Josh Ford
@notjoshford.bsky.social
I do theatre - paid for marketing it, but also occasionally write for it. Worked for many years in Jewish arts and culture — now out of organizational Jewish life. Based in Maryland.
Performance review of the Greenland trip just dropped.
March 29, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Performance review of the Greenland trip just dropped.
It’s not a War Plan if it’s not from the War Region of France. Otherwise it’s just a plan for war.
March 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s not a War Plan if it’s not from the War Region of France. Otherwise it’s just a plan for war.
Meanwhile, the Kennedy Center website is crashing. Because everything these clowns touch turns to shit.
February 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Meanwhile, the Kennedy Center website is crashing. Because everything these clowns touch turns to shit.
The Tr\/mp takeover of the KenCen is part of a larger campaign of “Elite Replacement” throughout the government and in their eyes, the culture. The KenCen was uniquely vulnerable— but arts institutions who matter to their communities will have a more important role to play ultimately.
February 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Tr\/mp takeover of the KenCen is part of a larger campaign of “Elite Replacement” throughout the government and in their eyes, the culture. The KenCen was uniquely vulnerable— but arts institutions who matter to their communities will have a more important role to play ultimately.
I’ve worked in the DC arts scene for 30 years. If there’s a local arts story making headline news, it’s never for anything good. But this shit is insane.
February 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’ve worked in the DC arts scene for 30 years. If there’s a local arts story making headline news, it’s never for anything good. But this shit is insane.
Scratch that. Looks like I’ll be using my 1999 Rand McNally Road Atlas instead of Google or Apple Maps.
February 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Scratch that. Looks like I’ll be using my 1999 Rand McNally Road Atlas instead of Google or Apple Maps.
Guess I’ll be using Apple Maps from now on.
February 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Guess I’ll be using Apple Maps from now on.
Your NEA-funded org thinking of backing away from cultural diversity? Don’t. The law is on our side. The law will win.
February 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Your NEA-funded org thinking of backing away from cultural diversity? Don’t. The law is on our side. The law will win.
My reaction to Tr\/mp coming after the KenCen or Arts & Culture generally? He’ll lose. It’s a bad bet.
February 9, 2025 at 4:09 AM
My reaction to Tr\/mp coming after the KenCen or Arts & Culture generally? He’ll lose. It’s a bad bet.
Trump’s proposal might taste like catnip to the Israeli right, but make no mistake — just the words attempting to legitimize Palestinian expulsion put Jewish and Palestinian lives at risk around the world (not that they care about the latter).
February 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Trump’s proposal might taste like catnip to the Israeli right, but make no mistake — just the words attempting to legitimize Palestinian expulsion put Jewish and Palestinian lives at risk around the world (not that they care about the latter).
For those Uncommitted Activists who said, “How much worse could it get?” Now you know.
February 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
For those Uncommitted Activists who said, “How much worse could it get?” Now you know.
Real question: How is the mass firing of career civil servants not a blatant example of illegal retaliation?
February 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Real question: How is the mass firing of career civil servants not a blatant example of illegal retaliation?
In the early 90s, I studied abroad in London, and one day we took a trip to York. We saw the things one sees there — the Minster, City Walls, the Viking Museum, etc. We had free time for lunch, so I grabbed a sandwich and sat down by an old medieval castle and was confronted by this plaque. (1/5)
January 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In the early 90s, I studied abroad in London, and one day we took a trip to York. We saw the things one sees there — the Minster, City Walls, the Viking Museum, etc. We had free time for lunch, so I grabbed a sandwich and sat down by an old medieval castle and was confronted by this plaque. (1/5)
Today is the non-profit organizational equivalent of loitering by the entrance to the subway asking strangers for a dollar to help you get home.
December 31, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Today is the non-profit organizational equivalent of loitering by the entrance to the subway asking strangers for a dollar to help you get home.
Did not have “very online faction supports Ivy-educated, child of millionaires for killing CEO from working class background for representing billion dollar industry” on my bingo card. But when I read it back to myself, it kind of fits.
December 11, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Did not have “very online faction supports Ivy-educated, child of millionaires for killing CEO from working class background for representing billion dollar industry” on my bingo card. But when I read it back to myself, it kind of fits.
This is a profound misunderstanding of what anti-Semitism is, which shapeshifts over time to project that which a society deems most unforgivable (rejection of the Christ, child sacrifice, trans-national affiliation, capitalism, communism, colonialism, nationalism, racism) onto the Jew.
Antisemitism simply is not a significant threat in our society. It used to be, but it isn’t anymore, because our society has changed. There was a time fairly recently when I would’ve been discriminated against for being divorced from the father of my children. This never happens to me,
December 4, 2024 at 3:48 AM
This is a profound misunderstanding of what anti-Semitism is, which shapeshifts over time to project that which a society deems most unforgivable (rejection of the Christ, child sacrifice, trans-national affiliation, capitalism, communism, colonialism, nationalism, racism) onto the Jew.
Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, this is my reminder to all my non-Jewish friends that Chanukah ≠ Jewish Christmas. And that’s okay. Come back and catch us at Purim.
December 4, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Now that we’re past Thanksgiving, this is my reminder to all my non-Jewish friends that Chanukah ≠ Jewish Christmas. And that’s okay. Come back and catch us at Purim.
The future was alterable. Black Friday began on Monday. Black Friday had always begun on Monday. There was never a time when Black Friday ever referred solely to the sixth day of the week and the first after Thanksgiving.
November 25, 2024 at 3:36 PM
The future was alterable. Black Friday began on Monday. Black Friday had always begun on Monday. There was never a time when Black Friday ever referred solely to the sixth day of the week and the first after Thanksgiving.
“Take The ‘A’ Train” is piece of music so perfect that it’s almost like Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington engineered it in a lab according to the secret axioms of rhythm and genius.
November 23, 2024 at 4:30 AM
“Take The ‘A’ Train” is piece of music so perfect that it’s almost like Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington engineered it in a lab according to the secret axioms of rhythm and genius.
We’ve gone from expecting our government officials to avoid the “appearance of impropriety” to “just because there was a mountain of evidence pointing towards sex trafficking and statutory r*p*, doesn’t mean he should be disqualified.”
November 20, 2024 at 9:02 PM
We’ve gone from expecting our government officials to avoid the “appearance of impropriety” to “just because there was a mountain of evidence pointing towards sex trafficking and statutory r*p*, doesn’t mean he should be disqualified.”
Say what you want about Disney musicals, but watching a student matinee of “Frozen” is just an explosion of joy.
November 19, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Say what you want about Disney musicals, but watching a student matinee of “Frozen” is just an explosion of joy.
Spending the day attending a marathon session of in-house readings reminds me that every play is a little miracle.
November 18, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Spending the day attending a marathon session of in-house readings reminds me that every play is a little miracle.
Endorsed.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat, launched a 2025 bid for New Jersey governor.
If he won, four of the nation’s 50 governors would be Jewish guys named Josh.
If he won, four of the nation’s 50 governors would be Jewish guys named Josh.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Jewish Democrat, launches bid for New Jersey governor
If elected, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat who just won a fifth term in the U.S. House, would be the fourth Jewish governor named Josh.
forward.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Endorsed.
Last five books I read and recommend:
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Burn by Peter Heller
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Burn by Peter Heller
November 16, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Last five books I read and recommend:
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Burn by Peter Heller
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
King Nyx by Kirsten Bakis
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Burn by Peter Heller