Your Weekend: A Selective Guide
TV/Streaming: All I know about this Sunday’s Emmy awards is that shows of which I’m not a fan (“Succession”) are going to win big and shows of which I am a fan (“Better Call Saul”) are not…”Away,” that Netflix astronaut thing starring Hillary Swank, is actually pretty good. Movies: I’m thrilled that the New York Film Festival, which just kicked off, has so many excellent new titles available to stream at home. Music: How many pop songs will the Trump campaign use whose lyrics are entirely antithetical to Trump’s message? “Fortunate Son,” “Macho Man.” Any minute we’ll hear Lou Reed’s “Take a Walk on the Wild Side.” Books: My pal Ayad Ahktar has a terrific new novel: “Homeland Elegies.” Sports: I was hoping for a Lakers/Clippers conference final, but it was not to be.
