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Olivier winner John Lithgow attacks Trump’s second presidency as ‘a disaster’ for US arts
Olivier winner John Lithgow attacks Trump’s second presidency as ‘a disaster’ for US arts
Speaking after his best actor victory, Lithgow said Donald Trump’s administration ‘has done some shocking, destructive things’ especially its takeover of the Kennedy Center
The actor John Lithgow has described Donald Trump’s second presidency as “a pure disaster” for the arts in the US. Lithgow, speaking after his best actor victory at the Olivier awards in London on Sunday, singled out Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, Washington DC’s national institution for the performing arts. “Our administration has done some shocking, destructive things,” he said, “but the one that grieves me most is taking over the Kennedy Center.”
The US president is now chair of the prestigious cultural complex (which was founded as a government-funded, bipartisan venue) and has installed new board members and a new interim leader, loyalist Ric Grenell. The board had been in the process of selecting a successor to outgoing leader Deborah Rutter, who in January announced her intention to step down after 11 years. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Olivier winner John Lithgow attacks Trump’s second presidency as ‘a disaster’ for US arts
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the Dow lost 1,250 more points in the first 5 minutes of trading ...
April 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
the Dow lost 1,250 more points in the first 5 minutes of trading ...
What is it about vacation that beckons you to fried food?
April 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What is it about vacation that beckons you to fried food?
Can we give Ken Marino his flowers now?
March 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Can we give Ken Marino his flowers now?
Watching Al Franken play a senator on The Residence is a trip for a lot of reasons.
March 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Watching Al Franken play a senator on The Residence is a trip for a lot of reasons.
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An October 2024 story about Russell Vought captured the breadth and ferocity of the coming attack on the federal government.
So why didn’t this story drive more of a national conversation when it appeared?
So why didn’t this story drive more of a national conversation when it appeared?
The October Story That Outlined Exactly What the Trump Administration Would Do to the Federal Bureaucracy
Historians have hindsight when they look into the past; journalists have the facts on the ground and context to help them look ahead. That means we can sometimes be surprised by how prescient a story…
propub.li
March 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
An October 2024 story about Russell Vought captured the breadth and ferocity of the coming attack on the federal government.
So why didn’t this story drive more of a national conversation when it appeared?
So why didn’t this story drive more of a national conversation when it appeared?
Why is Jake from State Farm doing a Donald Glover impersonation in the latest commercial?
March 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Why is Jake from State Farm doing a Donald Glover impersonation in the latest commercial?
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“Less medical research, a pull-back on life-saving vaccines, turning away from science and embracing folk medicine.
Make America Healthy Again.
Again.
Meaning: America used to be ‘healthy’ and now is not.
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Make America Healthy Again.
Again.
Meaning: America used to be ‘healthy’ and now is not.
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
MAHA Is a Fraud
America has never been healthier. Going backwards is going to mean more people getting sick and dying.
open.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“Less medical research, a pull-back on life-saving vaccines, turning away from science and embracing folk medicine.
Make America Healthy Again.
Again.
Meaning: America used to be ‘healthy’ and now is not.
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Make America Healthy Again.
Again.
Meaning: America used to be ‘healthy’ and now is not.
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Jackie Robinson
6× All-Star
WS champion
NL MVP
ROY
NL batting champion
No. 42 retired by all MLB teams
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
1940 UCLA football leader in rushing and passing
2x PAC-12 leading basketball scorer
Kinda gives away what they're actually saying when they say DEI
6× All-Star
WS champion
NL MVP
ROY
NL batting champion
No. 42 retired by all MLB teams
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
1940 UCLA football leader in rushing and passing
2x PAC-12 leading basketball scorer
Kinda gives away what they're actually saying when they say DEI
March 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Jackie Robinson
6× All-Star
WS champion
NL MVP
ROY
NL batting champion
No. 42 retired by all MLB teams
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
1940 UCLA football leader in rushing and passing
2x PAC-12 leading basketball scorer
Kinda gives away what they're actually saying when they say DEI
6× All-Star
WS champion
NL MVP
ROY
NL batting champion
No. 42 retired by all MLB teams
Major League Baseball All-Century Team
1940 UCLA football leader in rushing and passing
2x PAC-12 leading basketball scorer
Kinda gives away what they're actually saying when they say DEI
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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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When the history of this time is written down, the cowardice will be remembered as much as the fascism
March 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
When the history of this time is written down, the cowardice will be remembered as much as the fascism
These are Brother Ali, Pharoahe Monche, and Immortal Technique times.
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
These are Brother Ali, Pharoahe Monche, and Immortal Technique times.
Have you ever told a dog that you loved them? Then realized they don't understand you? That they don't get just how much they mean to you?
It hurts in the weirdest way.
It hurts in the weirdest way.
February 2, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Have you ever told a dog that you loved them? Then realized they don't understand you? That they don't get just how much they mean to you?
It hurts in the weirdest way.
It hurts in the weirdest way.
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Michael Fanone live on CNN: "This is what I'd say to Stewart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself"
January 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Michael Fanone live on CNN: "This is what I'd say to Stewart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself"