Ah, Carney was using "interesting" like a critic pigeon-holed by a member of the public while coming out of a play.

Jonathan Goldsbie@goldsbie.bsky.social · 3h ago

"The mooted ideas for Billy Bishop are 'interesting' in a broader context," Carney says, in trying to explain why he'd previously called the expansion proposal "interesting."

DMV! The grand opening of Olney Theatre Center's campus expansion leads off my weekly What to Do for @notusmetro.bsky.social.

What to Do in the D.C. Area This Weekend (Aug. 7)

The grand opening of Olney Theatre’s expansion, a sitcom-inspired dance party, and a canine competition at the Wharf.

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The brave new world of nonprofit journalism where potential sources say they've never heard of your news outlet and then hang up. 🫠

Take my money

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · yesterday

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There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Scene report: Stars and BSS killed it. Metric was good but the vibe was off? They struck me as careerist, which is maybe unfair, but the first two are so achingly sincere.

Alan Zilberman@alanzilberman.bsky.social · 4d ago

All of DC’s elder millennials are at the Stars, Broken Social Scene, and Metric concert tonight. If you’re not here, you probably couldn’t make child care work tonight or your back pain is too much.

Plus the tail end of Gen-Ex. 🙋🏼‍♀️

Alan Zilberman@alanzilberman.bsky.social · 4d ago

All of DC’s elder millennials are at the Stars, Broken Social Scene, and Metric concert tonight. If you’re not here, you probably couldn’t make child care work tonight or your back pain is too much.

A synthesis of Republican bad faith and Democratic Party political failure.

Stephen Judkins@stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 4d ago

It's pretty infuriating that Trump is denying disaster aid to Oregon for political reasons and I have barely heard anything about it, while Biden was falsely accused of doing the exact same thing to North Carolina and millions of people believed that

Honored to be the same age as this pull-quote worthy fellow Missouri-adjacent writer lady.

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 5d ago

Pull-quote techno-thriller uncanny valley trash talk platinum record

Thankfully, New York has a 30-law for paying freelancers, but this is awful.

Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey.com · 5d ago

Well, it’s invoicing day, and since they’re really apparently not going to pay me for something I wrote for them two months ago, I guess today is the day to post about how @vulture.com fucks over its film freelancers. Long (sorry) thread, with receipts:

Dance Place finally announced its 2026/2027 season. The website copy and design is an utter mess, which I suppose is not surprising if you know what a complete and utter mess Dance Place has been lately. #sigh www.danceplace.org/performances...

I 💙 editors.

Lindsay Beyerstein@beyerstein.bsky.social · 6d ago

This trend towards high-profile journalists going independent with Substacks and YouTube channels is fueling conspiracy theories on the left. Folks like Don Lemon, Katie Phang, and Jim Acosta were great when they had editors but now they're clickingbaiting us all to hell.

Rev. Carl Ruby, the ousted former dean of students at a Southern Baptist university, is one of few heroic evangelicals in America.

Ohio Capital Journal@ohiocapitaljournal.com · 6d ago

With Ohio's Haitian refugees losing protected status Monday, Springfield's large population has begun being terminated from their jobs, a pastor who works with them said Tuesday. Now they face being returned to a country facing a humanitarian crisis. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/30/w...

This week for @notusmetro.bsky.social, I put @youarestars.bsky.social in the spotlight, where they belong. Plus have some other great ideas for What to Do!

NOTUS Metro@notusmetro.bsky.social · last wk.

🇨🇦 Canadian invasion at the Anthem 🎶 Latin jazz at Glen Echo Park 👑 “Sleeping Beauty” in the woods at Wolf Trap Here’s what to do in D.C. this weekend.

Met an academic pal for coffee the other day, and when he said, "I heard some English professor is mad about The Odyssey," I nearly walked out on our 14-year friendship.

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · last wk.

I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Let me tell you, having chronicled Pentagon-style war game on attacking Iran nearly 25 yr ago, every single "surprise," "darkening turn," "narrowing option," spreading warfare," "rising casualties," "no easy exit," etc that comes drip-by-drip is EXACTLY why GHWB WJC GWB OBAMA BiDEN did NOT do this

Reminder that Dan Scavino's wife Erin took over the Art in Embassies program -- which was long a civil servant gig.

Dom Ervolina@dominicervolina.com · 7d ago

Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted this video of the Oval Office and it somehow looks even more embarrassing than I realized

Normalize obsessing over your sixth grade mythology unit for the rest of your life.

Diep Tran@diepthought.bsky.social · 7d ago

With Odyssey and Hadestown leading the cinema box office, what a time to have Greek mythology as your special interest. It’s a reminder why these tales get told and retold, they truly hit different every time

RFK Jr. and Oz attacked California for its Medicaid home care, citing growth as proof of fraud. For @motherjones.com, I reported on how the growth isn't proof of fraud, and growth of participants is proof the program is more accessible than in other states. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

California does Medicaid home care well. They're being punished for it.

Republicans are deferring $850 million from the state because of unfounded fraud claims.

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Was double checking someone's employment history for a story and I noticed that LinkedIn's image for The White House is now a glowering Trump photo. (The person I was checking worked for Biden's WH, there was not a glowering Biden pic here from 2021-2025.)

The most fun I had during the tournament was booing Infantino in a packed bar.

The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · last wk.

Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino is planning to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors under a scheme that could potentially earn him tens of millions of pounds, sources have told The Times

As an LRB print subscriber, I look forward to reading Emily Wilson thoughts on The Odyssey as soon as it arrives at my home sometime before my son Telemachus becomes a man…

While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.

Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screen

The actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zones

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I also would enjoy reading Oscar Hammerstein II’s review of Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma, sure

Hard to believe that headline was AI-generated.

For a good time, take an 8-year-old to visit John Wilkes Booth's family homestead.

The Trump administration is extorting Canada.

Canada marks opening of Gordie Howe bridge without U.S.

Its opening, which is set for Monday, has been mired in uncertainty since February when Trump argued the U.S. should own half the bridge

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I have an OYDESSY 🔥 take, and it's that Bengies Drive-In Theatre should get to screen it.

By filing Freedom of Information requests, 404 Media has obtained bodycam footage and documents that uncover stories about tech that powers ICE and how cops abuse Flock. You can FOIA too! On July 30th at 1 pm ET, we will teach you how to file a FOIA request live: www.404media.co/our-new-foia...