Other Things I’ve Written Lately
Here are some links to some other things I’ve written recently, in a variety of forms, for The Washington Post: A review of a play or two in the Capital Fringe 2015. A chart comparing Ariana Grande and...
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In recent weeks, I’ve written two different takes on a new interactive exhibit at the National Air & Space Museum. One for the Washington Post, the other for Smithsonian Magazine. Other things I’ve...
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Here are some other things I’ve written lately: A story about the inventor of the first home pregnancy test, whose prototype was recently purchased by the Smithsonian. A review of the Washington...
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Here are some other things I’ve written lately: A visit to a show at the Hirshhorn Museum about futuristic works of Italian influence for SmithsonianMagazine.com. A comparison of two artists from...
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Here are some other things I’ve written lately: A chat with Wanda Sykes for the Washington Post. A story about the revolutionary lighting system at the reopened Renwick Gallery in D.C. in Smithsonian...
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Here’s some links to some other things I’ve written lately: A thing about an expanded FBI exhibit at the Newseum that features, among other things, two vehicles tied to terrorism. Interviews with a...
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An interview with Julie Newmar, the original Catwoman, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of “Batman.” A Q&A with David Cassidy, who is out on tour 45 years after “The Partridge Family”...
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Here are a few other things I’ve written lately: An interview with Joan Baez, who marked her 75th year this year, for the Washington Post. A chat with CeeLo Green about his latest tour and prospects...
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Here are a few other things I’ve written lately: A rare interview with Tracy Morgan on the comeback trail, for the Washington Post. A Q&A with TV icon Carol Burnett about her classic variety show...
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Here are some other thins I’ve written recently: An interview with the band Twenty One Pilots for The Washington Post. A piece about the time when Wynton Marsalis played a Louis Armstrong horn, for...
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Here are some other things I’ve published elsewhere recently: A chat with Ringo Starr about his summer tour, for The Washington Post. Disentangling the complicated family tree of gospel’s prolific...
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What I Saw at the Capital Fringe Festival
Got to see nearly a dozen productions at this year’s Capital Fringe Festival. Which sounds like a lot but is only a fraction of the 130 shows produced. At any rate, here are the reviews of what I saw...
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An interview with country star Miranda Lambert about a hard year and the Hag, for The Washington Post A look at a Library of Congress exhibit on the early work of muckraking photographer Jacob Riis,...
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An interview with the comedian and filmmaker Mike Birbiglia for the Washington Post. A review of a wordless presentation of “Dante’s Inferno” at Synentic Theater. An overview of the Musical...
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Taking the temperature of the electorate in an interview with Lewis Black for The Washington Post. Determining what a Mark Rothko painting has in common with a Ming Dynasty dish, in a piece for the...
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An interview with Maxwell for The Washington Post about his music and the influence of Prince. A survey of an exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian by photographer Horace Poolaw, for...
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A chat with Gladys Knight, minus the Pips, for The Washington Post A look at the orchid show at the Hirshhorn Museum for Smithsonian Magazine.com An interview with R&B’s “Uncle” Charlie Wilson for...
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A Q&A with Cher about her casino gig here, for The Washington Post. A story for Smithsonian Magazine about a new exhibit marking the 75th anniversary of Japanese American internment camps. An...
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A story for SmithsonianMagazine.com about the German artist who is finally getting his first U.S. museum showcase in two concurrent shows in D.C. An overview of Donald Sultan’s chilling Disaster...
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A story about Ai Weiwei finally getting to see his “Trace,” depicting political prisoners, at the Hirshhorn. A feature about the new season of “Playing House” on USA. Describing how one Matthew Brady...
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