Tuesday TV: Only the Future of Mankind
First, go vote. Then you can be more invested in both the country and in 2016 Election Night Coverage (ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News, Telemundo, Univision, 8…
Monday TV: Snoop and Martha Cook
Here is just the kind of nuttiness to cool our politics-seared brains, a new talk show cooking show starring the least likely pairing. Yes, “Martha & Snoop Potluck Dinner Party”…
Sunday TV: European Awards, US Politics
American singer songwriter Bebe Rexha, triple pictured above, hosts The 2016 MTV EMAs (MTV, 8 p.m.), or European Music Awards, from all the way in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Justin Bieber, Beyonce…
Saturday TV: More Reasons to Feel Bad
If you’re not feeling low enough from the political state of the world, consider the world of cyber warfare, which has already had an outsized effect on the election. Alex…
Playlist, 11-4-16
This week’s “Imperial Bedroom and Other Chambers” tour from Elvis Costello got us wanting to hear the recorded versions of much of what he played. His posing of the question…
Friday TV: Netflix’ New ‘The Crown’ Shines
Those who are astounded that Netflix will spend nearly $5 billion this year developing programming — more than any one of its competitors — will certainly see where its money…
Elvis Costello Stays Around a While
It’s not often that Elvis Costello tours without a new album to support. When he has, the super-prolific songwriter has left his setlist to fate with his always-entertaining Spinning Songbook…
Thursday TV: First First Woman President
Still able to laugh at politics? Turner Classic Movies offers a slew of political comedies, starting with the 1964 “Kisses for My President” (8 p.m.), with Fred MacMurray and Polly Bergen,…
Wednesday TV: New ‘Stan Against Evil’
The interaction of comedy and horror can be tricky, ending up with something too timid (Abbot & Costello meet any given monster) or way too gory (“Ash vs. the Evil…
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Taking the temperature of the electorate in an interview with Lewis Black for The Washington Post. Determining what a Mark Rothko painting has in common with a Ming Dynasty dish,…