Capital Radio 4-7-25: Remembering Clem Burke
Late news of Clem Burke’s death this morning at 70 meant lots of last minute changes in order to properly pay tribute to the great drummer from Blondie, first with…
Monday TV: How They Made ‘A Goofy Movie’
I missed the part when the 1995 animated feature “A Goofy Movie” became some sort of generational touchstone. But the coming of age film involving one of the oldest Disney…
Sunday TV: ‘The White Lotus’ Finale in Thailand
As slowly as it took to get going, this season’s “White Lotus” (HBO, 9 p.m.) has been entertaining on a number of fronts, from the poisoned family from North Carolina…
Saturday TV: Here Comes the Final Four at Last
Here it is: the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four, ready to go, with Florida vs. Auburn (CBS, 6 p.m.) followed by Houston vs. Duke (CBS, 8:30 p.m.). It plays…
Friday TV: ‘Austin City Limits’ Celebrates 50th
The other late night show marking a half century this year has a two-hour special, “Austin City Limits Celebrates 50 Years” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). Performers include Leon…
Thursday TV: New ‘Pulse’ From Netflix
At a time when ER dramas are back in style, after the success of shows like “The Pitt” (Max, streaming), here’s “Pulse” (Netflix, streaming), a new show about a Miami…
Wednesday TV: Remembering Oklahoma City
The 30th anniversary of deadliest instance of domestic terror happens this month, and the first documentary that will mark that dark date is the three episode “Oklahoma City Bombing: One…
Tuesday TV: The Rise of Liza Minnelli
Born under the shadow of her mother Judy Garland’s showbiz legend, Liza Minnelli emerged as a top star herself, a story that’s told on “American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check…
Capital Radio 3-31-25: Secret Messages on Signal
Supposedly secret messages illegally sent through a commercial texting platform (and carelessly also sent to a journalist) remains the talk of D.C. and was the subject of half of Capital…
Monday TV: Guy Ritchie’s New ‘MobLand’
The new series “MobLand” (Showtime, 8 p.m.), in part from director Guy Ritchie, concerns a London crime family battling with another clan. Tom Hardy plays a fixer hired to protect…