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 Winans, some of whom are subject of a new musical, starring others, also for The Post.
  • A new look at the groundbreaking work of artist Romaine Brooks, for Smithsonian Magazine.com.
  • Getting the lowdown on the final Kenny Rogers tour, from The Gambler himself, for the Post.
  • A survey of the artist Martin Puryear in the sculptor’s hometown, for Smithsonian Magazine.com.
  • A story on a new season for one of public television’s most popular music programs, for the Hartford Courant.
  • Talking with the two popular Croatian brothers from “Dancing with the Stars,” out on tour together this summer.
  • A thing about the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, for the Washington Post.
  • A review of the play “Another Way Home” for Broadway World.
  • A Q&A with Melissa Rivers about a Kennedy Center event honoring her mother, for the Post.
  • Chatting with a longtime member of the UCB Theatre, taking their improv on the road.
  • A theater review of “The Good Devil (In Spite of Himself” in Alexandria, Va.
  • A peek at a music video from a Lincoln, Neb., soul band, for the Vinyl District.