Capital Radio, 1-1-24: New Year’s Remembrance
A baker’s dozen of New Year’s songs, including three different “New Year’s Resolutions” and the Ramones’ unexpected salute to the new calendar (“2024 hours ago…”) began a holiday edition of…
Monday TV: Netflix Documentary ‘Bitconned’
Some good advice for the New Year? Maybe don’t buy bitcoin. Helping convince you may be the new documentary about one con man who tried to set up a debit…
Sunday TV: Rockin’ New Years Eve, Etc.
The countdown is something that largely happens on television these days, so there’s another load of specials ringing in 2024. The grandaddy is “Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve…
Saturday TV: Remembering the Brink of Y2K
One of the most worrisome New Year’s Eves in recent history came two dozen years ago as 1999 was about to turn to the year 2000, dubbed Y2K. But would…
Film Review: Selina Ringel’s ‘You, Me & Her’
Things aren’t going well for Mags and Ash, an L.A. couple who are each busy struggling with their businesses — she’s forced to be a fund manager with her dismissive…
Friday TV: ‘Berlin,’ a ‘Money Heist’ Prequel
From Spain comes “Berlin” (Netflix, streaming), a variation of the worldwide hit “Money Heist” that doesn’t necessarily happen in that German city; it’s about the character named Berlin (played here…
Thursday TV: Remembering Those We Lost
Turner Classic Movies pays tribute to some of the actors who died this year, starting with Paul Reubens in his signature “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” (8 p.m.). Then comes Melinda Dillon…
Wednesday TV: The 46th Kennedy Center Honors
Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Queen Latifah, Renée Fleming and Barry Gibbs of The Bee Gees are honorees for The 46th Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 9 p.m.). They’ll sit alongside President…
Tuesday TV: Bowl Games But Not Much Else
College football bowl games are the main thing going on today, with Bowling Green vs. Minnesota (ESPN, 2 p.m.) in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit, Texas State vs. Rice…
Capital Radio 12-25-23: Today’s Holiday
Cutting into the annual 24 Hours of Christmas programming for my own holiday edition of Capital Radio, I tried o concentrate on somber, more solemn numbers appropriate for the day…