Tuesday TV: A New History of Black Television
At a time when Black History is being evaporated in museums and the military, Issa Rae reminds audiences of their history in TV in the new two-part documentary “Seen &…
Capital Radio 9-8-25: You Know What I Mean
The death of Mark Volman Friday at 78 brought an hour of his music on Capital Radio this week, with The Turtles, Flo & Eddie, Frank Zappa, T. Rex, the…
Monday TV: Cancerous Waters in Mexico
When three children die from a rare for of cancer in a small rural Mexican community, a group of women set out to find what caused their death and discover…
Sunday TV: Mark Ruffalo in Solid New ‘Task’
Finally, HBO gets back to being a reliable source for solid Sunday night drama. The new “Task” (HBO, 9 p.m.) has a ho-hum title, but has some strong pedigree. It’s…
Saturday TV: Rudd, Robinson in ‘Friendship’
“Friendship” (HBO, 8 p.m.), the cringe comedy with Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson that came out in May, makes its premium cable debut. It's the first film from director Andrew deYoung.…
Friday TV: Taking Climbing to the Mountain
A group of young people from a climbing gym in South Memphis take their skills outside for the first time to try to scale 16,000-foot Mt. Kenya in the new…
Thursday TV: ‘The Paper’s Not ‘The Office’
I had the highest hopes for “The Paper” (Peacock, streaming), from the makers of “The Office,” but about the working staff of a small daily paper in Toledo. Domhnall Gleeson…
Wednesday TV: Finishing a Frank Lloyd Wright
A mother-daughter duo has a unique quest in a new series: building Frank Lloyd Wright’s last, unfinished residential design, RiverRock. Debbie and Sarah Dykstra work from 1959 blueprints on “The…
Tuesday TV: ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Comes to End
The retooled tenth season of “Bachelor in Paradise” (ABC, 8 p.m.), with its mix of “Bachelor” and “Golden Bachelor” contestants, and its $500,000 prize, has its two-hour finale in Costa…
Capital Radio 9-1-25: Work, Workers and Wigs
Labor Day brought songs of work, unions and workers on a holiday Capital Radio. But there was also a set about wigs — flipping, tightening tand falling off. Among birthday…