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Subject: CULTURE
The Met Gala's Embrace of Jeff Bezos Causes a Backlash Shared
4 May 2026 Jesse Mckinley, Alisha Haridasani Gupta. New York Times.
`We are killing them all over again': Critics say history is being erased as Trump reshapes narratives at national parks
2 May 2026 Kaanita Lyer, et al. CNN.
Amazon considers `Apprentice' reboot with Donald Trump Jr. as host Die Jeff, die, die, die!
30 Apr 2026 Taylor Delandro. The Hill.
Two year closure was his idea, says Trump's new Kennedy Center leader, defending dramatic move
22 Apr 2026 Sunlen Serfaty. CNN.
Federal Judge Saves NPR and PBS, Delivers Massive Blow to Trump
31 Mar 2026 Hafiz Rashid. The New Republic.
Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS
31 Mar 2026 Michael Kunzleman. Associated Press.
Judge permanently blocks Trump order ending NPR, PBS funding
31 Mar 2026 Sarah Davis. The Hill.
Judge slaps down Trump for defunding PBS and NPR
31 Mar 2026 Matthew Rozsa. Alternet.
New York City Ballet Pulls Out of Kennedy Center Performances
27 Mar 2026 Adam Nagourney, Julia Jacobs. New York Times.
Unhappy Anniversary: One Year Since Trump's Brutish Assault on History
27 Mar 2026 David W. Blight, James Grossman. The New Republic.
Kennedy Center begins layoffs as Trump-directed shutdown looms
26 Mar 2026 Jacob Wendler. Politico.
Judge asked to take Trump name off Kennedy Center
26 Mar 2026 Ella Lee. The Hill.
Bill Maher will win the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain humor prize following White House denial
26 Mar 2026 Steven Sloan. Associated Press.
The Lost Cause Gets a Tinseltown Makeover
22 Mar 2026 Anna Venarchick. The New Republic.
Kennedy Center votes to shut down operations for 2 years and names a new president
16 Mar 2026 Steven Sloan, et al. Associated Press.
The National Park Service race to rewrite history becomes a slog
15 Mar 2026 Heather Richards. Politico.
Judge rules Kennedy Center must allow Dem lawmaker to attend board meeting
14 Mar 2026 Zach Schonfeld. The Hill.
WADA to weigh barring Trump, US officials from LA Olympics and possibly World Cup over unpaid dues
13 Mar 2026 Eddie Pells. Associated Press.
Exclusive: Trump is preparing to replace Ric Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center
13 Mar 2026 Sunlen Serfaty, Kristen Holmes. CNN.
Kennedy Center exodus continues as National Symphony director Jean Davidson heads to the Wallis
6 Mar 2026 Hillel Italie. Associated Press.
National Symphony director to exit amid Kennedy Center fight
6 Mar 2026 Fiona Bork. The Hill.
Leaked documents unveil new details on Trump's review of history at national parks
3 Mar 2026 Rachel Frazin. The Hill.
With Trump's apparent blessing, the Ellisons are amassing a media empire
27 Feb 2026 David Goldman. CNN.
`Antitrust Disaster': Son of Billionaire Trump Donor Poised to Take Over Warner Bros.
27 Feb 2026 Jake Johnson. Common Dreams.
Tkachuk, Sanderson say they have nothing but respect for U.S. women's team as men's team faces backlash
26 Feb 2026 Sarah Petz. CBC.
US hockey player Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok as `clearly fake' after anti-Canada slur
26 Feb 2026 Associated Press.
'What was so funny?': Hockey fans call out U.S. men's team for laughing at Trump's remark
25 Feb 2026 Natalie Stechyson. CBC.
US women's hockey team captain: Trump joke `distasteful'
26 Feb 2026 Max Rego. The Hill.
Team USA captain calls President Trump's White House invite a `distasteful' joke
25 Feb 2026 Mia Fishman. CNN.
U.S. Women's Hockey Team Rejects Trump for Second Time in One Week
25 Feb 2026 Finn Hartnett. The New Republic.
Trump warns Netflix of `consequences' unless it pulls top Democrat from board
22 Feb 2026 Joanna Partridge. The Guardian.
New lawsuit challenges Trump order to remove `corrosive ideology' from national parks
17 Feb 2026 Cheyanne M. Daniels. Politico.
Trump's Sick Campaign to Gamify Violence
16 Feb 2026 Grace Segers, Tori Otten. The New Republic.
Olympics turn political as US athletes speak out against Trump
16 Feb 2026 Dominick Mastrangelo. The Hill.
Kennedy Center fundraising in deep turmoil after Trump takeover
11 Feb 2026 Daniel Lippman. Politico.
Kennedy Center head warns staff of cuts and `skeletal' staffing during renovation closure
11 Feb 2026 Hillel Italie. Associated Press.
A Day, and a Nation, at the Kennedy Center
11 Feb 2026 Sonny Bunch. The Bulwark.
Trump got Bad Bunny's message - and he didn't like it ... an affront to white supremacists everywhere
8 Feb 2026 Nikki Mccann Ramirez. Rolling Stone.
Conservatives battle over Trump's criticism of Bad Bunny
9 Feb 2026 Julia Manchester. The Hill.
Kid Rock's alternative Super Bowl halftime show was just boring
9 Feb 2026 Amanda Marcotte. Salon.
Loomer on Bad Bunny Super Bowl show: NFL should apologize to American people
9 Feb 2026 Ashleigh Fields. The Hill.
Trump bashes Bad Bunny's halftime spectacle
9 Feb 2026 Gregory Svirnovskiy. Politico.
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny-and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness
8 Feb 2026 Greg Sargent. The New Republic.
Americans prefer to watch Bad Bunny halftime show over Kid Rock's: Poll
7 Feb 2026 Sarah Davis. The Hill.
The Hilarious Decline of MAGA's Brief Cultural Relevance
7 Feb 2026 Alex Shepard. The New Republic.
`Melania' attains biggest critic-audience disparity in Rotten Tomatoes history
5 Feb 2026 Tessa Stuart, Cheyanne Roundtree. Rolling Stone.
Kid Rock: Alternative Super Bowl halftime show for people who `love America'
5 Feb 2026 Sarah Fortinsky. The Hill.
Profanity-laden anti-MAGA chant erupts at major pro-wrestling event
5 Feb 2026 Alex Henderson. Alternet.
Kennedy Center teaches MAGA a tough lesson
4 Feb 2026 Amanda Marcotte. Salon.
`Monster's Paradise,' lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera
3 Feb 2026 Ronald Blum. Associated Press.
Broadway star Patti LuPone sounds alarm on Trump's Kennedy Center plan: We must `keep the buildings standing'
3 Feb 2026 Judy Kurtz. The Hill.
Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs
2 Feb 2026 Darlene Superville. Associated Press.
Trump seeks reset at the Kennedy Center, but performers and stakeholders fear for its future
2 Feb 2026 Lexi Lonas Cochran. The Hill.
Richard Grenell Claims Artists Who Canceled Kennedy Center Performances Lack `Supply & Demand Audience'
30 Jan 2026 Francisco Salazar. Opera Wire.
Neil Young gives Greenlanders free access to his music to ease `unwarranted stress and threats' from Trump
2 Feb 2026 Judy Kurtz. The Hill.
Philip Glass pulls new symphony from Kennedy Center
27 Jan 2026 Gregory Svirnovskiy. Politico.
Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlash
1 Feb 2026 Associated Press. Politico.
Kennedy Center Hit by New Cancellation After Going Full MAGA
17 Jan 2026 Adam Downer. Daily Beast.
Smithsonian swaps Trump portrait at national gallery, removes impeachment text: Report
10 Jan 2026 Ryan Mancini. The Hill.
Smithsonian Removes Label Noting Trump Impeachments
10 Jan 2026 Graham Bowley, et al. New York Times.
Washington National Opera to move out of Kennedy Center after Trump `takeover'
9 Jan 2026 Staff. The Guardian.
Grenell says `Wicked' composer's Kennedy Center cancellation `totally bogus'
2 Jan 2026 Ryan Mancini. The Hill.
Whitehouse details Dems' Kennedy Center probe: `Their first instinct was to loot it'
2 Jan 2026 Max Rego. The Hill.
Trump's cultural coup is doomed to fail
1 Jan 2026 Heather Digby Parton. Salon.
Artists Cite Trump's `Ego' and `Overt Racism' While Canceling Kennedy Center Performances
30 Dec 2025 Brad Reed. Common Dreams.
The Kennedy Center culture war just got very online
28 Dec 2025 Ck Smith. Salon.
Kennedy Center president demands $1m from musician who canceled Christmas Eve Show
27 Dec 2025 Associated Press. The Guardian.
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
26 Dec 2025 Steven Sloan. Associated Press.
Senators call on Trump administration to pause hike in national park fees
26 Dec 2025 Michaela Bourgois. The Hill.
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
24 Dec 2025 Hillel Italie. Associated Press.
Trump cronies vote to rename Kennedy center after Trump
18 Dec 2025 Kory Grow. Rolling Stone.
Mick Foley cuts ties with WWE, says Trump's Reiner comments `final straw'
16 Dec 2025 Sarah Fortinsky. The Hill.
Trump loomed over baseball's Hall of Fame. But voters still said no to Bonds and Clemens
13 Dec 2025 Howard Bryant. The Guardian.
The Katie Miller Podcast: an aggressively vibeless curriculum for the Maga mom
13 Dec 2025 Carter Sherman. The Guardian.
Trump says he hopes to see CNN sold in Warner Bros. merger
10 Dec 2025 Jacob Wendler. Politico.
'Donald Trump is in hell': President's 'greatest triumph' soured by 'very weird' ceremony
8 Dec 2025 Carl Gibson. Alternet.
Inside Trump's transformation of the Kennedy Center
6 Dec 2025 Betsy Klein. CNN.
Opinion: Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder
30 Nov 2025 John P. Murphy. Alternet.
Pete Hegseth Takes His Petty Culture War to... the Scouts Hear that sound? Scout masters spinning in their graves
25 Nov 2025 Malcolm Ferguson. The New Republic.
The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals
16 Nov 2025 Megan Mayhew Bergman. The Guardian.
UFC fighter rejects White House cage match: `"Hunger Games" type of f---in s---'
14 Nov 2025 Ashleigh Fields. The Hill.
Taylor Swift's silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes
15 Nov 2025 Alim Kheraj. The Guardian.
600 Paramount employees quit instead of returning to office full time
11 Nov 2025 Dominick Mastrangelo. The Hill.
Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump `takeover'
9 Nov 2025 Charlotte Higgins. The Guardian.
White House says naming new Washington Commanders stadium after Trump would be `beautiful'
8 Nov 2025 Michelle L. Price. Associated Press.
Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
8 Nov 2025 Mark Sherman. Associated Press.
Trump's Vision of a Mar-a-Lago on the Potomac Upends an American Ideal
8 Nov 2025 Michael Kimmelman. New York Times.
The Kennedy Center Crackup
7 Nov 2025 Shawn Mccreesh. New York Times.
Supreme Court OKs Trump's passport policy limiting options for transgender people
6 Nov 2025 Josh Gerstein. Politico.
'It's coming for you': Analyst reveals 'terrible news for red America'
5 Nov 2025 Carl Gibson. Alternet.
Kennedy Center ticket sales fall to lowest in years after Trump's takeover
31 Oct 2025 Anna Betts. The Guardian.
Insiders stunned by Kennedy Center's 'truly shocking' downturn under Trump
31 Oct 2025 Lesley Abravanel. Alternet.
Are American tourists easily distinguishable from Canadians? Let the debate begin Vive le differance
27 Oct 2025 Vivian Song. CNN.
The Young Republicans' Leaked Chat Is a Sign of Where We Could Be Headed
16 Oct 2025 Katherine Kim, Calder Mchugh. Politico.
MAGA's fake Super Bowl halftime show reveals their real failures
15 Oct 2025 Amanda Marcotte. Salon.
Rural stations hit hardest by Trump's `life or death' public media cuts
15 Oct 2025 Lee Ann Anderson. The Hill.
Why Shame No Longer Works in American Politics
15 Oct 2025 Eric Reinhart. The New Republic.
Trump threatens World Cup host cities over crime. Some respond with a shrug
14 Oct 2025 Sophia Cai. Politico.
Trump saves Columbus Day from "left-wing arsonists"
13 Oct 2025 Ck Smith. Salon.
OK, Zach Bryan, now you're a conservative target. Here's what you can learn from history
9 Oct 2025 Dan Heching, Sandra Gonzalez. CNN.
MAGA Loses Its Collective Mind Over New Country Song Bashing ICE
7 Oct 2025 Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling. The New Republic.
At America's national parks in the Trump era, the arc of history bends toward revisionism
5 Oct 2025 Calvin Woodard. Associated Press.
MAGA can't expand its base - and Christian music tells us why
1 Oct 2025 Amanda Marcotte. Salon.
Trump's team keeps posting AI portraits of him. We keep clicking
29 Sep 2025 Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira. Associated Press.
Right-wingers melt down over Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show
29 Sep 2025 Nikki Mccann Ramirez. Rolling Stone.
`A national emergency': As Trump goes after the arts, many museums remain silent
28 Sep 2025 Jacqui Palumbo. CNN.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reinstate transgender passport rule
19 Sep 2025 Zach Schonfeld. The Hill.
`The worst I've seen': Charlie Kirk conspiracy theories explode online, from the left and right
19 Sep 2025 Marshall Cohen. CNN.
Arthur Sze is appointed US poet laureate as the Library of Congress faces challenges
15 Sep 2025 Hillel Italie. Associated Press.
Trump says White House ballroom will be `a little bigger' than initially described
14 Sep 2025 Sarah Fortinsky. The Hill.
From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed `disparaging' to US
10 Sep 2025 Dorany Pineda. Associated Press.
Demolition for new White House ballroom doesn't need approval, Trump-appointed commission head says
4 Sep 2025 Will Weissert. Associated Press.
Trump wants to rewrite American history. Maybe he should learn it first
4 Sep 2025 Sidney Blumenthal. The Guardian.
Busted: Historians say White House exhibit features fake quotes from founding fathers
3 Sep 2025 Ailia Zehra. Alternet.
PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts
31 Aug 2025 David Bauder. Associated Press.
Even at Yosemite, 'the shadow of Donald Trump is over everything'
31 Aug 2025 Heather Richards. Politico.
From Cracker Barrel to Sydney Sweeney, Trump Has an Opinion to Share
30 Aug 2025 Katie Rogers. New York Times.
Trump executive order mandates classical architecture for federal buildings , discourages brutalism
28 Aug 2025 Samantha Waldenberg. CNN.
Why does the Maga elite love conspicuous cosmetic surgery?
27 Aug 2025 Arwa Mahdawi. The Guardian.
Why Trump's `anti-woke' attack on the Smithsonian matters
27 Aug 2025 Kimberle Crenshaw, Jason Stanley. The Guardian.
Parks and museums emerge as new culture war battlegrounds
27 Aug 2025 Rachel Frazin. The Hill.
Trump's assault on the Smithsonian is a crime against history
26 Aug 2025 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
`I would not feel safe': Americans on the sorrow - and relief - of leaving US for Europe
25 Aug 2025 Ashifia Kassam. The Guardian.
Opinion: MAGA is panicking as Trump finally meets his match
23 Aug 2025 Thom Hartmann. Alternet.
Kennedy Center Fires Dance Director After Questions About Programming
22 Aug 2025 Julia Jacobs. New York Times.
Trump Seems to Want to Turn D.C. Into a Resort
22 Aug 2025 Rachel Kahn. The New Republic.
The Memo: Trump ignites new culture war battle over the Smithsonian - and slavery
21 Aug 2025 Niall Stanage. The Hill.
Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on `How Bad Slavery Was'
19 Aug 2025 Zolan Kanno-youngs. New York Times.
Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there's too much focus on `how bad slavery was'
19 Aug 2025 Kit Maher. CNN.
Trump targets museums as last remaining segment of `woke'
19 Aug 2025 Brett Samuels. The Hill.
Sydney Sweeney's new movie `Americana' bombs at box office
17 Aug 2025 Sarah Polus. The Hill.
The 10 Percent Is in a Fit of Rage Over Airport Lounges
15 Aug 2025 Timothy Noah. The New Republic.
Tom Cruise turned down Trump's Kennedy Center honor
15 Aug 2025 Alex Galbraith. Salon.
As Trump Tightens Hold on Kennedy Center, Top Theater Producer Resigns
15 Aug 2025 Michael Paulson. New York Times.
Exclusive: Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out `woke' teacher applicants today
15 Aug 2025 Sunlen Serfaty. CNN.
How Sly Stallone and Gloria Gaynor explain Trump and his presidency
14 Aug 2025 Stephen Collinson. CNN.
At the Kennedy Center, Trump Puts His Pop Culture Obsession on Display
14 Aug 2025 Shawn Mccreesh. New York Times.
Trump to Give Kennedy Center Honor to Guy Who Hates His Guts
14 Aug 2025 Robert Mccoy. The New Republic.
Trump's Kennedy Center Goes Full MAGA Nostalgia With Honors to His `80s Heroes
13 Aug 2025 Sarah Ewall-Wice. Daily Beast.
Donald Trump celebrates his pantheon of Trump-approved stars
13 Aug 2025 Choire Sicha. CNN.
Historians Alarmed by White House Plan to Oversee Smithsonian Exhibits
13 Aug 2025 Graham Bowley, et al. New York Times.
A UFC fight at the White House? Dana White says it's happening as part of deal with Paramount
13 Aug 2025 Dan Gelston. Associated Press.
Trump touts `great' nominees for `Kennedy Center Awards,' teases name change
12 Aug 2025 Judy Kurtz. The Hill.
WNBA players are fighting for their rights. Don't make them dodge dildos
8 Aug 2025 Christina Cauterucci. Slate.
Smithsonian removes reference to Trump's impeachments from presidency exhibit
1 Aug 2025 Michael Williams. CNN.
Donald Trump Is Turning the White House Into Mar-a-Lago
31 Jul 2025 Edith Olmsted. The New Republic.
Trump has weaponized the government to replace `wokeness' with his version of diversity
30 Jul 2025 Zachary B. Wolf. CNN.
Anti-LGBTQ bills in every state but Vermont this year
26 Jul 2025 Antoinette Choi. CNN.
House Republicans push to name Kennedy Center's opera house after Melania Trump
22 Jul 2025 Veronica Stracqualursi, Sarah Ferris. CNN.
An Iowa law rolling back trans civil rights protections in the state has taken effect
5 Jul 2025 Danya Gainor. CNN.
Trump administration to shutter LGBTQ youth suicide hotline next month
18 Jun 2025 Brooke Migdon. The Hill.
How cities are scaling back Juneteenth celebrations after Trump-era DEI rollbacks
18 Jun 2025 Michelle Watson. CNN.
After Trump Takeover, Kennedy Center Ticket Sales Fall Sharply
3 Jun 2025 Javier C. Hernandez. New York Times.
Macho, alpha males are everywhere. Men's circles are modeling another way to be a man
4 May 2025 Harmeet Kaur. CNN.
A wave of artists are reconsidering tours over U.S. border detention fears
3 Apr 2025 Natalie Stechyson. CBC.
Utah becomes first state to ban LGBTQ+ pride flags in government buildings and schools
28 Mar 2025 Associated Press. CNN.
Stars take on Trump - without naming him - at Kennedy Center event honoring Conan O'Brien
24 Mar 2025 Judy Kurtz. The Hill.
U.S. blocks Canadian access to iconic Stanstead border-straddling library, local officials say
21 Mar 2025 Benjamin Shingler. CBC.
Detentions of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America
21 Mar 2025 Julie Watson. Associated Press.
Amid `DEI' purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
17 Mar 2025 Jon Swaine, Alex Horton. Washington Post.
After JD Vance is booed, Kennedy Center head urges `diversity and inclusion'
13 Mar 2025 Kelsey Ables, et al. Washington Post.
The United States Is Becoming a Global Sports Supervillain
4 Mar 2025 Will Leitch. Intelligencer.
Pete Hegseth orders diversity purge of DOD'S websites, social media
28 Feb 2025 Nikki Mccann Ramirez. Rolling Stone.
Kennedy Center staff describe climate of fear as events drop from calendar
13 Feb 2025 Travis M. Andrews, et al. Washington Post.
Stars flee Kennedy Center groups after Trump seizes chair
12 Feb 2025 Sarah Fortinsky. The Hill.
Wrecking ball: Trump's war on `woke' marks US society's plunge into `dark times'
3 Feb 2025 David Smith. The Guardian.
Donald Trump's rebranding of American diversity is gaining traction
27 Sep 2024 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
With his 1776 Commission on patriotism, Trump helped spark a culture war
2 Sep 2024 Laura Meckler. Washington Post.
Are Republicans losing the culture wars?
24 Aug 2024 Juan Perez Jr., Andrew Atterbury. Politico.
The Worst Women's History Month Ever, Brought To You By the Grabber
10 Apr 2017 Erin Gloria Ryan. Daily Beast.
Amid increasing abuse, officials flee youth sports
23 Apr 2022 Paul Newberry. Associated Press.
Musicians who opposed Trump's use of their music in 2020
25 Dec 2020 Morgan Gstalter. The Hill.
Trump Fades, but the Culture War Doomloop Is Eternal
3 Dec 2020 Charlie Warzel. New York Times.
`It is what it is': How Michelle Obama's `epic shade' won the DNC's opening night
18 Aug 2020 Teo Armus. Washington Post.