One of the things I've long admired about Lin-Manuel Miranda is how he gathers talented people -- and celebrates them. Here's my review of the new biography that delves into how he creates his work.
www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n...
One of the things I've long admired about Lin-Manuel Miranda is how he gathers talented people -- and celebrates them. Here's my review of the new biography that delves into how he creates his work.
www.npr.org/2025/09/12/n...
I see you, public radio. This is from @kcur.org
Did you know you can still....send a telegram?!?!? itelegram.com/telegram/USA/
Maybe I'll just say "adult" :-)
I flew to London last week to see the original, unaltered print of Star Wars from 1977. It felt like watching a new film.
(And yes, of course - Han shot first)
The audio of this story will run on Weekend Edition tomorrow and be attached sometime soon after! www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...
Hi Tina - could NPR have permission to publish this photo? Could you DM me with your email address? We would credit you of course
Love this @npr.org story from Chloe Veltman - Some guys posted a treasure hunt worth $10k on Reddit -- THAT SAME DAY someone figured it out. www.npr.org/2025/05/14/n...
The term โmiddle-agedโ is just soโฆblah. Thereโs got to be another term! What do other languages call it?
Confused about NPR funding? Why it's set up like this? Me, too! Just listened to this great podcast episode from The Indicator with my colleagues @adrianma.bsky.social and Darian Woods that explains it all. www.npr.org/2025/05/13/1...
What made this Broadway season special to me -- its the best one in my memory - is not allll the celebrities, but how well done so many shows were. Strong music, incisive scripts, smart and innovative direction, majestic performances. www.npr.org/2025/05/01/n...
All this green is a relief for my eyes.
Went with @jennifervanasco.bsky.social as she covered Fight for America, (a January 6 mega-game) for NPR. The game, half tabletop minis and half absurd media spectacle, concludes with extremely sobering news footage of mob violence https://www.npr.org/2025/02/16/nx-s1-5275382/fight-for-america-jan-6
So it's really not that at all. I'm not sure if you checked out the story, but it's an art installation. In this workshop, it was played by a group of Brooklyn liberals and moderates. It was...actually a really interesting social experiment, I thought.
Fight for America! is a new game that re-enacts the storming of the Capitol
www.npr.org/2025/02/16/n...
Every Valentine's Day, for years, I received a poem in the mail from Ted Kooser -- as did thousands of others. He's no longer doing this, but...Happy Valentine's Day, Ted! I'm so grateful for these poems, still.
www.npr.org/2008/02/14/1...
Iโm back. Itโs beenโฆa busy news cycle, yโall.
WOW
Sending love to everyone in LA. Here's a story we did on the status of several cultural landmarks: www.npr.org/2025/01/08/n...
Riga!
OMG. This is amazing. โNo oneโs favorite thing is string.โ
This is happening to me too! So frustrating that I now need two different credit cards to pay for me and my son.
Uh oh. Itโs that time of year. Santa Con actually started as a cool arts stunt.
Dropped by the tiny train show at Grand Central Station. Surprisingly magical.
โOh, Mary!โโ one of the hits of the Broadway seasonโ is offering $5 tickets for 206 balcony seats via lottery this Friday. Ohmaryplay.com/lottery you need cash and to come in person!
Heading to Oslo, Riga and Vilnius next week. Any theater/museum/culture suggestions?
HAHAHAHA. Shoot. I forgot thatโs secret ๐
Yessssss.
Seeing the Indigo Girls tonight; thinking about these lyrics from their 2020 album:
โIt might just look like smoke in my eyes
But I'm still burning insideโ
I feel lucky to have grown upโ and grown olderโ with this band. What a treasure, to have music that reflects your experience at every stage.
HAHAHAHA
One more from the Explorers Club.