Last fall, reporters on the Kennedy Center beat were confused when the opera director dropped a bombshell in the Guardian but then wouldn’t repeat it to anyone else. They assumed she had spoken out of turn. But she knew what she was doing. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

lol

I regret to inform you that it is snowing again.

My biggest fear about watching this guy climb this skyscraper is that it might be really boring.

Still pretty funny but hits a little different after this week at Davos. youtu.be/3coxrP3wbd4?...

Epic thread.

Anyone writing a memoir should consult with a therapist. Even more important than an editor.

Buried lede: Olbermann says the dogs he adopted with Nuzzi looked sad whenever they saw her on CNN after she moved out. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...

Not just the usual cancer memoir. An absolute must-read. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

You may have other questions. I just want to know how they could afford a three-story house in Georgetown with a courtyard -- bamboo or not.

Not nearly enough Baby Ruth minis this year.

“Seventeen of his pre-written obituaries are still waiting to be published.” www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Bob Woodward's observation about Redford ("the most careful and intense listener I have ever encountered") does not surprise me at all. In my many interactions with celebrities, I found that the best actors were all great listeners. My theory... 🧵 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

"it’s okay for a pundit to vow revenge on supposed political enemies. But not okay for one to point out that, in a polarized environment, hateful words can lead to hateful actions" @sulliview.bsky.social As the US right gets brazen, others go craven. margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/what-gets-...

Thank you for being the only person on BlueSky talking about this, @sarambsimon.bsky.social. And you know? I knew it would be you!

Can't stop thinking about this: “I keep seeing these memes where Indians are bragging about taking our tech jobs. So I said, ‘Oh yeah? Well I’m going to work with these guys that are going to arrest you, slam your face on the pavement and send you home.’” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

What a time to be in media... www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

regret to inform you that no matter how exquisite your taste is now, your children will one day love Stomp Clap Hey music. You hate it as a corny remnant of your own childhood, and you will cringe when they enjoy it unironically. This is the way of the world. I went through this with Yacht Rock.

This is so fucked up I cannot even explain the depths to which it is fucked. I know this metaphor for LLMs is not quite right but this is like rewarding an autocorrect for fixing typos, rewarding your GPS; rewarding Siri. There is no there there to receive the “treat.” It has no wants or needs.

This is a pretty interesting deep dive into why newspapers owned by Advance Local punch far above their weight in terms of online traffic. The company kind of floats below the radar despite owning a lot of newspapers because it's privately held. www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/how-...

I hoped I could stay out of this one but @solomonmissouri.bsky.social had to go draw me in.

Giant privilege question: At my late age I have a choice between driving cross-country and back or getting on a plane to the country I spent 7 years growing up in in the 1970s. I really have no clue what the move should be

Yes - but parallel you have kids who get into hero's journey, slaying-the-dragon, redemption-arc stuff & are never encouraged to read anything else. It persists to adulthood & you get functionally literate people with a cartoonish idea of humanity, which is just as bad.

"When it’s very, very bad — like it is this week — you might see someone get up from their Metro seat and leave behind a dank, glistening imprint of their thighs." -- @maurajudkis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...

“Calls were akin to listening to a podcast” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Every character on Abbott Elementary is the best character on Abbott Elementary.

DC! I'm a Washington Post features reporter and I'm writing about sweaty season. The humidity is about to spike. I want to hear your best, wildest, most mortifying stories about being sweaty in DC, and how 75% humidity affects your psyche. Reply/DM/email me: [email protected].

5. Find My Phone Yes But What Room In The House No But Where Exactly In My Purse...

Our terrible singer-song writer culture is not your costume.

A lot of Benson Boone vibes at #eurovision. I guess it’s okay to do cultural appropriation again.

Our nation's doll owners have some thoughts. By the inimitable @maurajudkis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...

3. IMDb, but for local TV news reporters of the 90s and aughts whose names I don't remember but I really want to know where they ended up...

The Internet is getting pretty good but there are still a few things I need it to get to work on asap ... 🧵

I don't publicly talk about it much, but my mom's been sick with an Alzheimer's variant for a very long time. For years I've tried and failed to write about it. This week, I finally found the right peg. Thanks to @slate.com for running this on Mother's Day. slate.com/life/2025/05...

Unpopular opinion: SNL is actually as good as it has ever been.

The Internet is getting pretty good but there are still a few things I need it to get to work on asap ... 🧵

The Library of Congress is a research library. You have to be 16 to use it, and you can't check out the books. This is utter BS.

USA! USA! USA!

"Ultimately, that choice by a respected network news program helped lend mainstream virality — and no small measure of hilarity — to a saga that has been burbling on a smaller scale in sports and tabloid culture for months." www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

This might be the single best anecdote out of this year’s White House correspondents dinner activities. It involves Michael Cohen. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/0...

Happy April 25, to all who celebrate.

Ever wake up and start reading a news story that makes you think you’re still asleep and just dreaming that you woke up and started reading a news story?

"Gone is 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' Maya Angelou’s transformative best-selling 1970 memoir chronicling her struggles with racism and trauma. Two copies of 'Mein Kampf' by Adolf Hitler are still on the shelves. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...