The New Streaming Disney+ Adds a Lot
The streaming world cracks open with the debut of a new service, and it’s a big one. Disney+ not only has all the rich holdings of the Disney company, which…
Also on Tuesday: All About Dolly Parton
The country star gets a profile on the special “Dolly Parton: Here She Comes Again!” (ABC, 10 p.m.) in which she sits down with Robin Roberts and talks about her…
Kinky Friedman: A Resurrection at 75
He’s been a popular detective novelist, a singer, a columnist, Peace Corps volunteer, animal rescuer, and a politician. He played at the Grand Ole Opry, “Saturday Night Live” and the…
Monday TV: Leaving Interpreters Hanging
More than 50,000 Afghan and Iraqi people risked their lives by serving as interpreters for U.S. troops during missions in their countries. “The Interpreters”, a documentary by Andrés Caballero and…
The New Pornographers Rise to Challenge
From the big sound that comes from The New Pornographers you’d almost expect more people on stage. But just seven were there Wednesday at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C.,…
Sunday TV: Back from Prison, Readjusting
Best known in the states for an unforgettable sour face (and sound) she made on “Episodes,” the U.K.’s Daisy Haggard stars in a new series of her own devising, about…
Saturday TV: ‘Sesame Street’ Turns 50
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Patti Labelle, Whoopi Goldberg, Meghan Trainor, Sterling K. Brown and Elvis Costello lend their hand in celebrating Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration (HBO, 7 p.m.), though all that…
Robert Gordon Brings It On Home
Rockabilly had its heyday and faded 20 years before Robert Gordon picked up the mantle in the late 70s. By then, he had already been frontman for CBGB’s mainstay Tuff…
Friday TV: An Animated Sam-I-Am
There’s a lot of care put into an animated version of “Green Eggs and Ham” (Netflix, streaming). But the original 1960 Dr. Seuss book used only 50 words in its…
Thursday TV: Conan Goes to West Africa
Sam Richardson of “Veep” and “Detroiters” joins Conan O’Brien in his latest traveling to the West African in the latest of his series of globe trotting “Conan Without Borders: Ghana”…