What I Saw at Capital Fringe
I took buses, cars, Metro trains, streetcars, and even walked to the H Street corridor where most of this year’s Capital Fringe Festival took place in Northeast D.C. As part of the team reviewing shows...
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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...
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Here are some recent pieces I’ve written elsewhere: A story for the Washington Post on the pioneering light artist Thomas Wilfred at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A piece for Smithsonian...
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Here are some recent pieces I’ve written elsewhere: A feature for the Washington Post on the mighty all-female drum crew Batalá. A report for Smithsonian Magazine on the unveiling of the official...
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Here are some other things I’ve written in other places in the last couple of months: A look at an illuminating new photo show by Sally Mann at the National Gallery of Art for the Washington Post...
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Here are some pieces I’ve written elsewhere in the last couple of months: A little thing for the Washington Post Express about the choreography of the new musical on the Temptations. My first piece in...
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Once more, there were dozens and dozens of shows this year at Capital Fringe, this time in churches in and around Southwest D.C., already being overrun by All-Star Game activities and the opening of a...
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Here are some other things I’ve written this summer: A walk through a retrospective of Georg Baselitz for Smithsonian Magazine.com. A feature on the rise of the intimacy consultant in theaters, for The...
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Here are some other things I’ve written recently: A survey of the new “Landline” exhibit from the artist Sean Scully for Smithsonian Magazine.com. A preview of the new season of “NCIS,” with a short...
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Here are some other things I’ve written for other outlets in the last couple of months: Exploring the most extensive exhibit yet of Bill Traylor, who painted about life in the South and being born into...
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Here are some other things I’ve written lately: My first TV Guide cover story, about the upcoming Elvis special. This piece about a Smithsonian exhibition built around a Korean artist was delayed a...
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Here are some other things I’ve written elsewhere recently: How American artists responded to the Vietnam war, reflected in a new exhibit I covered for Smithsonian Magazine.com. A preview of a big...
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Here are some other things I’ve written elsewhere recently: About the “Motown 60″ Grammy Special for TV Guide magazine, an event I actually got to attend. A review of a not very good musical about a...
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Here are some other things I’ve written elsewhere lately: A preview for TV Guide magazine of “Rolling Thunder Review: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese” that Netflix wouldn’t let me see first. A...
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Here are some other things I’ve written lately: Looking over a new sculpture show at the Hirshhorn with the artist Lee Ufan, for Smithsonian Magazine.com. Some TV reviews I did for AARP’s feature TV...
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Among the things I’ve written lately for other outlets include: A report from Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors for Entertainment Weekly. A story on a bold new Hokusai exhibit at the Freer Museum of Art...
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Some of the other things I’ve written lately for other outlets include: A report on the Library of Congress Gershwin Award given to Garth Brooks, for Entertainment Weekly A look at a new exhibit of...
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Here are some other things I’ve written lately that have appeared elsewhere: An interview with the artist who won the National Portrait Gallery’s people’s choice award in a recent competition, for...
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Here are a few things I’ve written lately elsewhere: A preview of what the future holds for television this fall for AARP the Magazine. Suggestions for the best space and flight artifacts to see at...
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Here are a few things I’ve written lately elsewhere: A look at how networks are coping with making television during the pandemic, for AARP’s TV for Grownups Listing 10 Good Foreign Series to Binge,...
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