Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: “Country Music” — Ken Burns’ journey through the genre’s rural roots to rhinestone-bedazzled and Stetson-topped heyday. What I’m reading: “The Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Its Legacy” by local historians Paula Becker and Alan Stein, a celebration of Space Age optimism. Every April 1, … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: “Bridgerton” 😳 What I’m reading: Los Angeles Times journalist Sarah D. Wire’s deeply unsettling firsthand account of the U.S. Capitol siege. In these unprecedented times, remember: We’re all in this together as we pivot to a new normal. By now, we’ve all mocked the verbal clichés … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: “The Crown” Season 4, as the Windsors enter the 1980s and Gillian Anderson piles on the Aquascutum and Aqua Net to play the Iron Lady. What I’m reading: A Wake for Alex Trebek, where past “Jeopardy!” contestants share favorite memories of the man with all the … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: HBO’s true-crime documentary “The Vow,” a look inside NXIVM, a well-connected self-help group turned sex cult. What I’m listening to: Reply All’s recent podcast about the topsy-turvy origins of the QAnon conspiracy theory — a phenomenon attracting state- and local-government adherents in Washington State and elsewhere. … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: Cartoon Network’s droll, empathetic “Steven Universe” — a planet-saving palate cleanser after long days spent on COVID-19 communications. What I’m reading: “Scoop” by Evelyn Waugh, a cutting 1938 novel about pre-social-media influencers gone awry. I watched, with a mixture of fascination and horror, as speaker after … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: Ken Burns’ “Jazz” — a 10-episode ode to the most American of art forms with the best soundtrack in the history of PBS. What I’m reading: The nonfiction Pulitzer Prize winner “Confederates in the Attic,” a look at the Civil War’s enduring impact on modern politics … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: Bon Appétit’s “Gourmet Makes” series, where pastry chef (and Instagram darling) Claire Saffitz re-engineers our favorite junk foods into high-end, handmade creations. Claire’s latest foe: Totino’s Pizza Rolls. What I’m reading: “The Worst Hard Time,” Timothy Egan’s National Book Award-winning nonfiction account of life and death … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: “Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner” — a mashup between buddy comedy and travelogue that pairs celebrity chefpreneur David Chang with a rotating cast of famous friends (and piles of food) in Vancouver, Marrakech, Los Angeles and Phnom Penh. What I’m reading: Wired’s nostalgia-packed recap of the foray … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: The latest installment of “The Great British Baking Show” for the increasingly complicated treats and the Instagrammable setting. What I’m reading: “Parks” — a chronicle of America’s Best Idea through 103 years’ worth of National Park Service brochures, maps, memorabilia and other ephemera. You can find … Continued
Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: “Big Little Lies” — HBO’s atmospheric, sudsy meditation on life (and death) in Monterey, CA — where Laura Dern’s Emmy-winning turn as a member of the Monterey Planning Board amid a municipal free speech controversy serves as a key plot point in Season 1. What I’m … Continued
