Senior editor at The Atlantic (arts x politics, and much more) and proprietor of hedswillroll.tumblr.com.
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Our report about the Kennedy Center — and the symbolic moment crowds are bracing for: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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Jonathan L. Fischer retweeted
Jun 12
For two weeks, the Kennedy Center held off on removing Donald Trump’s name from the building. With the deadline nearing, crowds braced for a moment of symbolism, @janaykingsberry reports. theatln.tc/bnOmAIci
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A lot of people doubted the president's promise to revitalize programming at the Kennedy Center by broadening its appeal, but credit where it's due—today's livestream is an absolutely viral sensation: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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The case against the arch — from the great Sebastian Smee, now an @TheAtlantic staff writer. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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NEW: The White House is the New Green Zone
Fortifications are growing with the threat of political violence. Trump is using it to make the case for a new ballroom (with a drone base atop it). And what it means when our leaders are in a bunker. My latest: theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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Hoooooboy is the situation at the Kennedy Center a mess. Our report: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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This account from an artist who worked at the Kennedy Center is brutal. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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A remarkable account of the past year inside the Kennedy Center by Josef Palermo, who (until recently) worked there.
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For the past year, Donald Trump has tried to remake the Kennedy Center in his image—but Bill Maher, who the arts center said will receive the Mark Twain Prize, has revealed the limits of that approach, @jon_fischer argues. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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Jonathan L. Fischer retweeted
Mar 27
I got my start in journalism in Boston, reading The Atlantic, dreaming of becoming a magazine writer, and walking by the magazine’s 19th century home: the Old Corner Bookstore.
I couldn’t be more thrilled to now join The Atlantic, starting an exciting new journalism chapter.
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Our original reporting on Bill Maher -- who, indeed, will receive the Twain Prize. theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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Mar 24
The expansion of @CityCast_DC continues--our march toward total and complete DMV news domination. We've hired the irrepressible @TheArtist_MBS as our City Hall reporter and the unstoppable @yukvon as our Managing Editor.
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Jonathan L. Fischer retweeted
Mar 20
"As with all decisions involving this president, the move was subject to being reversed until publicly announced. And, in fact, that is precisely what appears to have happened."
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Jonathan L. Fischer retweeted
Mar 20
This morning, the Kennedy Center was making arrangements for Bill Maher to receive the Twain Prize.
This afternoon, the White House reversed the decision.
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Mar 20
Bill Maher was chosen to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize, people familiar with the selection told @Jon_Fischer and @AshleyRParker—he’ll accept it at the Kennedy Center, “a building widely associated with one of his favorite punching bags,” they write: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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NEW: Bill Maher—frequent foe and sometimes friend of Trump—is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for Humor at the Kennedy Center. W/ @jon_fischer: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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