Your Weekend: A Selective Guide
Movies: “Florence Foster Jenkins” has a few fun bits — you could do worse on a sticky August afternoon. “Sausage Party” is disgusting — but I laughed. Television: Friday brings the finale of “The Great British Baking Show.” Sunday offers more of the summer’s only watchable new series (other than “The Night Of”): “Braindead.” Music: “Suicide Squad” has spawned an album and it’s even worse than the movie. Opera singer Patrice Munsel has died — here’s a tribute. Books: Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” is the literary read of the moment. Sports: Once swimming and gymnastics are over, I’m done with the Olympics. Finally: Summer isn’t complete until heirloom tomatoes reach their peak: soon!
