Welcome to Mt. Pleasant, Paula Broadwell!
What a surprise that the one person everybody wants to talk to about the Gen. Patreus situation, Paula Broadwell, has apparently been holing up in her brother’s house here in…
Wednesday TV: Eddie Murphy Feted, ‘Whitney’ Back
In part because his career started on TV, in skits on “Saturday Night Live,” stars gather to honor him again for a career that’s mostly been in movies on “Eddie…
Two Girls Sent Packing on ‘The Voice’
On the first results show where home voters had full control Tuesday, the symmetry of the four teams on “The Voice” began to shift. With the elimination of Adriana Louise,…
Gilles, Kirstie Both Eliminated on ‘Dancing’
The best remaining dancer and the worst were both eliminated from “Dancing with the All Stars” Tuesday. Gilles Marini, who finished second in season eight and has been averaging the…
Tuesday TV: ‘Mankind’ and Assisted Suicide
As if to show that not all of its programming today is not all “Pawn Stars” and “American Pickers,” History gets serious with the overarching miniseries “Mankind: The Story of…
Roky Erickson Back on the Road
Roky Erickson lumbered on stage Monday at D.C.’s Rock n Roll Hotel as his young backup band, led by his son, were already playing an odd variant of “Bo Diddley.”…
Fishing for Truth in ‘Catfish’ the Series
The unusual Sundance hit about a guy who goes out with a camera to finally meet the woman with whom he was smitten, only to be surprised what he finds,…
Monday TV: Oliver Stone’s Untold History
He’s been criticized for re-arranging history in his feature films; now he presents a full-on retelling of history in his own terms. “Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States”…
‘Boardwalk Empire’: Nucky’s Daze
In an unintended scene of poignancy, this week’s Boardwalk Empire began with the doubly-affecting scenes of tragic aftermath. Just as the present day city struggles to clean up after devastation,…
Sunday TV: One Giant Leap for Red Bull
Amid the natural disasters and big elections of recent weeks, there was one news event that stood out for its sheer audacity and wonder: The record setting 102,800-foot jump from…