Luke Jerod Kummer
@ljkummer.bsky.social
Bylines in NYTimes, WashPost, Village Voice, New Republic & Literary Hub. Wrote THE BLUE PERIOD, a novel https://amzn.com/dp/1542049970 and TAKERS MAD, an Audible drama http://adbl.co/3ttLvrr. Working on an opera.
Such an arresting line: "She turned to me and asked, 'What if this is the best I ever feel again?'"
Powerful and thought-provoking indeed.
Powerful and thought-provoking indeed.
December 1, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Such an arresting line: "She turned to me and asked, 'What if this is the best I ever feel again?'"
Powerful and thought-provoking indeed.
Powerful and thought-provoking indeed.
@adamwinkler.bsky.social quoting Hanna in the 'Skipped History' post by Ben Tumin above:
"He once famously quipped 'there are two things that are important in politics. The first is money. And I can't remember what the second one is.”
"He once famously quipped 'there are two things that are important in politics. The first is money. And I can't remember what the second one is.”
November 26, 2024 at 5:43 AM
@adamwinkler.bsky.social quoting Hanna in the 'Skipped History' post by Ben Tumin above:
"He once famously quipped 'there are two things that are important in politics. The first is money. And I can't remember what the second one is.”
"He once famously quipped 'there are two things that are important in politics. The first is money. And I can't remember what the second one is.”
And here's an interesting discussion that touches on 'Dollar Mark' Hanna, the RNC chair who raised millions for William McKinley in 1896 and forever changed the course of financing presidential campaigns:
www.historynewsnetwork.org/blog/154649
www.historynewsnetwork.org/blog/154649
Professor Adam Winkler on Limitless Political Spending
"We're still in the world that Mark Hanna created."
www.historynewsnetwork.org
November 26, 2024 at 5:39 AM
And here's an interesting discussion that touches on 'Dollar Mark' Hanna, the RNC chair who raised millions for William McKinley in 1896 and forever changed the course of financing presidential campaigns:
www.historynewsnetwork.org/blog/154649
www.historynewsnetwork.org/blog/154649
P.S. Anton Troianovski did a nice job and has been a great bureau chief in Moscow—I certainly don't begrudge him a day at the spa!
November 26, 2024 at 2:06 AM
P.S. Anton Troianovski did a nice job and has been a great bureau chief in Moscow—I certainly don't begrudge him a day at the spa!
Here's 2024 take: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...
Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain.
In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Here's 2024 take: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/w...
Almost hard to believe @brihreed.bsky.social that at one time the same person could profess nonchalance....
classic.esquire.com/issue/199105...
classic.esquire.com/issue/199105...
November 23, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Almost hard to believe @brihreed.bsky.social that at one time the same person could profess nonchalance....
classic.esquire.com/issue/199105...
classic.esquire.com/issue/199105...