Wednesday TV: Another ‘Survivor’ Finale
It’s been an interesting season of “Survivor” (CBS, 8 p.m.) if not a great one. Using “Ghost Island,” they’ve been bringing back artifacts from the previous 35 seasons, some of…
Remembering Philip Roth, 1933-2018
Sad to hear of the passing of one of America’s greatest writers, Philip Roth, who died Tuesday at 85. He was certainly one of my favorites and it was great…
Okkervil River Rolls Again
On the inaugural night of the new Okkervil River tour Sunday at D.C.’s Black Cat, frontman Will Sheff kept saying what a joy it was there to be there and…
Review: Liam Gallagher in One Hour Flat
Seems like all of England was at the Royal Wedding Saturday, but rocking native son Liam Gallagher, so highly esteemed in his home country, was in Washington, D.C., to make…
Tuesday TV: Remembering What Books Are
A new summer series has an uphill challenge: Trying to convince people to turn off their TV to read. But as a way to get people get excited about what…
Monday TV: The Past Before It Was Undone
There’s no evidence anybody was dispatching spies to the Republican campaign, but there was a lot to be done in the final year of the Obama administration as captured in…
Sunday TV: Billboard Music Awards
Janet Jackson performs and gets the Icon Award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards (NBC, 8 p.m.) live from Las Vegas, where other performers include Ariana Grande, Macklemore & Kesha,…
Saturday TV: Cord, Tish and Royals
If you’re going to wade into the royal wedding at all, my preference hands down is “The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish” (HBO, 7:30 a.m. and 9:45 p.m.)…
Friday: Hedy Lamarr’s Secret Science Life
Hedy Lamarr fled Austria and her arms dealing husband to become a big Hollywood star. She tired of being the most beautiful woman on the screen and turned to invention,…
The CW Closes Upfronts, Adds a Day
The CW ended a week of upfronts with something the other networks couldn’t offer — an extra night of shows. Since it began 12 years ago as a merger of…