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Travis M Andrews
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features writer in the washington post's style section

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Thanks for sharing out story, @jimmykimmel.com! For anyone interested, here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49yu548
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: After Trump took over the Kennedy Center in Feb, he vowed to make it "hot" again. So, how's it doing? @jeremybmerrill.com and I used data from the center's ticketing website to find out. Ticket sales are lowest they've been since the pandemic.

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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 1:06 PM
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Took a break from the usual to write a movie review. My feelings on Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein."

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Review | Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ is bloody, beautiful and belabored
In the latest reimagining of Mary Shelley’s classic, the moral is the story.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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The National Council for the NEH had 26 scholars and leaders serving humanities efforts across the U.S. After today’s White House firings, it’s down to just 4 Trump-appointed White men, one terminated member told me.

From me, @travismandrews.bsky.social and @kelseyables.bsky.social:
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White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities
The White House appeared to fire all but four members of the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the head of the government’s grantmaking agency.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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I spent an evening with PUP the band, who described themselves as “like Weezer but worse." Which is not true, but as Stefan Babcock said, "It’s easier to be disliked than liked."

If you like rock music, check them out, and read about them here:

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Rock is dead? No one told these self-deprecating Toronto punks.
The Toronto quartet PUP, who just released their fifth album, “Who Will Look After the Dogs?,” is living proof that pop hasn’t completely conquered the airwaves.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Do you think it was awkward for the Eagles to spend an hour in the locker room during the lightning delay with Jalen Carter
September 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Hurricane Katrina hit my hometown 20 years ago. I feel honored for the opportunity to write about one small slice of it -- the Superdome, and its triumph resurrection. This one was really special to me. Please check it out:

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The New Orleans rebirth started with the Superdome
The iconic stadium was a symbol of everything Hurricane Katrina tore apart 20 years ago. Then came the comeback.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Hurricane Katrina hit my hometown 20 years ago. I feel honored for the opportunity to write about one small slice of it -- the Superdome, and its triumph resurrection. This one was really special to me. Please check it out:

www.washingtonpost.com/style/trends...
The New Orleans rebirth started with the Superdome
The iconic stadium was a symbol of everything Hurricane Katrina tore apart 20 years ago. Then came the comeback.
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August 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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New story from me:

I hung out with Rich Eisen as he hosted his first episode of SportsCenter in 22 years and talked to him about what it feels like to re-board the ESPN mothership.
www.theringer.com/2025/08/28/m...
Rich Eisen Comes Home
Eisen’s ESPN reunion is happening under modern media terms and conditions
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August 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Just about everyone seems to have a lotta big feelings about Cracker Barrel these days, but has anyone actually eaten at one recently? I decided to check it out for myself. Take a gander:

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Guest column | Cracker Barrel is trying to modernize. Bless its heart.
A reporter with an earnest love for Cracker Barrel revisits the casual chain while its brand refresh, new logo and peg game stir controversy.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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BREAKING: Kennedy Center to host 2026 World Cup draw, Trump says. He also suggested Putin might attend and once again referenced renaming the center after himself. Read more:

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Kennedy Center to host 2026 World Cup draw, Trump says
Alongside FIFA’s president, President Donald Trump announced on Friday the Kennedy Center will host the 2026 World Cup draw in December.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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BREAKING: Kennedy Center cuts dance programming team as other top producers depart. My latest with @janaykingsberry.bsky.social. Read more:

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Kennedy Center cuts dance programming team, as top producers depart
The Kennedy Center laid off its dance programming division, and executives producing Broadway shows and the Kennedy Center Honors have resigned.
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August 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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The Kennedy Center has dropped the family who made the Honors medallions for 47 years and who were the definition of a family business. @janaykingsberry.bsky.social spoke to them (and I offered some meager assistance). Take a look:

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Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years
The arts center has contacted the jeweler Tiffany & Company to redesign the award.
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August 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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The Kennedy Center has dropped the family who made the Honors medallions for 47 years and who were the definition of a family business. @janaykingsberry.bsky.social spoke to them (and I offered some meager assistance). Take a look:

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Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years
The arts center has contacted the jeweler Tiffany & Company to redesign the award.
washingtonpost.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Thrilled to have been on @washingtonpost.com’s Post Reports podcast to chat all things Kennedy Center with @colbyitkowitz.bsky.social. Check it out:

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/why-is-trump-so-obsessed-with-the-kennedy-center/
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August 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I should add, very little else about this is standard. The president hosting is not standard. The president joking (?) that he will give himself an honor is not standard. Most of what has happened at the center is not standard.
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BREAKING: The first Kennedy Center Honors class under Trump. As I previously reported: Kiss, Michael Crawford and George Strait. Also Sylvester Stallone and Gloria Gaynor. My big takeaway: It's a fairly standard class. My latest w @janaykingsberry.bsky.social:

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Trump to host Kennedy Center Honors, which will go to Stallone, Gaynor, Kiss and more
The annual production may see significant changes under Trump, who revealed the honorees during a visit to the arts complex on Wednesday.
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August 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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BREAKING: The first Kennedy Center Honors class under Trump. As I previously reported: Kiss, Michael Crawford and George Strait. Also Sylvester Stallone and Gloria Gaynor. My big takeaway: It's a fairly standard class. My latest w @janaykingsberry.bsky.social:

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Trump to host Kennedy Center Honors, which will go to Stallone, Gaynor, Kiss and more
The annual production may see significant changes under Trump, who revealed the honorees during a visit to the arts complex on Wednesday.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Trump will announce the Kennedy Center honorees tomorrow. I'll be reporting on that, but first I reported a bit on the planning of this year's ceremony, the changes underfoot and what names we might hear tomorrow. My latest:

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Who gets Kennedy Center Honors under Trump? George Strait, Kiss, Michael Crawford being eyed
The president will announce this year’s honorees this week. Employees say George Strait, Kiss and Michael Crawford are among the names being considered.
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August 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Trump will announce the Kennedy Center honorees tomorrow. I'll be reporting on that, but first I reported a bit on the planning of this year's ceremony, the changes underfoot and what names we might hear tomorrow. My latest:

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Who gets Kennedy Center Honors under Trump? George Strait, Kiss, Michael Crawford being eyed
The president will announce this year’s honorees this week. Employees say George Strait, Kiss and Michael Crawford are among the names being considered.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Some House Republicans want to rename the Kennedy Center's Opera House after the first lady. One wants to rename the entire center after Trump. So, can they? I looked into it:

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Can part of the Kennedy Center be renamed for the Trumps? How about all of it?
The short answer: It depends on who is doing the renaming.
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July 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Bill Camp is the ultimately That Guy. One of Hollywood’s — and Broadway’s — hardest working actors. Also one of the world’s best. I’ve been fascinated by him for years so I went to New York to find out what makes him tick. My latest:

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Bill Camp is the platonic ideal of a ‘That Guy’
In the past year alone, character actor Bill Camp appeared in Netflix’s “Sirens,” and “Zero Day,” HBO’s “The Gilded Age” and AppleTV+’s “Presumed Innocent.”
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July 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I saw this at a bookstore and was reminded that this series is arguably the best thing the Washington Post has produced in the last year.

Naturally, the section that produced it, Opinion, has been gutted.
July 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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BREAKING: Republicans propose renaming Kennedy Center opera house after Melania Trump.

Here is @karavoght.bsky.social's and my report: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Republicans propose naming Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump
The Kennedy Center’s Opera House may soon be named after First Lady Melania Trump, if an amendment passed Tuesday by House Republicans becomes law.
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July 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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I spoke with Ben Folds about his new record with the NSO and why he quit his role at the Kennedy Center — ahead of his record release event in DC today. My latest:

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Ben Folds speaks out on Kennedy Center — and drops an album he made there
The singer-songwriter resigned after President Donald Trump’s takeover of the D.C. arts center. Now he’s explaining why.
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July 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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President Trump attended "Les Misérables" at the Kennedy Center tonight. Matt Viser and I did as well. Our dispatch from the evening:

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Trump brings red-carpet vibe, and boos, to Kennedy Center’s ‘Les Mis’
The president’s attendance was meant as a fundraiser for the cash-strapped arts center, which has seen a decline in ticket sales since he took control.
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June 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM