The Clash’s Messy End
Joe Strummer would have been bemused to see, on the 100th birthday of Woody Guthrie, a couple hundred of his old fans gathered in an un-air conditioned church to watch…
Saturday TV: ‘American Girl’ Movie, Lopez Stand-Up
In lieu of gymnastics, there’s an American Girl movie that’s already been available on DVD for a couple of weeks. “An American Girl: MdKenna Shoots for the Stars” (NBC, 8…
Now J-Lo is Leaving ‘Idol’ Too
The day after Steven Tyler quit “American Idol,” Jennifer Lopez said she’d be leaving the show’s judges table as well. She made it official by calling the radio show of…
Friday TV: Another Comic-Con; Ozzy, Leguizamo Portraits
Leave it to the week of Comic-Con for a one hour special on the obsessives who hang out at comic book shops. Never mind that Kevin Smith pretty much covered…
Steven Tyler Quits ‘American Idol’
It stands to reason that Steven Tyler’s official resignation from “American Idol” would be as nonsensical as most of his spoutings serving two seasons as judge. “After some long...hard...thoughts…I’ve decided…
Thursday TV: ‘Big Brother’ is Back, ‘ ‘Polyamory’
After feeling a little proprietary about the whole strangers-locked-in-a-fake-house with cameras thing when “Glass House” started, the 14th season of the original “Big Brother” (CBS, 9 p.m.) begins, with a…
Wednesday TV: ‘Damages,’ ‘Hit & Miss’ on DirecTV
Some of the most promising dramas starting new seasons tonight may be the hardest to find. The fifth and final season of “Damages” (DirecTV, 9 p.m.), the strong series starring…
Considering Tennessee Tuxedo and His Friends
The thing that I forgot about Tennessee Tuxedo is that he was supposed to be educational. Sure, you get distracted by Don Adams' distinctive voice, the cockeyed hat and his…
Tuesday TV: AIDS in the Black Community, ‘NY Med’ with Dr. Oz
Some think the AIDS crisis is over, but every 10 minutes, someone in the U.S. contracts AIDS and half of them are black. The AIDS rate in Washington D.C. is…
Knockout George Bellows Show
Another July Fourth came and went last week largely without that big American moment a person is supposed to feel on the occasion of the birthday of his country. It…