Jonathan L. Fischer
@jonfischer.bsky.social
Arts & Entertainment Editor at @washingtonpost.com. Proprietor, http://hedswillroll.tumblr.com.
The Rosalía album wants you to listen with your mind www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Review | Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ is taking prestige pop to new levels
Rosalía’s new album, “Lux,” wants to blow your mind. Give it your undivided attention instead.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Rosalía album wants you to listen with your mind www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
I agree with our new food critic that El Rinconcito II is excellent. www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/11...
Column | Meet The Washington Post’s new food critic
Elazar Sontag is The Post’s next food critic — and he won’t be anonymous.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I agree with our new food critic that El Rinconcito II is excellent. www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/11...
I don’t know what I’m to say about our Sunday section, but I’ll say it anyway.
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I don’t know what I’m to say about our Sunday section, but I’ll say it anyway.
Tuned in just in time for Letterman going deep on Zevon at the Rock Hall induction. Worthwhile!
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Tuned in just in time for Letterman going deep on Zevon at the Rock Hall induction. Worthwhile!
Need recs for artists who released *two* good albums in 2025. (Inspired by Steve Gunn)
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Need recs for artists who released *two* good albums in 2025. (Inspired by Steve Gunn)
“A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes apparently battling to keep his eyes open at the Thursday event.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A closer look at Trump’s apparent struggles to fight off sleep in the Oval Office
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open at a recent Oval Office event.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes apparently battling to keep his eyes open at the Thursday event.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Very proud of this one from @gedge1.bsky.social: The complete story, and the legacy, of "Take on Me" -- and the unfinished tale of A-ha. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
‘Take On Me’ has been stuck in our heads for 40 years. Here’s how it got there.
“Take On Me,” the 1980s synth-pop hit song from the band A-ha, marks 40 years of global ubiquity even while personal disputes have chilled the Norwegian trio.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Very proud of this one from @gedge1.bsky.social: The complete story, and the legacy, of "Take on Me" -- and the unfinished tale of A-ha. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Grammys: good. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Column | Music’s biggest night is finally changing its tune on rap
Kendrick Lamar leads the list of new Grammy Award nominees. Will rap music finally rule on music’s biggest night?
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November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Grammys: good. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Bob Mould and Greg Norton on the great new Hüsker Dü box set www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
How Bob Mould rediscovered the great, lost live Husker Du record
Bob Mould discusses Numero Group’s “1985: The Miracle Year,” which captures the Minnesota punk trio Husker Du at its youthful peak.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Bob Mould and Greg Norton on the great new Hüsker Dü box set www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
DHS keeps posting Norman Rockwell paintings -- even after his descendants condemned the agency's use of the works. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
DHS keeps posting Norman Rockwell after family condemns use of his art
Descendants of Norman Rockwell have accused the Department of Homeland Security of misrepresenting the painter’s beliefs.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
DHS keeps posting Norman Rockwell paintings -- even after his descendants condemned the agency's use of the works. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Opera is good for Rosalia. Rosalia is good for opera! www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Column | Opera is good for Rosalía. May she be good for opera!
What the singer’s turn toward orchestral music augurs for pop — and for our ever-fickle attention spans.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Opera is good for Rosalia. Rosalia is good for opera! www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
An empathetic, beautifully written @monicahesse.bsky.social profile of a weight loss influencer (and what a kicker) www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
Column | He shared his weight loss online. Then a million strangers chimed in.
Ethan Benard hit 660 pounds and decided to share his weight loss on social media. It got him sponsorships and fame — and unkind comments from strangers.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM
An empathetic, beautifully written @monicahesse.bsky.social profile of a weight loss influencer (and what a kicker) www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
Reposted by Jonathan L. Fischer
FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, said it will begin bestowing an annual peace prize.
The inaugural award will be presented to an as-yet-unnamed honoree at the draw next month for the 2026 men’s World Cup.
The inaugural award will be presented to an as-yet-unnamed honoree at the draw next month for the 2026 men’s World Cup.
As Trump-Infantino bond tightens, FIFA announces inaugural peace prize
The soccer governing body’s president has frequently spent time with President Donald Trump this year. The award will be presented at December’s World Cup draw in D.C.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, said it will begin bestowing an annual peace prize.
The inaugural award will be presented to an as-yet-unnamed honoree at the draw next month for the 2026 men’s World Cup.
The inaugural award will be presented to an as-yet-unnamed honoree at the draw next month for the 2026 men’s World Cup.
I see that Fantastic Four is on Disney Plus. CONSIDER THE SURFER. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Column | Why the Silver Surfer is the superhero for our cosmically fraught times
The Silver Surfer is back. But long before “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” the most intriguing hero in comics history was predicting the doomscroll.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I see that Fantastic Four is on Disney Plus. CONSIDER THE SURFER. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
NEWS: The State Department selected artist Robert Lazzarini to represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale -- and then withdrew the selection www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
The U.S. chose an artist for the Venice Biennale — then it fell apart
The State Department greenlit a proposal to launch American artist Robert Lazzarini to the “Olympics of the art world.” After negotiations collapsed, the country’s involvement is uncertain.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
NEWS: The State Department selected artist Robert Lazzarini to represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale -- and then withdrew the selection www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ goes on trial, says prosecution is half-baked www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ goes on trial, says prosecution is half-baked
Authorities initially sought to charge Sean C. Dunn with a felony. But grand jurors declined to indict, and prosecutors downgraded the charge to a misdemeanor.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ goes on trial, says prosecution is half-baked www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
The new @joshuablevin.bsky.social podcast is excellent!
my guy @joshuablevin.bsky.social has started a new sports history podcast and newsletter, Replay Booth, that i know is going to become my new obsession. If you loved the Slow Burn and One Year podcasts, just know that Josh was the head and heart of those series. www.replaybooth.show?r=bivu&utm_c...
Replay Booth | Josh Levin | Substack
A new podcast series from Josh Levin about history, sports, and the surprising threads connecting the past and present. Click to read Replay Booth, by Josh Levin, a Substack publication. Launched a da...
www.replaybooth.show
November 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The new @joshuablevin.bsky.social podcast is excellent!
Plemons, profiled. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
How Jesse Plemons became Hollywood’s most unlikely leading man
Jesse Plemons, who broke out as Landry Clarke on “Friday Night Lights,” enters the best actor Oscars race with his performance in “Bugonia” opposite Emma Stone.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Plemons, profiled. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
For me, it's the *other* Lô Borges album from 1972 that is universe-transporting. Ruminative, eclectic/eccentric, spacey/earthy, saucer-eyed/weather-worn.
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
For me, it's the *other* Lô Borges album from 1972 that is universe-transporting. Ruminative, eclectic/eccentric, spacey/earthy, saucer-eyed/weather-worn.
After pulling her show from the Smithsonian, Amy Sherald opens in Baltimore. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
After Smithsonian controversy, Amy Sherald opens to fanfare in Baltimore
Baltimoreans flocked to opening day of “American Sublime,” the exhibition Amy Sherald removed from the National Portrait Gallery this summer.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
After pulling her show from the Smithsonian, Amy Sherald opens in Baltimore. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Our Diane Ladd obit. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Diane Ladd, multifaceted character actress, dies at 89
She had Oscar-nominated roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Wild at Heart” and “Rambling Rose.” Her daughter Laura Dern followed her into acting.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our Diane Ladd obit. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Historic things happened in the White House movie theater, now demolished. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Column | I watched ‘Glory Road’ with the president in a building that’s now rubble
The East Wing demolition evokes memories of when the historic Texas Western team was invited to the White House.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Historic things happened in the White House movie theater, now demolished. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
In our Sunday section: Panahi.
November 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
In our Sunday section: Panahi.
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So @jeremybmerrill.com scraped the Kennedy Center's ticketing website daily for several months. He, @travismandrews.bsky.social & Shelly Tan found that this season's sales are the lowest since the pandemic, as the Trump effect keeps patrons away: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover
Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
So @jeremybmerrill.com scraped the Kennedy Center's ticketing website daily for several months. He, @travismandrews.bsky.social & Shelly Tan found that this season's sales are the lowest since the pandemic, as the Trump effect keeps patrons away: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Museum heist in Oakland! www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
California’s own Louvre heist: Jewelry and artifacts stolen from museum
More than 1,000 items, including metalwork and historic memorabilia, were taken from the Oakland Museum of California in the early hours of Oct. 15.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Museum heist in Oakland! www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...