@anastasiat.bsky.social - Anastasia Tsioulcas

20 Apr 2026 22:20 +0000

My report. And noting: this year’s number is only five titles fewer than the record high year, 2023. The three most frequently challenged titles: two YA novels, Sold by Patricia McCormick & The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, and a memoir in comic form: Gender Queer, by Maia Kobabe. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

17 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000

My latest. If built, this 250-foot arch would tower over not just the Arc de Triomphe, but also over its two nearest rivals by size: El Monumento à la Revolución in Mexico City (220 ft) and the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, North Korea (197 ft). [contains quote post or other embedded content]

12 Apr 2026 21:37 +0000

A sad day. My report for @npr.org. (A memory: taking Ashaji to lunch at a fancy Greek restaurant in midtown by her request, at which point all the Bangladeshi staff tried to mansplain to me how famous and beloved she was…as if I couldn’t possibly know or understand.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]

23 Mar 2026 22:24 +0000

ICYMI earlier today. In a statement to me, a White House spokesperson wrote: "President Trump is committed to making the Trump-Kennedy Center the finest performing arts facility in the world. We look forward to ultimate victory on the issue." [contains quote post or other embedded content]

16 Mar 2026 16:45 +0000

I'm currently listening to President Trump's remarks at a Kennedy Center board luncheon. Among other targets, he's specifically mentioned the National Symphony Orchestra for "terrible programming."

12 Mar 2026 20:47 +0000

It’s snowing, yet again. (Related: I had a quite vivid nightmare last night in which it was snowing, yet again. I stepped out in my yard to touch the snow and I fell inside, sank hundreds and hundreds of feet down through the snow and ice, and was buried alive.)

03 Mar 2026 22:43 +0000

I made a point of only using work from the past few years. (So: no Persepolis. No Reading Lolita in Tehran.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]

20 Feb 2026 18:42 +0000

Facing a student mental health crisis, a New Jersey school district’s first step was to pull a Junot Díaz novel from a class. PEN America says it’s part of a trend of scrubbing literature about uncomfortable topics. My @npr.org report: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/20/nx-s1-5708741/junot-diaz-oscar-wao-mental-health-book-bans

19 Feb 2026 22:00 +0000

Our exclusive report: an internal Kennedy Center memo details planned renovations -- which are far more modest than the "complete rebuilding" promised by President Trump. What we don't know is if this is the full extent of the planned changes. https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5717475/trump-kennedy-center-renovations

08 Feb 2026 00:46 +0000

A few hours ago I was in Michigan and now I am at Carnegie Hall and I think it is colder inside Stern than it was outside in Detroit please send some kind of help

03 Feb 2026 21:26 +0000

A while ago, I did a piece on body doubling and ADHD... and now I hold office hours for my students via Zoom (bc I mostly teach remotely). Honestly? Having a camera on while I plug away at my to-dos, anticipating the possibility of having folks drop in on me at any moment (which they DO, hooray) 1/

02 Feb 2026 20:11 +0000

Trump says he is closing the Kennedy Center on July 4th for two years of renovations/"Complete Rebuilding." We have so many questions. https://www.npr.org/2026/02/02/nx-s1-5696489/kennedy-center-renovation-trump-questions

02 Feb 2026 00:15 +0000

BREAKING: President Trump just announced plans to CLOSE the Kennedy Center for two years as of July 4 to "begin Construction of the new and spectacular Entertainment Complex." More coming very soon. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115997939705121174

13 Jan 2026 19:50 +0000

Today is the deadline for the Smithsonian to file thousands of documents to the White House for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." Our @npr.org story: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5672645/smithsonian-deadline-white-house https://www.npr.org/2026/01/13/nx-s1-5672645/smithsonian-deadline-white-house?utm_sf_post_ref=650577507&fbclid=IwdGRleAPTgIpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEendY9PJw5ESuuTqdfofWCR53O8AffXrWacjqXOoICPrKi8TE1oH1YGAQJgbU_aem_yyXjbCil9nZ5dRFSsrAiZg&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_sf_cserv_ref=10643211755&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

03 Dec 2025 22:19 +0000

What sin have I committed that my child is picking out the tune to "The Final Countdown" on our piano

11 Oct 2025 20:55 +0000

Unsolicited very strong recommendation of the day for the Jad Abumrad-led podcast on Fela Kuti. An absolute masterclass on how to tell a story — many stories — in audio. (And, of course, I adore Fela, as complicated and problematic as he is.) https://www.audible.com/pd/B0FRCQHHXN?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=library_overflow

06 Oct 2025 12:03 +0000

ICYMI [contains quote post or other embedded content]

18 Sep 2025 22:20 +0000

I suggest reading to get the full statement that DHS gave me today re Bad Bunny. (But also broadcast today on All Things Considered.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]

05 Sep 2025 14:19 +0000

An @npr.org exclusive: four Democratic senators are urging the Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to “bully” the institution. Our report: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5529369/smithsonian-trump-senators

29 Aug 2025 19:33 +0000

Today is one of those days I am happy to have studied Russian (with the dashed hopes of reading all the greats in their original language). My favorite letter continues to be Щ, as in the composer Щедрин — Shchedrin — whose name I wrote out in phonetics for our Newscast team as <>.

29 Aug 2025 19:28 +0000

ICYMI: Once a prominent musician in New York City, Julian Wachner was working as a grade school teacher in Indiana. Prosecutors have accused him of possessing abuse imagery of young children. https://www.npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5509937/conductor-julian-wachner-arrested https://www.npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5509937/conductor-julian-wachner-arrested?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwdGRleAMe3odleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpEDBYR-F4oFOZit-RGendS1erHsz1inM4B-V25ALYiv5uoRgEzC2lDf7nUU_aem_3ea92R34aWmcUANE1yJYww&utm_term=nprnews

25 Aug 2025 19:08 +0000

The Kennedy Center has announced its new head of dance programming, Stephen Nakagawa. Per his bio, he does not seem to have any experience as a curator or arts administrator. His predecessor believes she was fired bc she supported unionization efforts. My reporting: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/25/nx-s1-5515594/kennedy-center-dance-programming?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMZk6pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHivuyxqW2Qua24TmrL-JNhu0pdgXhS4PWwC9Tsk7nDb7221Vkl2n75Yt6crP_aem_yWTi6_WYDunCqJjxWLFCVw

22 Aug 2025 13:54 +0000

A small tip to publicists: I’m sure the idea of putting black text against a dark brown background seemed like it would give your pitch a cool, dark academia vibe. But it was unreadable and I do not have time for nonsense

07 Aug 2025 14:34 +0000

At a time when a majority of U.S. adults say that they are concerned about the cost of food, a new generation of home cooks on social media are teaching cheap, easy and filling recipes -- folks like Your Barefoot Neighbor & Kiki, aka the Recession Recipes Lady. More on @npr.org Morning Edition https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/nx-s1-5477546/recipes-tiktok

06 Aug 2025 15:25 +0000

Best typo (?) or faulty auto-correct (?) or neologism (?) I’ve come across in a long time: Hors d’oeuvres ➡️ hour-devours

24 Jul 2025 16:51 +0000

A great pleasure to reconnect with composer Michael Abels to talk about his music-making, from orchestral works to opera to those Jordan Peele scores like “Get Out.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/arts/dance/he-put-vivaldi-in-a-mixmaster-and-is-serious-about-classical-humor.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare