Merce Cunningham’s legacy lingers in contemporary dance, and avant-garde collaboration. He eliminated storylines in dance pieces, concentrated on movement as pointed as abstract art and vaulted modernist music (particularly that…
The tall Emmy winning Phoebe Waller-Bridge of “Fleabag” fame hosts a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with even taller musical guest Taylor Swift. The comedian addresses his mental…
“Raising Dion” (Netflix, streaming) is yet another series about a young boy who has mysterious superhero abilities. Alisha Wainwright plays his mom; Michael B. Jordan, a producer of the series, …
The second half of the “iHeartRadio Music Festival” (CW, 8 p.m.) from Las Vegas features performances from Alicia Keys, Miley Cyrus, Chance the Rapper, Zac Brown and Mumford & Sons.…
The best of the new “Almost Family” (Fox, 9 p.m.) plays like an instant-sisterhood of women played by Brittany Snow, Emily Osment and Megalyn Echikunwoke. But the reason they’re half…
Here are some other things I've written lately: Looking over a new sculpture show at the Hirshhorn with the artist Lee Ufan, for Smithsonian Magazine.com. Some TV reviews I did…
On a special two hour “Frontline” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) correspondent Martin Smith looks at Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, including his ties to the murder of…