Mona Haydar keeps finding joy in surprising places.
She does that in “The Great American Muslim Road Trip” (10 p.m. Tuesdays on PBS), ranging from tiny towns to Las Vegas and beyond. She did it long before that, growing up in Michigan.
There’s “amazing artistry coming out of Detroit, Flint, Lansing,” Haydar, 34, told the Television Critics Association. “The Michigan art scene is just really, really beautiful right now.” Read more…
1) “America Outdoor” opener, 9 p.m., PBS. Something about Death Valley doesn’t seem inviting. Maybe it’s the name … or temperatures that can reach 134 degrees. But two million people visit each year, Baratunde Thurston (shown here) says, and a few stay. A former mining town of 4,000 now has a population of one. That guy arrived from Austin, Texas, four years ago with friends and stayed alone. He’s turning the general store into a museum; he also survived a snowstorm – really – that stranded him indoors for 4-5 days. It’s an appealing start to the series Read more…
