Other Things I’ve Written Lately

Here are some other things I’ve written elsewhere lately:

A story for Smithsonian Magazine on the restored Landsdowne portrait of George Washington at the National Portrait Gallery that rejected my headline: “You’ll Wonder Where the Yellow Went, When You See the Restored President.”
A review of Mozart’s most Masonic opera, performed at a Masonic Temple.
A firsthand report on the Summer of Yoko at Washington’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
A review of a powerful play about human trafficking.
A peek at a new Buddhist exhibition opening at the renovated Sackler Gallery.
Something about another new exhibit at the Sackler has the work of a contemporary Indian sculptor.
An interview for Vinyl District with the man who performs as Hammell on Trial.
A review of of a play by “the Tennessee Williams of Transylvania.”
Looking at a new exhibit of miniature models of grand projects by Soviet pair.
An interview with singer songwriter Steve Earle on his new album for Songfacts.com.
A preview of a new track by Jimmy Lumpkin for Vinyl District.
A story on the recently acquired video piece about an artist who asks his mother to spit on him.
These reviews of concerts that did appear here, but not with these fine pictures — Daniel Johnston, Randy Newman, Kim Gordon, Arcade Fire, Ted Leo and Steve Earle.