Rebecca J. Ritzel
@rjritzel.bsky.social
Fellow @rjionline.bsky.social
Views = mine
Journalist: Arts, culture, health, etc. Bylines: Globe and Mail, New York Times, Dance Magazine, and many more. Cancer and stroke survivor somehow still here. [email protected] https://what-if-arts.ghost.io/
Views = mine
Journalist: Arts, culture, health, etc. Bylines: Globe and Mail, New York Times, Dance Magazine, and many more. Cancer and stroke survivor somehow still here. [email protected] https://what-if-arts.ghost.io/
Very interesting that Roman Mjia and Tiler Peck danced in the #MacysParade with no mention of New York City Ballet. I wonder if that was their choice or the company's? 🤔
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Very interesting that Roman Mjia and Tiler Peck danced in the #MacysParade with no mention of New York City Ballet. I wonder if that was their choice or the company's? 🤔
Sorry Grey Lady friends, no one in DC would ever refer to the Farragut West Metro as a "busy tourist area."
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Sorry Grey Lady friends, no one in DC would ever refer to the Farragut West Metro as a "busy tourist area."
What year is this???
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
What year is this???
So depressing that under Trump's Draconian trade policies, so many Canadian small businesses can no longer ship to the U.S.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
So depressing that under Trump's Draconian trade policies, so many Canadian small businesses can no longer ship to the U.S.
Good lord. Got the Kennedy Center's 2025 Honors Red Carpet invite and Ric Grenell put himself on the list!
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Good lord. Got the Kennedy Center's 2025 Honors Red Carpet invite and Ric Grenell put himself on the list!
It's my fault I started drinking Canadian whisky in the bottom of the 8th.
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
It's my fault I started drinking Canadian whisky in the bottom of the 8th.
I live for sports and drama and love how much drama has been baked into the #worldseries anthem singing.
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I live for sports and drama and love how much drama has been baked into the #worldseries anthem singing.
Oh cool Fox found a fifth man for this desk. #worldseries
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Oh cool Fox found a fifth man for this desk. #worldseries
Liberal-leaning Xennials of DC: It's time to get behind our 40-something former Nat Max Schertzer, now playing for a non-autocratic country.
October 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Liberal-leaning Xennials of DC: It's time to get behind our 40-something former Nat Max Schertzer, now playing for a non-autocratic country.
The East Room is not in the East Wing. It's part of the original structure. Could you please correct, @passantino.bsky.social? Thanks!
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The East Room is not in the East Wing. It's part of the original structure. Could you please correct, @passantino.bsky.social? Thanks!
Journalists covering the White House demolition (bless your hearts) and also @miafarrow.bsky.social (mad respect): The East Room of the White House is NOT in the East Wing. It's safe. (For now.) Stop conflating the two!
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Journalists covering the White House demolition (bless your hearts) and also @miafarrow.bsky.social (mad respect): The East Room of the White House is NOT in the East Wing. It's safe. (For now.) Stop conflating the two!
As a professional appreciator of Canadaian aesthetics, I say, "Well done Toronto." #WorldSeries #criticspick
October 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
As a professional appreciator of Canadaian aesthetics, I say, "Well done Toronto." #WorldSeries #criticspick
S/O to @mmebahorel.bsky.social for digging up the legislation that allows Trump to demolish the East Wing.
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
S/O to @mmebahorel.bsky.social for digging up the legislation that allows Trump to demolish the East Wing.
OK. Who voted -- in 2014! -- to have the White House excluded from the Historical Preservation Act of 1966?
October 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
OK. Who voted -- in 2014! -- to have the White House excluded from the Historical Preservation Act of 1966?
Welp. It suits their slogan.
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Welp. It suits their slogan.
Perfect for those days when life in America seems so complicated that you want to wail like a banshee.
October 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Perfect for those days when life in America seems so complicated that you want to wail like a banshee.
"Dad! Stop comparing me to Trump every time you go on TV."
October 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"Dad! Stop comparing me to Trump every time you go on TV."
Tonight at the Missouri Honor Medal, @mujschool.bsky.social Dean Dave Kurpius offered a toast "to democracies around the world, and the journalists who cover them." 🥂
October 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Tonight at the Missouri Honor Medal, @mujschool.bsky.social Dean Dave Kurpius offered a toast "to democracies around the world, and the journalists who cover them." 🥂
Hey! I'm available if anyone wants to interview a cancer survivor whose monthly ACA premium would increase by $500 should Congress fail to extend premium tax credits.
September 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hey! I'm available if anyone wants to interview a cancer survivor whose monthly ACA premium would increase by $500 should Congress fail to extend premium tax credits.
Went to Tulsa Ballet tonight and saw a guy in the company drive a girl home on a motorcycle like he was Cooper-Fucking-Nielson.
September 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Went to Tulsa Ballet tonight and saw a guy in the company drive a girl home on a motorcycle like he was Cooper-Fucking-Nielson.
YouTuber Mr. Beast received $15 million in North Carolina television and film grants, more than any entity in the state.
Really curious how much North Carolina will dole out to its PBS affiliates.
Really curious how much North Carolina will dole out to its PBS affiliates.
September 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
YouTuber Mr. Beast received $15 million in North Carolina television and film grants, more than any entity in the state.
Really curious how much North Carolina will dole out to its PBS affiliates.
Really curious how much North Carolina will dole out to its PBS affiliates.
Wish I could afford to support (and read) all the publications doing solid culture journalism, but this looks great arts policy reporting from @theassemblync.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Wish I could afford to support (and read) all the publications doing solid culture journalism, but this looks great arts policy reporting from @theassemblync.bsky.social
"Never losing your temper" is such a low standard, especially if your children are toddlers.
September 14, 2025 at 4:23 AM
"Never losing your temper" is such a low standard, especially if your children are toddlers.
Which is to say, don't miss this bonkers detail in this Times story on Ric Grennell firing the Kennedy Center dance team.
August 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Which is to say, don't miss this bonkers detail in this Times story on Ric Grennell firing the Kennedy Center dance team.