Your Weekend: A Selective Guide
TV/Streaming: Remember that you need to switch this weekend from HBO.com or HBOgo.com to HBOmax.com if you want to keep watching the network. I’m doing my annual summer binge of “The Sopranos,” “The Wire,” and “Deadwood” so you can be darn sure I made the switch…Books: The Booker Prize has announced its long list and the only novel on it I’ve read is Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror & The Light,” which I recommend…Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” is getting rave reviews. I took a listen and I understand why it’s generating such praise. But its tunes aren’t very catchy and I can’t dance to it…Sports: MLB’s season is collapsing amidst covid cases. The NFL is next, but there’s way to much money at stake to halt the reopening of American football…Finally: I’d rather have it hot than cold but I wouldn’t mind a sunny 80-degree day sometime soon.
