One of the things I've long admired about Lin-Manuel Miranda is how he gathers talented people -- and celebrates them. Here's my review of the new biography that delves into how he creates his work. www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n...

I see you, public radio. This is from @kcur.org

Did you know you can still....send a telegram?!?!? itelegram.com/telegram/USA/

I flew to London last week to see the original, unaltered print of Star Wars from 1977. It felt like watching a new film. (And yes, of course - Han shot first) The audio of this story will run on Weekend Edition tomorrow and be attached sometime soon after! www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...

Love this @npr.org story from Chloe Veltman - Some guys posted a treasure hunt worth $10k on Reddit -- THAT SAME DAY someone figured it out. www.npr.org/2025/05/14/n...

The term “middle-aged” is just so…blah. There’s got to be another term! What do other languages call it?

Confused about NPR funding? Why it's set up like this? Me, too! Just listened to this great podcast episode from The Indicator with my colleagues @adrianma.bsky.social and Darian Woods that explains it all. www.npr.org/2025/05/13/1...

What made this Broadway season special to me -- its the best one in my memory - is not allll the celebrities, but how well done so many shows were. Strong music, incisive scripts, smart and innovative direction, majestic performances. www.npr.org/2025/05/01/n...

All this green is a relief for my eyes.

Went with @jennifervanasco.bsky.social as she covered Fight for America, (a January 6 mega-game) for NPR. The game, half tabletop minis and half absurd media spectacle, concludes with extremely sobering news footage of mob violence https://www.npr.org/2025/02/16/nx-s1-5275382/fight-for-america-jan-6

Fight for America! is a new game that re-enacts the storming of the Capitol www.npr.org/2025/02/16/n...

Every Valentine's Day, for years, I received a poem in the mail from Ted Kooser -- as did thousands of others. He's no longer doing this, but...Happy Valentine's Day, Ted! I'm so grateful for these poems, still. www.npr.org/2008/02/14/1...

I’m back. It’s been…a busy news cycle, y’all.

Sending love to everyone in LA. Here's a story we did on the status of several cultural landmarks: www.npr.org/2025/01/08/n...

Riga!

OMG. This is amazing. “No one’s favorite thing is string.”

Uh oh. It’s that time of year. Santa Con actually started as a cool arts stunt.

Dropped by the tiny train show at Grand Central Station. Surprisingly magical.

“Oh, Mary!”— one of the hits of the Broadway season— is offering $5 tickets for 206 balcony seats via lottery this Friday. Ohmaryplay.com/lottery you need cash and to come in person!

Heading to Oslo, Riga and Vilnius next week. Any theater/museum/culture suggestions?

Yessssss.

Seeing the Indigo Girls tonight; thinking about these lyrics from their 2020 album: “It might just look like smoke in my eyes But I'm still burning inside” I feel lucky to have grown up— and grown older— with this band. What a treasure, to have music that reflects your experience at every stage.

HAHAHAHA

One more from the Explorers Club.

At the Explorers Club— created 120 years ago. Its members have included polar explorers and astronauts.

‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’….driving you crazy? @NPR’s Chloe Veltman has the solution! Weirdly, my earworm is currently Stick Season. www.npr.org/2024/11/27/n...

Took my son to see Maybe Happy Ending, so we did the stage door after with a very gracious cast. This is a beautiful show.

I just learned that the Snoopy/Red Baron Christmas song is a FOLLOW UP to other Snoopy/Red Baron songs! There are five in total!

Watching the parade on TV— and I’m struck by the high school bands in artist-inspired uniforms— Kusama, Mondrian— and the many, many country artists.

I can’t wait for you to hear Chloe Veltman’s story on how to get rid of ear worms on NPR tomorrow. I already have Christmas songs living rent free in my head.

If it rains….should we still go to the parade?

Turns out a colleague has been in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It is MY DREAM to handle one of the balloons.

I’ve been singing this song from Mame: “For we need a little Christmas, right this very minute/Candles in the window, carols at the spinet” and it is driving my son crazy. Which, obviously, only makes me sing it louder.

We canceled our tickets for Wicked this weekend because after a year of trying we won the Broadway lottery for Aladdin (probably because everyone else was at Wicked!) but whooo was it close.

IT’S HERE!! NPR’s Books We Love is out— I use it all year to find…well, books I’ll love :). Kudos to my colleagues! apps.npr.org/best-books/#...

I found a journal on a book giveaway shelf from 1989 that is… all handwritten song lyrics. Best find ever. But also Melissa Wood, SCS— do you want it back?

This year, I’m all in for the Christmas season starting before Thanksgiving. I might even start decorating.

Are you an arts journalist? Respond here, I’d like to start a starter pack! There’s not that many of us….

This is hypnotizing

If you didn’t know Wicked was a musical, you might not know it from the trailer. Wouldn’t that make you feel…betrayed once you got into the theater? Why is this the trend? #theater #Wicked #Broadway

This made me laugh.

It’s holiday theater time! I wrote this guide to how to score less expensive Broadway tickets. All my best tricks. www.npr.org/2024/10/25/n...

My first starter oack in progress—reliable sources of NYC news and information, plus opinionated local experts. Updating as i go! go.bsky.app/Gfeeytx

Last night, I got a peek at Luna Luna— the art carnival that had been lost for decades, came to LA earlier this year, and now is in NYC. A Ferris wheel by Basquiat, a merry go round by Keith Haring, a many-mirrored dome by Salvador Dalí. Plus so many others.

Recently, I did some reporting in Pittsburgh - and visited these incredible, permanent art installations that take over the inside of whole houses. There's a full-sized lighthouse! And...a bear. www.npr.org/2024/11/13/n...

Hi all! Looks like I'm following the horde to Blue Sky :-). Would love to hear who you follow here.