Ben Williams

By BEN R. WILLIAMS I recently saw a photo making the rounds on social media, allegedly taken at a fast...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS     Back when I was in college, I was driving home one weekend when I had...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS     Author’s note: I’ve noticed that the “NO TRESPASSING” signs I’ve nailed up on my property...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS I’m writing this column on the evening of Tuesday, April 20, just a few hours after...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS     (Author’s note: This column is dedicated to my friends in the Roanoke Times newsroom, which...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS     As I write this, it’s been three days since I got my second COVID vaccine...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS     Dear playwright,     Thank you so much for submitting your wonderful adaptation! Our theatre simply...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS     Last week, the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards featured a performance of the song “WAP” by...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS     I recently got a request to write a column about the latest outrage: the streaming...

By BEN R. WILLIAMS     Welcome to this week’s episode of “Why the current outrage du jour is based on...