Monday TV: Red Carpet But No Met Gala
The one celebrated annual event where the red carpet is pretty much the point, the 2025 Met Gala gets an “E! Live from the Red Carpet” (E!, 8 p.m.), but,…
Sunday TV: Conan Wins the Mark Twain Prize
An A-list comedy cast gathered last month in Washington to salute the lanky red-haired former talk show host for “Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Award Prize for American…
Saturday TV: Garth Gets the ACL Hall of Fame
Garth Brooks is honored on the 10th Annual Austin City Limits Hall of Fame (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) and has to stick around on stage to play a…
Friday TV: In Praise of Guitarist Agustin Barrios
Born in Paraguay in 1885, Agustín Barrios rose to become one of the greatest classical guitarists, and one of its most prolific composers. His influence worldwide is tracked by the…
Some Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some other things I've written lately: A look at the creation of Japanese kumiko, featured in this year's Smithsonian Craft Show, for Smithsonian Magazine online. A review of…
And Some Recent Stage Reviews Around D.C.
Here are links to some of the theater reviews I've done so far this year for Broadway World: A first rate "Uncle Vanya" starring Hugh Bonneville and John Benjamin Hickey,…
Film Review: ‘The Zebra and The Bear’
“The Zebra and the Bear” sounds like a nature film, but in this case the zebra represents someone with a rare disease and the bear is the protective mama who…
Thursday TV: Tina Fey Revives ‘Four Seasons’
Reviving a 1981 Alan Alda movie into an eight-episode series was on nobody’s wish list. But here’s “Four Seasons” (Netflix, streaming), which uses Vivaldi’s music to carve up a year…
Wednesday TV: ‘Turning Point: The Vietnam War’
The series that previously reported on the War on Terror and the Cold War, turns its attention on the war that ended 50 years ago. The five-part “Turning Point: The…
Tuesday TV: In Praise of Free Public Libraries
Perhaps it’s time to look at the people who were behind the Free Library Movement and the librarians today who defend the idea by fighting book bans and closures. The…