J Wortham

That was happening at the 930 Club. That was happening in Sankofa or like the black owned coffee shops. Right. Shout out DC institutions. I love it. You know what I mean? Yeah. That's where consciousness was being raised. It wasn't happening in the Kennedy Center.

So I think, you know, there's a real conversation to be had about the importance of these really entrenched cultural institutions right now and their effectiveness. I mean, culture in a way that moves globally has always started at the margins and moved inward, right? But I do think in the most immediate sense, what we probably will start to see is Joe Rogan having a show at Kennedy Center.

So I think, you know, there's a real conversation to be had about the importance of these really entrenched cultural institutions right now and their effectiveness. I mean, culture in a way that moves globally has always started at the margins and moved inward, right? But I do think in the most immediate sense, what we probably will start to see is Joe Rogan having a show at Kennedy Center.

So I think, you know, there's a real conversation to be had about the importance of these really entrenched cultural institutions right now and their effectiveness. I mean, culture in a way that moves globally has always started at the margins and moved inward, right? But I do think in the most immediate sense, what we probably will start to see is Joe Rogan having a show at Kennedy Center.

Hmm. I would just add that I think there is a really big question about what culture is and what popular culture is. And I think that's why the Grammys end up mattering. I think that's why NFL halftime shows end up mattering because these are entry points that a lot of people have access to, right? If you aren't going to the movies anymore, if you're not reading books anymore, you're

Hmm. I would just add that I think there is a really big question about what culture is and what popular culture is. And I think that's why the Grammys end up mattering. I think that's why NFL halftime shows end up mattering because these are entry points that a lot of people have access to, right? If you aren't going to the movies anymore, if you're not reading books anymore, you're

Hmm. I would just add that I think there is a really big question about what culture is and what popular culture is. And I think that's why the Grammys end up mattering. I think that's why NFL halftime shows end up mattering because these are entry points that a lot of people have access to, right? If you aren't going to the movies anymore, if you're not reading books anymore, you're

Sure, you'll turn on the Super Bowl for a little bit, watch the commercials, watch the halftime show. I think those entry points become even more important in this time when the other kind of pillars of art and cultural engagement are...

Sure, you'll turn on the Super Bowl for a little bit, watch the commercials, watch the halftime show. I think those entry points become even more important in this time when the other kind of pillars of art and cultural engagement are...

Sure, you'll turn on the Super Bowl for a little bit, watch the commercials, watch the halftime show. I think those entry points become even more important in this time when the other kind of pillars of art and cultural engagement are...

But at the same time, I see things like Wicked, which is about fascism and it is about legislation being erected to exterminate otherness and all these themes that are directly linked to the moment that we're in being one of the most successful films of the year. Are people really thinking about those themes? Do we have the tools? Do we have the literacy?

But at the same time, I see things like Wicked, which is about fascism and it is about legislation being erected to exterminate otherness and all these themes that are directly linked to the moment that we're in being one of the most successful films of the year. Are people really thinking about those themes? Do we have the tools? Do we have the literacy?

But at the same time, I see things like Wicked, which is about fascism and it is about legislation being erected to exterminate otherness and all these themes that are directly linked to the moment that we're in being one of the most successful films of the year. Are people really thinking about those themes? Do we have the tools? Do we have the literacy?

Do we have the media criticism to be able to sit with these ideas and think about them? Probably not. A lot of that we outsource, I think, to scrolling on social media. So I do think that's the part that worries me the most.

Do we have the media criticism to be able to sit with these ideas and think about them? Probably not. A lot of that we outsource, I think, to scrolling on social media. So I do think that's the part that worries me the most.

Do we have the media criticism to be able to sit with these ideas and think about them? Probably not. A lot of that we outsource, I think, to scrolling on social media. So I do think that's the part that worries me the most.

I'll just say the 901. My brain can't do that math and I accept that reality. It's fine.

I'll just say the 901. My brain can't do that math and I accept that reality. It's fine.

I'll just say the 901. My brain can't do that math and I accept that reality. It's fine.

What a delight.