Category Archives: Other Writing

A report on theKennedy Center’s Mark Twain Award to Jon Stewart. Looking at the 50th anniversary Watergate exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. An interview with the new head of content for the popular website HipHopDX. A peek inside the long-delayed Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the Hirshhorn. Chatting with the the director of a nail-biting […]

Here are some other things I’ve written lately: A report on the 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, for Entertainment Weekly. A look at two different glass shows being put on by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, for Smithsonian Magazine.com. A peek at Vevo’s 2022 artists to watch, and how they’re determined, for Media Village. A review […]

Here are some other things I’ve written lately: Celebrating the new Laurie Anderson exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum, with comments from the artist, for SmithsonianMagazine.com. A review of a play about Eugene O’Neill and the actor he chose to originate the role of “The Emperor Jones.” for Broadway World. A Q&A with the artist behind […]

Here are some other things I’ve written recently: An interview with Rod Argent of the Zombies, pictured above, for AARP the magazine. A look at the Fall TV outlook, also for AARP. Previewing a new exhibition on Latin American contributions to Baseball at the Museum of American History, for Smithsonian Magazine.com. A chat with rocker […]

Here are some other things I’ve written elsewhere lately: As I mentioned, there was this report for Entertainment Weekly on this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. A look into the price explosion of digital art sold as NFTs for Smithsonian Magazine.com. A survey of all of the TV reboots coming soon, for AARP.com. A review of […]

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 […]