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People profiles — Bobby Brown, Bernie Williams and Jo Koy
I interview a lot of celebrities and write a lot of articles about their latest works. Sometimes it’s a challenge to find the right angle or to write something different and new. But I keep trying. Here we have three…
Two “Brain and Life” articles: One on sharing the caregiving, the other on the importance of caregivers putting their own health first
You’ll find “Brain and Life” in doctors’ offices throughout the country. I’ve been a regular contributor for a few years now and I’ve learned so much. Here are two recent articles. Here’s the nut of the second: A 2015 report…
Music, from cover bands to Boy George
Some fun stories for the Star Ledger, including a look at Boy George and Culture Club’s new tour and the hot business of tribute bands. The tribute bands story can be found Boy George article: When Boy George and Culture…
A comedy about death and revenge
The new play
Mel Brooks is the best
After an unsatisfactory interview with John Cusack, I asked if I could interview Mel Brooks for
“Small Town Story,” “Songbird” and “The Last Five Years”
Another week, another line up of theater. Enjoy these articles about “Songbird,” a take on Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” set in a modern day Tennessee honky tonk; and
Edna Ferber Fest
Coming up with the lede to this story about festival honoring the work of Edna Ferber was easy because I fell into this category: While Edna Ferber may not be a household name, plays and movies based on he works…
Penn Today story on mass incarceration and its impact on communities and people of color
I spent my Wednesday at the University of Pennsylvania’s Nursing School covering a conference on the impact of mass incarceration on people and communities of color. Here’s the story. Or, if you just want the lede: Kempis “Ghani” Songster spent…
Erma Bombeck’s “At Wit’s End” in Cape May
I love Erma Bombeck and read everything by her growing up. I used to say I wanted to be just like her, something my writing teachers discouraged, saying her writing was shallow. Not literary and didn’t I want to be…