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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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The Washington Post has only a single arts critic left - everyone else got fired today, along with all three arts editors. (There are still a couple of excellent arts reporters.) I was so upset I dusted off my blog to have my say: annemidgette.com/blog/f/a-req...
A requiem for arts coverage
I used to say I wished that newspapers would treat their arts sections the way they treated their sports sections. What I meant was that sports sections offered a balanced mix of news stories, feature...
annemidgette.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The Washington Post has only a single arts critic left - everyone else got fired today, along with all three arts editors. (There are still a couple of excellent arts reporters.) I was so upset I dusted off my blog to have my say: annemidgette.com/blog/f/a-req...
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I am OVER THE MOON (damn near literally!!) that our recording of Jake Heggie’s Intelligence has won the 2026 Grammy for Best Opera Recording.
Thank you to everyone who has listened, supported, and championed this project – and this mezzo!!! 💜💜💜
📸 Stacey Bode
Thank you to everyone who has listened, supported, and championed this project – and this mezzo!!! 💜💜💜
📸 Stacey Bode
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I am OVER THE MOON (damn near literally!!) that our recording of Jake Heggie’s Intelligence has won the 2026 Grammy for Best Opera Recording.
Thank you to everyone who has listened, supported, and championed this project – and this mezzo!!! 💜💜💜
📸 Stacey Bode
Thank you to everyone who has listened, supported, and championed this project – and this mezzo!!! 💜💜💜
📸 Stacey Bode
Google has managed to utterly delight today. 😍🤩🥰 @jbartonmezzo.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Google has managed to utterly delight today. 😍🤩🥰 @jbartonmezzo.bsky.social
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You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
Absolute legends at the opening of ENO Dead Man Walking. What a night!!
Christine Rice and Michael Mayes were absolutely astonishing.
I love this work – and repping Jake Heggie, I’ve seen it at least a dozen times. This was something truly special.
So grateful to have been at the Coli for this. 🥰
Christine Rice and Michael Mayes were absolutely astonishing.
I love this work – and repping Jake Heggie, I’ve seen it at least a dozen times. This was something truly special.
So grateful to have been at the Coli for this. 🥰
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Absolute legends at the opening of ENO Dead Man Walking. What a night!!
Christine Rice and Michael Mayes were absolutely astonishing.
I love this work – and repping Jake Heggie, I’ve seen it at least a dozen times. This was something truly special.
So grateful to have been at the Coli for this. 🥰
Christine Rice and Michael Mayes were absolutely astonishing.
I love this work – and repping Jake Heggie, I’ve seen it at least a dozen times. This was something truly special.
So grateful to have been at the Coli for this. 🥰
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Tonight's rehearsal of Dead Man Walking at ENO was outstanding. Such a powerful piece.
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Tonight's rehearsal of Dead Man Walking at ENO was outstanding. Such a powerful piece.
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🚨 Big Cultural Highlight Alert! ‘Dead Man Walking’ at ENO is emotionally and psychologically compelling and got a huge and well-deserved ovation on its first night! 👏🏽
November 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🚨 Big Cultural Highlight Alert! ‘Dead Man Walking’ at ENO is emotionally and psychologically compelling and got a huge and well-deserved ovation on its first night! 👏🏽
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Dead Man Walking at ENO, a highlight of the London opera season. Exceptional cast and creatives deliver an extraordinary evening. Christine Rice and Michael Mayes stunning in lead roles with fabulous performances from Jacques Imbrailo, Madeleine Boreham and Sarah Connolly in supporting roles.
November 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Dead Man Walking at ENO, a highlight of the London opera season. Exceptional cast and creatives deliver an extraordinary evening. Christine Rice and Michael Mayes stunning in lead roles with fabulous performances from Jacques Imbrailo, Madeleine Boreham and Sarah Connolly in supporting roles.
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Most contemporary operas fail not because of the music but because of dramatically limp librettos. But Dead Man Walking is a theatrical + musical triumph: total commitment by the ENO company. Jake Heggie does tremendous work with Terrence McNally’s first-rate libretto. Taut and terrific. Go!
November 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Most contemporary operas fail not because of the music but because of dramatically limp librettos. But Dead Man Walking is a theatrical + musical triumph: total commitment by the ENO company. Jake Heggie does tremendous work with Terrence McNally’s first-rate libretto. Taut and terrific. Go!
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i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
i hate that AI has now caused me to question the authenticity of cute animal videos online, which is my primary use of social media. i don't even know if this baby penguin actually wore a beret to go buy a tiny baguette in paris
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Excellent first night's performance of Jake Heggie's opera Dead Man Walking at ENO. And one of the great [sic] performances in this or any other house from Christine Rice, as Sister Helen Prejean.
November 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Excellent first night's performance of Jake Heggie's opera Dead Man Walking at ENO. And one of the great [sic] performances in this or any other house from Christine Rice, as Sister Helen Prejean.
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Dead Man Walking - a powerful and humane opera about an inhumane system. The lead performances from Michael Mayes and Christine Rice are particularly strong 👏 👏 👏
November 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Dead Man Walking - a powerful and humane opera about an inhumane system. The lead performances from Michael Mayes and Christine Rice are particularly strong 👏 👏 👏
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our gleeful, gorgeous, grounded, gutsy, gay-gasping, galaxy-gazing glamazon!! ✨
@jbartonmezzo.bsky.social
📸 Stacey Bode
@jbartonmezzo.bsky.social
📸 Stacey Bode
October 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our gleeful, gorgeous, grounded, gutsy, gay-gasping, galaxy-gazing glamazon!! ✨
@jbartonmezzo.bsky.social
📸 Stacey Bode
@jbartonmezzo.bsky.social
📸 Stacey Bode
Sensational opening night of the Met season – @themilesshow.bsky.social gave a truly EPIC performance as Sam Clay in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Super proud to be on Team Mykkanen! 🤩
September 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Sensational opening night of the Met season – @themilesshow.bsky.social gave a truly EPIC performance as Sam Clay in The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. Super proud to be on Team Mykkanen! 🤩
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“Hey Sister!” Can’t get to San Francisco? Don’t miss the Dead Man Walking livestream this Saturday, Sept 20, at 7:30pm Pacific.
Tickets are $25 and include a 48-hour on-demand period September 21-23.
🎟️ Tickets and details: sfopera.com/digital/livestream
📸 Cory Weaver / @sfopera.bsky.social
Tickets are $25 and include a 48-hour on-demand period September 21-23.
🎟️ Tickets and details: sfopera.com/digital/livestream
📸 Cory Weaver / @sfopera.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Hey Sister!” Can’t get to San Francisco? Don’t miss the Dead Man Walking livestream this Saturday, Sept 20, at 7:30pm Pacific.
Tickets are $25 and include a 48-hour on-demand period September 21-23.
🎟️ Tickets and details: sfopera.com/digital/livestream
📸 Cory Weaver / @sfopera.bsky.social
Tickets are $25 and include a 48-hour on-demand period September 21-23.
🎟️ Tickets and details: sfopera.com/digital/livestream
📸 Cory Weaver / @sfopera.bsky.social
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
New site drop! Gene Scheer’s libretti light up the Met – and beyond – this season. ✨
You've heard his brilliant collabs with Jake Heggie, Joby Talbot, Jennifer Higdon, Tobias Picker – and now Mason Bates. Don't miss The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, opening the Met season!
genescheer.com
You've heard his brilliant collabs with Jake Heggie, Joby Talbot, Jennifer Higdon, Tobias Picker – and now Mason Bates. Don't miss The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, opening the Met season!
genescheer.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New site drop! Gene Scheer’s libretti light up the Met – and beyond – this season. ✨
You've heard his brilliant collabs with Jake Heggie, Joby Talbot, Jennifer Higdon, Tobias Picker – and now Mason Bates. Don't miss The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, opening the Met season!
genescheer.com
You've heard his brilliant collabs with Jake Heggie, Joby Talbot, Jennifer Higdon, Tobias Picker – and now Mason Bates. Don't miss The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, opening the Met season!
genescheer.com
ICYMI, @themilesshow.bsky.social is out here putting the *Miles* in Career Milestone – it’s his first cover story! 🙌
Major thanks to writer Hannah Edgar and editor Hattie Butterworth for this fabulous feature. Pick up the fall issue of Opera Now or visit verismopr.com/mmoncover to check it out!
Major thanks to writer Hannah Edgar and editor Hattie Butterworth for this fabulous feature. Pick up the fall issue of Opera Now or visit verismopr.com/mmoncover to check it out!
August 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICYMI, @themilesshow.bsky.social is out here putting the *Miles* in Career Milestone – it’s his first cover story! 🙌
Major thanks to writer Hannah Edgar and editor Hattie Butterworth for this fabulous feature. Pick up the fall issue of Opera Now or visit verismopr.com/mmoncover to check it out!
Major thanks to writer Hannah Edgar and editor Hattie Butterworth for this fabulous feature. Pick up the fall issue of Opera Now or visit verismopr.com/mmoncover to check it out!
Opera Magazine’s 25th anniversary feature on Dead Man Walking is packed with insights, memories, and images of the artists who know it best. Nine pages of them, in fact! 🤯
What a way to honor the world’s most performed opera of the last 25 years. 🫶🏻
What a way to honor the world’s most performed opera of the last 25 years. 🫶🏻
July 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Opera Magazine’s 25th anniversary feature on Dead Man Walking is packed with insights, memories, and images of the artists who know it best. Nine pages of them, in fact! 🤯
What a way to honor the world’s most performed opera of the last 25 years. 🫶🏻
What a way to honor the world’s most performed opera of the last 25 years. 🫶🏻
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I am having so many feelings about this piece; writing and editing listings at Time Out was an incredible journalism boot camp, a wonderfully immersive way to learn about New York City culture, and simply the coolest job I ever had.
In my debut for @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the disappearance of cultural listings from major New York media outlets, and what it portends for artists, audiences, institutions, and journalists. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why No One Knows What’s Happening Tonight
A love letter to music listings
www.theatlantic.com
July 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I am having so many feelings about this piece; writing and editing listings at Time Out was an incredible journalism boot camp, a wonderfully immersive way to learn about New York City culture, and simply the coolest job I ever had.
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In my debut for @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the disappearance of cultural listings from major New York media outlets, and what it portends for artists, audiences, institutions, and journalists. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why No One Knows What’s Happening Tonight
A love letter to music listings
www.theatlantic.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In my debut for @theatlantic.com, I wrote about the disappearance of cultural listings from major New York media outlets, and what it portends for artists, audiences, institutions, and journalists. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I just heard someone refer to an old white guy as a stale pale male, and I may never be the same
July 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I just heard someone refer to an old white guy as a stale pale male, and I may never be the same
Some valuable thoughts in this thread.
A few thoughts about the NYT critics shakeup: Theater is one of the hardest of all disciplines to cover as a critic (or reporter). You need to know its language and history. And there's a ton you can and should do to educate yourself. But you can never "catch up." You can't see what you didn't see.>
July 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Some valuable thoughts in this thread.