My old friend and former publisher of the Weekly Dig Jeff Lawrence has died. He hired, and fired, me from my first job. I always cared about him over the years even though he sometimes made it very hard to. A fun guy and such a pain in the ass I don't think he would mind me saying.

Spoiler free one character Bugonia review: 😮

If you enjoy classical radio, now is a great time to support it. My recent piece for the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra just announced a three-year contract extension for music director Jonathon Heyward, taking his tenure through 2030-31 season.

In my review of the NSO’s opening night, I noted that the Vienna Philharmonic announced a Kennedy Center performance on March 4. Those tickets go on sale today for KC members and tomorrow for the general public. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Heads up DC folks: The Apple store at Carnegie Library is hosting a "Spotlight" event featuring a Q&A between WETA's John Banther and Gianandrea Noseda, as well as a performance from musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra. Starts at 6 p.m. www.apple.com/today/event/...

ICYMI: A big honkin' comprehensive compendium of all the arts and culture that make D.C. D.C.

Much like you, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is officially old.

to hell with the world wide web i just bought a selectric

My contribution to the Style section celebration of the 50th birthday of "JAWS," some notes on cinema's most infamous two notes.

When is the decency backlash starting?

Imagine calling anything a cybersomething.

There's a lot going on in DC tonight for classical folks (WNO has "American Rhapsody" w/ Renee Fleming and Denyce Graves; GMU has Damien Geter's "Loving V. Virginia.") But don't sleep on this combo of the Borromeo and Verona String Quartets playing octets by Enescu, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn!

Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...

Some of @michaelbrodeur.bsky.social’s finest work. I think about Unstable at least once a month

If I ever write an opera, I'm sourcing all the character names from CVS, starting with Anbesol and Orajel.

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Unlike the portable and utterly hummable themes of, say, “Severance,” Tapia de Veer’s music is not meant to be remembered; and out of context, it carries the allure of the average vacation photo. Like resort wear, it really only works in one place.

Here's what happened last night at the Kennedy Center. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Kriston Capps reports on another cultural casualty of Trump's executive orders at the Art Museum of the Americas. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

The U.S Marine Band has cancelled a concert that was to feature high school musicians of color, in accordance with executive orders targeting “DEI” initiatives. My story here: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

RIP, WaPo. Just the saddest screenshots to get. An absolute abandonment of the principles of accountability of the powerful, justice, democracy, human rights, and accurate information that previously animated the section in favor of a white male billionaire’s self-interested agenda.

“After weeks of standard negotiations and having been invited to be a featured part of WorldPride and Capital Pride Alliance events, on Wednesday, February 12, Roest and his team received a curt email from the Kennedy Center: “We are not in a position at this time to advance a contract.”

What we know about the bomb threat that forced an evacuation at the Kennedy Center www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/0...

NEW on the climate of fear inside the Kennedy Center as performances drop from the calendar www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

My new gym is forcing me to get acquainted with the work of Mumford & Sons and I feel bad for everything l’ve said because I didn’t realize it was actual children’s music.

Another fleck of the Friday night firestorm. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Fun fact: There are classical Grammys. [pause] I know! www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

This Will Smith tribute to Will Smith is a little crazy.

Even Cynthia got the chills from Cynthia. #grammys

Honestly what the fuck.

America must wake up.

Fine, America. Be that way. You've left me no choice but to turn turbogay.

Weekend Classical Picks! Let's go! On Thursday 1/30 and Saturday 2/1, Gianandrea Noseda leads the NSO in Samuel Barber's "Vanessa" with soprano Nicole Heaston in the title role, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges as Erika, tenor Matthew Polenzani as Anatol and more. www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home/202...

I don’t think I’ve ever experienced an earthquake in Maine.

I’m in Kennebunk and felt that. Holy shit.

I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. flaminghydra.com/issue-243/

JD Vance looks so confused right now.

This is insane.

The secondary address seems like the real address. Absolutely vile.

Doesn't it get cold in Ohio?

Biden's face kind of sums up that performance.

I feel so bad for this man.

Enjoy the silence.

King's sermon A Knock at Midnight is critical in the body of all of his speeches, sermons and books because it deals with a problem we don't usually want to deal with.

The United Spates

A peacemaker and unifier who just went ahead and negated the identities of several communities.

I'm thinking of all of my trans and non-binary friends and family right now and sending as much love as I can.

He's so bad at reading aloud.