Comment on this story Comment All American (CW at 8) Jordan tries to step up, but Billy’s death being used to gain attention for the GAU football program makes him feel trapped in his father’s shadow. No one knows what to do about Laura’s den-mothering. Antiques Roadshow (PBS; check local listings) A Charles Schulz “Peanuts” … Read more
Comment on this story Comment “Is Twain gonna be there?” Adam Sandler wanted to know. That was, he said, his first question when the Kennedy Center told him he would be receiving the 24th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which he accepted Sunday night in the 2,465-seat Concert Hall. All jokes aside, it was … Read more
Comment on this story Comment GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Taylor Swift had endless choices when deciding how to kick off her first concert tour in nearly five years on Friday night, a captivating spectacle that stretched over three hours and included 44 songs. After starting with a brief snippet of “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince,” … Read more
Comment on this story Comment Lance Reddick, “The Wire,” “Bosch” and “John Wick” actor who died Friday at age 60, made a career out of trafficking in intensity. But while the Yale drama school product was known for playing steely authority figures in prestige productions, he also possessed a less-celebrated talent: converting his trademark gravitas … Read more
Comment on this story Comment GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Taylor Swift hasn’t toured in nearly five years, so there were many questions about her new Eras Tour, but mainly this: If it really was a celebration of all of her musical eras, past and present, how would she fit 10 albums worth of songs over a … Read more
Comment on this story Comment Actor Sam Neill does not want everyone to focus on his cancer. In a social media post on Saturday, the actor best known for roles in “Jurassic Park,” “The Piano” and “Peaky Blinders” said he was “alive and kicking” after news of his battle with Stage 3 blood cancer made … Read more
Comment on this story Comment This article contains spoilers for “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.” If you thought DC’s 2023 superhero movie slate was a collection of lame duck franchises that don’t matter in the new world order of the JGDCU (James Gunn DC Cinematic Universe, which is not what they’re calling it, by the … Read more
Comment on this story Comment Note: This article discusses plot points in “Swarm,” but avoids major spoilers. Yes, “Swarm” the new series from Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, begins with a disclaimer that “this is not a work of fiction” and that “any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is intentional.” … Read more
Comment on this story Comment What’s true of campus novels is equally true of campus shows: they aren’t for everybody. But “Lucky Hank,” AMC’s new series airing Sunday, is a pleasurably odd and sometimes brilliant addition to a genre I happen to love. Bob Odenkirk plays William Henry Devereaux Jr. (a.k.a Hank), a cranky creative … Read more
Comment on this story Comment NEW YORK — Call it the Music of the Knight. Andrew Lloyd Webber, a.k.a. Lord Lloyd-Webber Kt (as in Knight-Bachelor), was pressed into service by his king, Charles III. The kind of service the composer of “Cats” and “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Evita” and “Jesus Christ Superstar” knows … Read more