Donald Glover’s Show About Nothing Donald Glover’s Show About Nothing
Atlanta’s surreal comedy and steady stream of reality checks.
Nov 2, 2016 / K. Leander Williams
The Bogeymen of ‘The Americans’ The Bogeymen of ‘The Americans’
The show, which capped its most compelling season last night, understands that the Cold War was driven to a large extent by the national subconscious.
Jun 9, 2016 / K. Leander Williams
Stranger Than ‘House Of Cards’ Stranger Than ‘House Of Cards’
Given the absurdities of the current political season, it is worth asking why the return of the Netflix drama was so highly anticipated.
Mar 7, 2016 / K. Leander Williams
Improbable, Incredible: On Afropop Improbable, Incredible: On Afropop
Defying adversities imposed by borders has been one of Afropop's key modes of transcendence.
Dec 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / K. Leander Williams
Solaliquies Solaliquies
Rising to the dare of Martial Solal's mischievous piano playing.
Jul 28, 2009 / Books & the Arts / K. Leander Williams
Bridging It Bridging It
With the help of a collector, Sonny Rollins has taken the curating of his career in a new direction.
Mar 31, 2009 / Books & the Arts / K. Leander Williams
Down by Law Down by Law
Todd Snider has a songwriter's flair for the absurd--and he's morphed from a barroom wiseacre to a keen observer of life at the workaday fringes of Bush's America.
Nov 2, 2006 / Books & the Arts / K. Leander Williams
Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey
Oct 2, 2003 / Books & the Arts / K. Leander Williams