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LH

@halvorsen

dramaturg & writer | I write Nothing for the Group, a newsletter about the American theatre | she/her

 Washington, DC
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Joined February 2007
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how it started / how it's going
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a real stunner of a film I haven't stopped thinking about
Janus Films (@janusfilms) profile pictureJanus Films
@janusfilmsOct 27
Big congratulations to @SophyRomvari and the entire BLUE HERON team for their Gotham Award nominations for BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE and BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR!
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you couldn’t waterboard this out of me
Mia K. (@miakhalifa) profile pictureMia K.
@miakhalifaSep 10
I asked the Amtrak employee in DC if I’m on the right acela cause I’m going to New York, but it says “Boston? He looked at me like I was the child George Bush personally left behind and said “What do you think is on the way to Boston?”
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of all of Bezo's fumbles at the Post, losing Capital Weather Gang was one of the biggest
Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) profile pictureIgor Bobic
@igorbobicSep 8
🚨Big news: @capitalweather is coming to The Washington Sun, the artist formerly known as NOTUS nytimes.com/2026/09/08/busin…
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🤞 for a robust arts section and the return of a full-time theater critic position covering DC
The Washington Sun (@washingtonsun) profile pictureThe Washington Sun
@washingtonsunSep 9
Welcome to The Washington Sun. washingtonsun.com/
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DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) profile pictureDiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilmSep 7
First teaser for ‘YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING’, a new documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim (Primetime). Thirty-four days before she’s sent to prison, Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. In theaters this October.
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Emmy-winning line delivery
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Dolly Parton's free book gifting program was such a profound gift. No one asked for it. She just sent books to kids all over the US and elsewhere. My children loved receiving their "dolly books." An act of pure generosity that meant so much to so many families.
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our sweet girl. just 2 years ago we’d co-work together —i’d write & she’d study for the bar (!). she should still be here. i sat with her a month before she died & saw the shell of a friend who felt so abandoned. extensive & empathetic reporting. hope u can find the time to read
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Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) profile pictureRolling Stone
@RollingStoneAug 20
Comedian and former late-night bandleader Reggie Watts is a proud ketamine enthusiast. Loved ones of his ex-girlfriend Katherine McCollough claim she became addicted to the drug through Watts’ encouragement to take a heavy array of psychedelics in the name of enlightenment. McCollough died by suicide in March. The story: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/t…
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entire thread is gold but particularly delighted by all the dunking on founding farmers
leyla (@leylaaa31) profile pictureleyla@leylaaa31Jul 27
You guys my friends and I are constructing our absolute worst ever day in dc (which we may or may not actually do). If you are willing please share your worst day in D.C. all three meals potentially a museum or activity and bars at night
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DC is bleeding jobs and revenue. Why on earth are we sending cease-and-desist letters to restaurants with streateries?
At the patio’s closing party, she said she had begun discussing layoffs with her managers since receiving DDOT’s cease-and-desist notice. Cleary argued that streateries generate more tax revenue for the district than parking spots. According to Gill, Purple Patch paid about $190,000 in sales and use taxes in 2019, before building the patio, compared with more than $502,000 in 2025.

ALT At the patio’s closing party, she said she had begun discussing layoffs with her managers since receiving DDOT’s cease-and-desist notice. Cleary argued that streateries generate more tax revenue for the district than parking spots. According to Gill, Purple Patch paid about $190,000 in sales and use taxes in 2019, before building the patio, compared with more than $502,000 in 2025.

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The only Americans I celebrate
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extremely good boy on the Red Line
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My mayor socialist My brunch bottomless My metro is glorious Wizards are trying their best
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After all the punditry claiming Janeese Lewis George was the candidate of the the affluent, she is leading in every DC ward *except* for the most affluent one
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If the knicks win we’re carrying the t-rex skeleton from the museum of natural history to the front of MSG
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finally made my pilgrimage to the newly rejuvenated Malcolm X Park and we've never been more back 😍
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obviously aware of this stat (and the culture that allowed it to endure) but it's still fully insane to me
The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) profile pictureThe Hollywood Reporter
@THRJun 8
Bess Wohl accepts the Tony for Best Play for Liberation, the first American woman playwright to win in nearly 40 years. #Tonys #TonyAwards #Liberation
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the CATS choreographers shouting out the dramaturg in their Tony acceptance speeches, love to see it
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dc may not be the greatest city in the world but our subway system is air conditioned and that is truly enough for me
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turns out my karma for hating on NYC all the time is that every time I come here I get a soul-crushing sinus infection within five minutes of stepping inside city limits
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I was able to Door Dash a Neti pot to my hotel room at midnight so maybe this is the greatest city in the world after all
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