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Travis M Andrews

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Janay Kingsberry @janaykingsberry.bsky.social · 7d

The National Council for the NEH had 26 scholars and leaders serving humanities efforts across the U.S. After today’s White House firings, it’s down to just 4 Trump-appointed White men, one terminated member told me.

From me, @travismandrews.bsky.social and @kelseyables.bsky.social:
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White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities

The White House appeared to fire all but four members of the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the head of the government’s grantmaking agency.

Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · 28d

I spent an evening with PUP the band, who described themselves as “like Weezer but worse." Which is not true, but as Stefan Babcock said, "It’s easier to be disliked than liked."

If you like rock music, check them out, and read about them here:

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Rock is dead? No one told these self-deprecating Toronto punks.

The Toronto quartet PUP, who just released their fifth album, “Who Will Look After the Dogs?,” is living proof that pop hasn’t completely conquered the airwaves.

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Danny Heifetz @dannyheifetz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Do you think it was awkward for the Eagles to spend an hour in the locker room during the lightning delay with Jalen Carter

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hurricane Katrina hit my hometown 20 years ago. I feel honored for the opportunity to write about one small slice of it -- the Superdome, and its triumph resurrection. This one was really special to me. Please check it out:

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The New Orleans rebirth started with the Superdome

The iconic stadium was a symbol of everything Hurricane Katrina tore apart 20 years ago. Then came the comeback.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hurricane Katrina hit my hometown 20 years ago. I feel honored for the opportunity to write about one small slice of it -- the Superdome, and its triumph resurrection. This one was really special to me. Please check it out:

www.washingtonpost.com/style/trends...

The New Orleans rebirth started with the Superdome

The iconic stadium was a symbol of everything Hurricane Katrina tore apart 20 years ago. Then came the comeback.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · Aug 28

New story from me:

I hung out with Rich Eisen as he hosted his first episode of SportsCenter in 22 years and talked to him about what it feels like to re-board the ESPN mothership.
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Rich Eisen Comes Home

Eisen’s ESPN reunion is happening under modern media terms and conditions

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 26

Just about everyone seems to have a lotta big feelings about Cracker Barrel these days, but has anyone actually eaten at one recently? I decided to check it out for myself. Take a gander:

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Guest column | Cracker Barrel is trying to modernize. Bless its heart.

A reporter with an earnest love for Cracker Barrel revisits the casual chain while its brand refresh, new logo and peg game stir controversy.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 22

BREAKING: Kennedy Center to host 2026 World Cup draw, Trump says. He also suggested Putin might attend and once again referenced renaming the center after himself. Read more:

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Kennedy Center to host 2026 World Cup draw, Trump says

Alongside FIFA’s president, President Donald Trump announced on Friday the Kennedy Center will host the 2026 World Cup draw in December.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 21

BREAKING: Kennedy Center cuts dance programming team as other top producers depart. My latest with @janaykingsberry.bsky.social. Read more:

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Kennedy Center cuts dance programming team, as top producers depart

The Kennedy Center laid off its dance programming division, and executives producing Broadway shows and the Kennedy Center Honors have resigned.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 15

The Kennedy Center has dropped the family who made the Honors medallions for 47 years and who were the definition of a family business. @janaykingsberry.bsky.social spoke to them (and I offered some meager assistance). Take a look:

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Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years

The arts center has contacted the jeweler Tiffany & Company to redesign the award.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 15

To be clear, the Grateful Dead were not making the medallions 🤣

Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 15

The Kennedy Center has dropped the family who made the Honors medallions for 47 years and who were the definition of a family business. @janaykingsberry.bsky.social spoke to them (and I offered some meager assistance). Take a look:

washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years

The arts center has contacted the jeweler Tiffany & Company to redesign the award.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thrilled to have been on @washingtonpost.com’s Post Reports podcast to chat all things Kennedy Center with @colbyitkowitz.bsky.social. Check it out:

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/why-is-trump-so-obsessed-with-the-kennedy-center/

Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 13

I should add, very little else about this is standard. The president hosting is not standard. The president joking (?) that he will give himself an honor is not standard. Most of what has happened at the center is not standard.

Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 13

BREAKING: The first Kennedy Center Honors class under Trump. As I previously reported: Kiss, Michael Crawford and George Strait. Also Sylvester Stallone and Gloria Gaynor. My big takeaway: It's a fairly standard class. My latest w @janaykingsberry.bsky.social:

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Trump to host Kennedy Center Honors, which will go to Stallone, Gaynor, Kiss and more

The annual production may see significant changes under Trump, who revealed the honorees during a visit to the arts complex on Wednesday.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 13

For the record I'm not saying anything that has happened in how the honorees were chosen, or much else, at the center is normal. I'm just stating that the actual class of honorees feels fairly standard for the KenCen Honors. NOT normal is the president hosting it, or claiming he'll give himself one.

Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 13

BREAKING: The first Kennedy Center Honors class under Trump. As I previously reported: Kiss, Michael Crawford and George Strait. Also Sylvester Stallone and Gloria Gaynor. My big takeaway: It's a fairly standard class. My latest w @janaykingsberry.bsky.social:

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Trump to host Kennedy Center Honors, which will go to Stallone, Gaynor, Kiss and more

The annual production may see significant changes under Trump, who revealed the honorees during a visit to the arts complex on Wednesday.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 12

Trump will announce the Kennedy Center honorees tomorrow. I'll be reporting on that, but first I reported a bit on the planning of this year's ceremony, the changes underfoot and what names we might hear tomorrow. My latest:

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Who gets Kennedy Center Honors under Trump? George Strait, Kiss, Michael Crawford being eyed

The president will announce this year’s honorees this week. Employees say George Strait, Kiss and Michael Crawford are among the names being considered.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Aug 12

Trump will announce the Kennedy Center honorees tomorrow. I'll be reporting on that, but first I reported a bit on the planning of this year's ceremony, the changes underfoot and what names we might hear tomorrow. My latest:

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Who gets Kennedy Center Honors under Trump? George Strait, Kiss, Michael Crawford being eyed

The president will announce this year’s honorees this week. Employees say George Strait, Kiss and Michael Crawford are among the names being considered.

www.washingtonpost.com

Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Jul 29

Some House Republicans want to rename the Kennedy Center's Opera House after the first lady. One wants to rename the entire center after Trump. So, can they? I looked into it:

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Can part of the Kennedy Center be renamed for the Trumps? How about all of it?

The short answer: It depends on who is doing the renaming.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Jul 27

Bill Camp is the ultimately That Guy. One of Hollywood’s — and Broadway’s — hardest working actors. Also one of the world’s best. I’ve been fascinated by him for years so I went to New York to find out what makes him tick. My latest:

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Bill Camp is the platonic ideal of a ‘That Guy’

In the past year alone, character actor Bill Camp appeared in Netflix’s “Sirens,” and “Zero Day,” HBO’s “The Gilded Age” and AppleTV+’s “Presumed Innocent.”

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · Jul 26

I saw this at a bookstore and was reminded that this series is arguably the best thing the Washington Post has produced in the last year.

Naturally, the section that produced it, Opinion, has been gutted.

Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Jul 22

BREAKING: Republicans propose renaming Kennedy Center opera house after Melania Trump.

Here is @karavoght.bsky.social's and my report: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Republicans propose naming Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump

The Kennedy Center’s Opera House may soon be named after First Lady Melania Trump, if an amendment passed Tuesday by House Republicans becomes law.

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Jul 4

I spoke with Ben Folds about his new record with the NSO and why he quit his role at the Kennedy Center — ahead of his record release event in DC today. My latest:

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Ben Folds speaks out on Kennedy Center — and drops an album he made there

The singer-songwriter resigned after President Donald Trump’s takeover of the D.C. arts center. Now he’s explaining why.

Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Jun 12

President Trump attended "Les Misérables" at the Kennedy Center tonight. Matt Viser and I did as well. Our dispatch from the evening:

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Trump brings red-carpet vibe, and boos, to Kennedy Center’s ‘Les Mis’

The president’s attendance was meant as a fundraiser for the cash-strapped arts center, which has seen a decline in ticket sales since he took control.

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Daniel Ford @writersbone.com · Jun 11

Jess Walter having a helluva pub week.

Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · Jun 7

"SO FAR GONE," the new novel by @jesswalter.bsky.social, comes out in a few days. He showed me some places around Spokane that inspired it. My latest:

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America’s ‘spot news novelist’ takes on the Trump era from Spokane

Jess Walter thought he needed to move away to make it as a writer. He found the inspiration for “So Far Gone” in his hometown.

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