Went to Tulsa Ballet tonight and saw a guy in the company drive a girl home on a motorcycle like he was Cooper-Fucking-Nielson.

Wild how many scrutinizable actions by the Trump administration can be tied back to the Kennedy Center.

Wow. CBC's "About Time" program has devoted this afternoon to comparing (through music) the death of Charlie Kirk to the death of Nazi martyr Horst Wessel. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Imagine one of those campus interruptions that the right denounced as an assault on free speech, only the president of the university personally set aside some seats so activists could heckle a conservative speaker. Also Yasmin Williams is a phenomenal talent and you should go see her live.

Hey, does anyone have a contact for @theintellectualist.bsky.social?

Alexandria guitarist Yasmin Williams honored her pre-Trump-takeover contract to play at the Kennedy Center, so new leadership at the center invited MAGA gays to come heckle and harass her. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/23/l...

must-read from @rjritzel.bsky.social on some very bitchy antics by the Kennedy Center's day-to-day boss www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/23/l...

"A complaint is … not a protected platform to rage against an adversary." h/t @lawdorknews.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/b...

NOW: Democrats on Capitol Hill intro’ing bill to block targeting of non-profits, media, colleges for political speech. Sen. Chris Murphy began by decrying the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Then charged POTUS + AG Pam Bondi are openly targeting ppl, for political speech

Safely posted north of the border.

What would it take to resurrect listings? I workshopped some ideas with @gabrielkahane.bsky.social -- who recently wrote a love letter to arts calendars for @theatlantic.com. rjionline.org/news/saving-...

Kudos to #emmys for paying tribute to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and criticize its defunding by Congress. As cultural institutions like the Kennedy Center, Smithsonian, CBS News, and Stephen Colbert face threats, surprised more stars aren't speaking out tonight.

Kinda a shame Cristin lost a Tony to Audra's most forgettable show.

Stephen Colbert’s beautiful speech, as he wins Best Late Night show in the twilight of his cancellation. He says he wanted to make a show about love. But at some point he realized he was doing “a late night comedy show about loss. That’s related to love,” he said...

Wish I could afford to support (and read) all the publications doing solid culture journalism, but this looks great arts policy reporting from @theassemblync.bsky.social

"Never losing your temper" is such a low standard, especially if your children are toddlers.

Can't stop laughing over the concept sketches and the actual execution of this costume. It's giving Temu

News orgs in other festival towns... Take audience engagement notes!

BRB following Chappell Roan and moving to Saskatchewan.

I'd love to see news outlets apply to launch an arts calendar, or use to use social media platforms for reviews and arts features!

Outstanding court reporting.

There will now be a Ballet Vancouver and a BalletBC, both doing contemporary dance. Sure. Great. No one will ever confuse the two. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I regret to inform everyone that the same illustrator who created the beloved Betty White stamp also immortalized William F. Buckley. www.snhu.edu/about-us/new...

Eugene Levy confused Richard Strauss and Johann Strauss II on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social tonight, and oh how I wish this was the worst thing I heard on TV today.

unrelatedly, I just looked up and saw what I’m pretty sure was Mitch McConnell in his pajamas while I was trash picking this book about Pablo Casals

We need more reporting that in the name of MAHA, Americans diagnosed with serious mood disorders have stopped taking their psychiatric meds, becoming a be danger to themselves and others.

I wonder if Ohio State will consider re-christening its arts center since it's currently named after such a lousy boob doodler. (h/t @karenho.bsky.social) www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Watch the imbedded student video, and encourage anyone in America who teaches to do the same. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...

Also screwed: Stroke survivors ordering German-made, prosthetic-friendly shoes from a store in Scotland. 🙋‍♀️

i am a vinyl collector and the other day i checked how much shipping for records from chillhop costs from europe and it's TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS

10/10 No Notes

Looks like he’s going to have to find another boat to blow up

Following up on the Met Opera and the Saudis - @voiceteachernyc.bsky.social wrote a great essay with plenty of outrage to spare. blog.liberatedvoice.studio/bondage/

"Hold on, Baltimore, hold on." -- the ref, speaking timeless truths to my hometown. #ravensflock 💜🖤

Sen. Paul staking out an increasingly lonely position within a party that once stood for individual rights and due process and was skeptical of giving the federal government unlimited powers

Things I forgot to pack for the @lionpubs.bsky.social summit: 👂 earplugs 👁️ mascara 🦀 Old Bay So if I didn't look bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, there you go.

This sonata also appears to have never been recorded or performed, as far as I can tell! That would mean that this almost-200-year-old work will be premiered THIS SUNDAY by pianist Monica Chew in Oakland, CA. Info and tickets here:

Want to see anti-fascist dance in DC? I recommend former National Ballet of Canada principals Guillaume Côté and Sonia Rodriguez in HAMLET @ Wolf Trap on Sept. 17. www.wolftrap.org/calendar/per...

That is the most deranged market definition of all time and I can’t look away.

Stephen Nakagawa, who once identified himself as a "MAGA former dancer" online, will oversee the Kennedy Center's dance program after complaining about “radical leftist ideologies in ballet." One challenge: Ticket sales for dance have cratered since Trump took over the center.

4% capacity. That's how low ticket sales are for Stuttgart Ballet's October performances at the Kennedy Center. For @washingtonian.com, here's my look at the latest Sturm und Drang. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/03/s...

Nothing says trying-to-dance-in-Missouri like trying to take class with a chigger bite under your elastic.

The writing -- and the reporting -- in this story is so damn good. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...

"Ms. Lake said on Friday that the latest layoffs would allow these organizations to focus on getting news to people living under Communist governments and dictators." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...

has there been any reporting on how DC's Deaf community is feeling about and reacting to all this that I missed somewhere?

I really need to sit out one night and see who is working so hard to paint over all the protest art. This box had the same few fading anti-heritage posters on it for months and nobody did anything, but now fresh paint over everything every few days with no effort to scrape or sand

Scheduled my first medical appointment on a new insurance plan. Please clap for my basic American (cancer-survivorship) adulting.

Good news everyone we can all go back to shitting in the drinking water for freedom

"Honey, I don't have much time. I've been arrested by ICE and they are sending me to a detainment center. I love you and the kids, I will be OK, please call our attorney" -- John Shin, DACA resident, speaking to his wife last week. She hasn't heard from him since www.fox13now.com/news/local-n...