Jonathan L. Fischer

This account from an artist who worked at the Kennedy Center is brutal. theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…

A remarkable account of the past year inside the Kennedy Center by Josef Palermo, who (until recently) worked there. theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…

@T47864466 @TheAtlantic here's a gift link, pal theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…

@TheAtlantic @jon_fischer Paywalled

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/2026/0…

Excellent news. theatlantic.com/press-releases…

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.

Our original reporting on Bill Maher -- who, indeed, will receive the Twain Prize. theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…

Yess

"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." theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…

This morning, the Kennedy Center was making arrangements for Bill Maher to receive the Twain Prize. This afternoon, the White House reversed the decision. theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…

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/2026/0…

NEWS.

From a source, here's the agenda for today's Kennedy Center board meeting at the White House. If you know anything about goings-on at the KenCen, DM me.

I am absolutely thrilled to join The Atlantic, working on the intersection of arts and politics.

@calllmenadira @Slate Woooo

officially promoted to staff writer @Slate! i promise i won't stop writing about freaks and weirdos and teen soaps and black art and the next heartthrob taking over the internet 🥹

Out of here for a while, at least. Find me on the butterfly app. Better yet, find what I work on in the Washington Post Style section.

Must-read from @karavoght: wapo.st/3YRCmdM

This is cool:

🧵 Here are all the ways you can follow election results tonight with the @washingtonpost. Some fantastic new things this year.

@mathitak Choose chaos

good day to pitch editors y/n