Joe Heim

WriterWashington, D.C.

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Plus, things get jazzy inside the estate.

  • Feb 3, 2014

Will his need for revenge get the better of him?

  • Jan 27, 2014

After last week’s shocking episode, can “Downton” recover?

  • Jan 20, 2014

After a first encounter with evil, will the escapist program ever be the same?

  • Jan 13, 2014

Catching up with all of the characters and storylines as the fourth season kicks off

  • Jan 6, 2014

Patrick Leahy, the blind bodybuilder featured in The Washington Post Magazine, visit NBC’s Today Show Thursday.

  • Nov 6, 2013

A few knowledgeable people help a procrastinating dad face the facts

  • Nov 1, 2013

You eavesdrop sometimes — admit it.

So send us snippets of serendipity.

  • Sep 6, 2013

In the wake of any tragedy, the president’s presence has become an expected part of grieving ritual.

  • May 23, 2013

Readers share their stories of how gun violence has touched them personally

  • Mar 12, 2013

Washingtonian has jogged backward for almost 30 years

  • Mar 8, 2013

It's surprising how many people know someone who has been shot. Or is it?

  • Mar 7, 2013

The Kennedy Center’s new $2 million organ will debut tonight with a free concert.

  • Nov 23, 2012

Despite legend, this isn’t a time-honored ritual going back to the nation’s earliest years.

  • Nov 21, 2012

For at least a decade, Wade Michael Page had been steeped in a neo-Nazi “hate music” scene that espouses white power and occasionally promotes violent acts against people of other races and religions.

  • Aug 8, 2012

Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, John Mellencamp, Donovan and Judy Collins are among the artists who will pay tribute to the Oklahoma-born folksinger.

  • Jul 31, 2012

Our Guthrie playlist offers a glimpse into his vast repertoire.

  • Jul 10, 2012

Our unofficial American anthem was written 72 years ago by a man who shaped our nation’s music.

  • Jul 9, 2012

For the Flatlanders, success was a longtime coming. But it’s here now, and they weren’t in any hurry anyway

  • Jun 22, 2012

Tom and Ray Magliozzi announced Friday they will end their long-running NPR show.

  • Jun 8, 2012
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About Joe
Joe Heim is an editor and writer for The Washington Post magazine. He has recently written about the role of presidents as consolers-in-chief and about Washingtonians personal experiences with gun violence. He also writes about odd things like public clocks, backward runners, turkey pardons and the guys who fix organ pipes. He was born in Morocco and lived in Kenya and Haiti before moving to exotic suburbs of Philadelphia in 6th grade. Joe is a graduate of Villanova University and UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in the District with his wife and two children.