Tuesday TV: Raise a Toast to Tesla
A rock band, an electric car and a unit of measurement were all named after him, but Nikola Tesla died a forgotten man in his time, after discovering so many…
Monday TV: Irrepressible Protester
On “POV” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) is “Hooligan Sparrow,” a film by Nanfu Wang about Chinese human rights activist Ye Haiyan who is chased by authorities from town…
Stage Review: ‘Kiss’ at Woolly Mammoth
I wish you could see “Kiss” at Woolly Mammoth Theatre the way I did: Without a lot of advance insight, no prior research and only the vague knowledge it was…
Sunday TV: Two Presidential Portrayals
The latest adaptation in the never ending conveyor belt of Bill O’Reilly celebrity-killing books, “Killing Reagan” (National Geographic, 8 p.m.) looks at the shooting early in his presidency which certainly…
Stage Review: ‘Year of Magical Thinking’
One of the failings of human beings is the hesitance to visit those who have lost loved ones. We wonder about the right thing to say when the actual requirement…
Saturday TV: New ‘Southwest of Salem’
A new documentary looks back at the dark days when kids’ shaky testimony and little evidence could imprison innocent people in unpopular corners. Deborah S. Esquenazi’s powerful “Southwest of Salem:…
Playlist 10-14-16
A shorter than usual show tonight was entirely devoted to the newest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Most of the show were live or alternate takes of great…
Friday TV: New ‘Goliath,’ ‘Haters’
Billy Bob Thornton returns to TV as a down and out lawyer who is drawn back into the profession in a wrongful death lawsuit against his old firm in the…
Thursday TV: Guest’s Movie ‘Mascots’
The latest from Christopher Guest comes on a streaming service — a mockumentary peek inside the fake World Mascot Association Championship which is also known as the Fluffies. “Mascots” (Netflix,…
Wednesday TV: Helping Educate Women
Correspondent Isha Sesay tags along as the First Lady travels to Morocco and Liberia on the special “We Will Rise: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World” (CNN,…