of the midsummer. This year’s race is expected to be one of the toughest…
Playlist 7-1-16
Started with some homegrown go-go, by a couple of groups that will also play this weekend. Then some Willie Dixon to mark the 101st anniversary of the bluesman's birth. Then…
Friday TV: A New, Messed Up Detective
Anna Friel stars as “Marcella” (Netflix, streaming), a London detective with her own set of problems, as she returns to work after 12 years away. She has blackouts, she gets…
Paul Simon, One Last Time at Wolf Trap
Photo: Bryan Murphy, courtesy of Wolf Trap It was about the middle of Paul Simon’s set at the Wolf Trap Tuesday when the news alert came across phones — Simon…