Category Archives: Other Writing

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 [...]

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 Aretha Franklin tribute concert special for TV Guide. A review of a Los Angeles show by Pink for Entertainment Weekly. A Q&A with [...]

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 month because of the government shutdown. My first report for Entertainment Weekly, covering the Kennedy Center Honors. A story about plans for [...]

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 slavery, for SmithsonianMagazine.com. Looking at another self-taught artist from the Deep South, Clementine Hunter, has an exhibit at the [...]

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 chat from the producers, for TV Guide magazine. Review of a restoration era version of “Macbeth” at Folger Shakespeare Theatre. An interview with [...]

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 Washington Post. A list of the five best episodes of the original “Mission: Impossible” for TV Guide For the Washington Post Express, [...]

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 TV Guide, advancing the standalone finale of the Netflix series “Sense8.” A feature about Dom Flemons’ new album about black [...]

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 Express. A preview of the new PBS series “Civilizations” for Smithsonian Magazine.com. Reviewing a play about revolutionary-minded sisters [...]

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 portraits of Michelle and Barack Obama at the National Portrait Gallery. Talking with Nas about the classical presentation of “Illmatic” at the Kennedy [...]