Category Archives: Other Writing

Here are a few other things I’ve written lately: A story about where to see cherry blossoms this year (through online art) for Smithsonian Magazine.com. Explaining how the National Museum of American History got the vial of the first vaccine given in the U.S. Tower of Power founder Emilio Castillo lists the five best charts […]

Here are some other things I’ve written lately: A long Q&A with Richard Hell for The Vinyl District. A story marking the 50th anniversary of TV’s “All in the Family” for Smithsonian Magazine.com Review of a virtual production of “Mothers and Sons.” A story about women who were active in the pioneering days of video […]

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, for the website Top10.com  A piece about the Smithsonian Craft Show and its Visionary Award Winner 2020 for Smithsonian Magazine.com An […]

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 the Udvar-Hazy Center now that it’s the first of the Smithsonian museums to reopen after the pandemic shutdowns.  A review […]

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 Smithsonian Magazine.com. A review of the new two-part documentary series “Laurel Canyon” on Epix TV for The Vinyl District. A story on the creation of the HBO series “I Know […]

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 John Singer Sargent charcoal drawings at the National Portrait Gallery (before the coronavirus shutdown), for Smithsonian Magazine.com. An interview with […]

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 for Smithsonian Magazine.com. A preview of a lovely, previously unreleased track by Mister Rogers for the Vinyl District. A stroll through […]

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 for Grownups. An interview with singer Kathy Mattea about the “Country Music” documentary series and her career, for Songfacts. Catching up […]

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 story for The Washington Post on a guy who runs a one man circus. An interview with two members of the […]

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 Motown star, Marvin Gaye, that got its world premiere in D.C. A walk around the Smithsonian Gardens’ first campus-wide […]