Saturday TV: Let the Olympic Games Begin
Olympics begin in earnest with competitions in dozens of events, from swimming and fencing to skateboarding and surfing to table tennis and shooting. It happens on a variety of networks,…
Friday TV: Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Lady Gaga will team with Celine Dion to sing Edith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose” as part of the gala Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony (NBC, 1:30 p.m.). More than 10,000…
Theatre Review: Faction of Fools’ ‘The Moors’
The Faction of Fools Theatre Company specializes in the arcane form of the Italian Renaissance, commedia dell’arte, with elaborate masks, exaggerated movements and a kind of extreme reading of what…
Thursday TV: Black Death on ‘The Decameron’
The new limited series “The Decameron” (Netflix, streaming) is set in 1348 when the “wine-soaked sex romp” in Italian countryside has suddenly been hit by the Black Death. Based on…
Wednesday TV: Reconsidering Charlie Hustle
At a time when there are betting parlors in most major league ballparks it may be time to reconsider the legacy of baseball’s all-time hit leader, currently shut out of…
Tuesday TV: Two Families Through the Years
More than 30 years in the making, a special report on “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) follows the progress, or lack of it, of two struggling families in…
Capital Radio 7-22-24: Joe, Walking Away
When something happens for the first time in more than a half century, you take note. Joe Biden walking away from his re-election bid for President was one of those.…
Monday TV: Remembering Bob Newhart
The life and seven-decade career of the beloved comedian, who died Thursday at 96, is celebrated in the one-hour special “Bob Newhart: A Legacy of Laughter” (CBS, 8 p.m.). Known…
Sunday TV: ‘Snowpiercer’ Back on New Network
That perpetual train with the survivors of a future, frozen earth, fires up again with the fourth and final season of “Snowpiercer” (AMC, 9 p.m.), which has already traveled all…
Saturday TV: The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game
It’s safe to say this year’s WNBA All-Star Game (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) from Phoenix is likely to be the highest rated ever, as it comes in the season that women’s…