Capital Radio 9-30-24: Adios, Kris Kristofferson
The death of Kris Kristofferson Saturday at 88 triggered a tribute that included five of his songs sung by himself, and five song by others, as well as collaborations with…
Monday TV: Re-Considering the Electoral College
Why should the consequential Presidential race be determined by only a handful of states? Blame the Elector College, a compromise that circumvented the top vote-getter five times in history —…
Sunday TV: Don’t Bother Climbing ‘The Summit’
You can usually count on CBS for a higher caliber of reality competitions, from “Survivor” to “The Amazing Race.” But the new “The Summit” (CBS, 9 p.m.) is miss. Sixteen…
Saturday TV: 50th Anniversaries for Two Shows
It’s hard to imagine any TV how reaching its 50th season — let alone two on the same night. Most of the attention will go, of course, to “Saturday Night…
Friday TV: Illuminating Road Trip’Will & Harper’
When Will Ferrell learned “SNL” writer Harper Steele was coming out as a trans woman, he wanted to better understand it and spend time with his old friend, so they…
Thursday TV: Pretty Cute ‘Nobody Wants This’
Here’s a rom-com I can get behind: one with both romance and comedy — and a couple of proven personalities in the forefront, Kristen Bell (“Veronica Bell” and “The Good…
Film: ‘Escape from Extinction: Rewilding’
It begins with the usual montage of environmental catastrophe: crashing glaciers, devastating storms, widespread drought, pollution-choked skies. All of it coming so fast, it triggers the usual knee-jerk helplessness and…
Wednesday TV: The Dark Side of Ex-WWE CEO
What was once a hodgepodge collection of regional businesses - professional wrestling — was coalesced into the WWE by the megalomaniac Vince McMahon, who grew it into a billion dollar…
Tuesday TV: All Canada ‘Murder in a Small Town’
The new “Murder in a Small Town” (Fox, 8 p.m.) may be the most Canadian show ever. The gentle cop show based on the novels by Canadian writer L.R. Wright,…
Capital Radio 9-23-24: Charlie Burton Tribute
The death last week of one of my favorite, but still largely unknown, performers led me to a lengthy tribute of Charlie Burton, whose music has fueled me as his…