Conrad
@thelummer.bsky.social
Product at @foreignpolicy.com (not a journalist). Ex- @bangordailynews.bsky.social. Board games, records, Lions/Rays. Fmr expat 🇬🇧 🇪🇪 🇯🇴 🇮🇹 🇩🇰, now in downtown Grand Rapids, MI. Lauren's spouse. Passionate globalist & materialist. Zero patience with autocrats.
A useful reminder from Woody
Tear The Facists Down
YouTube video by Woody Guthrie - Topic
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February 6, 2026 at 10:55 AM
A useful reminder from Woody
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sorry for being cringe I'm trying to enjoy being alive
February 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
sorry for being cringe I'm trying to enjoy being alive
Lauren: "They'd have an easy time herding autistics off to camps because all they'd have to do is offer us a free train ride."
January 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Lauren: "They'd have an easy time herding autistics off to camps because all they'd have to do is offer us a free train ride."
Andy Warhol would have hated safe spaces. So why keep dragging dead artists into today’s culture wars? www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Andy Warhol would have hated safe spaces. So why keep dragging dead artists into today’s culture wars?
Critics and curators are reframing great artists, from Gentileschi to Soutine, to fit with modern ethical narratives. But this ignores the glorious ambivalence of their creations
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Andy Warhol would have hated safe spaces. So why keep dragging dead artists into today’s culture wars? www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Khinkali from the Georgian restaurant Lalko in NYC, one of the best things I've ever eaten
January 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Khinkali from the Georgian restaurant Lalko in NYC, one of the best things I've ever eaten
10 favorite songs by Everything Everything
1. Suffragette Suffragette
2. Kemosabe
3. Kevin's Car
4. Leviathan
5. Spring/Summer/Winter/Dread
6. The Wheel (Is Turning Now)
7. NASA is on Your Side
8. Breadwinner
9. Torso of the Week
10. Fever Dream
1. Suffragette Suffragette
2. Kemosabe
3. Kevin's Car
4. Leviathan
5. Spring/Summer/Winter/Dread
6. The Wheel (Is Turning Now)
7. NASA is on Your Side
8. Breadwinner
9. Torso of the Week
10. Fever Dream
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 AM
10 favorite songs by Everything Everything
1. Suffragette Suffragette
2. Kemosabe
3. Kevin's Car
4. Leviathan
5. Spring/Summer/Winter/Dread
6. The Wheel (Is Turning Now)
7. NASA is on Your Side
8. Breadwinner
9. Torso of the Week
10. Fever Dream
1. Suffragette Suffragette
2. Kemosabe
3. Kevin's Car
4. Leviathan
5. Spring/Summer/Winter/Dread
6. The Wheel (Is Turning Now)
7. NASA is on Your Side
8. Breadwinner
9. Torso of the Week
10. Fever Dream
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That time of year again!
December 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That time of year again!
Glædelig jul to all who celebrate!
December 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Glædelig jul to all who celebrate!
I got arthroscopic surgery! The surgeon cut away a layer of scarring that had developed around the ball of my shoulder, then manually loosened the knotted muscles that led to it. It hurts a lot, but it's worth it if I can sleep again. With Mom and Lauren's help, I'm taking days off to recover.
December 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I got arthroscopic surgery! The surgeon cut away a layer of scarring that had developed around the ball of my shoulder, then manually loosened the knotted muscles that led to it. It hurts a lot, but it's worth it if I can sleep again. With Mom and Lauren's help, I'm taking days off to recover.
People of a certain age may enjoy Kurt Vile and The War on Drugs covering "Pictures of Adolf Again" by Bill Fay and "Country Feedback" by R.E.M., plus "Arms Like Boulders" by The War on Drugs youtu.be/egxqfdYbPtc?...
The War On Drugs - (Johnny Brenda's) Philadelphia,Pa 12.20.25 (W/Kurt Vile) Drugcember 2025
YouTube video by markit aneight
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
People of a certain age may enjoy Kurt Vile and The War on Drugs covering "Pictures of Adolf Again" by Bill Fay and "Country Feedback" by R.E.M., plus "Arms Like Boulders" by The War on Drugs youtu.be/egxqfdYbPtc?...
My musical 2025 in a nutshell
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
My musical 2025 in a nutshell
@iancohen.bsky.social Inquiring minds want to know: Have you changed your mind on Everything Everything's first LP Man Alive since you panned it for Pitchfork? A lot of your criticisms land but I love it anyway, and I'm curious about how you think it (and that very odd band) have aged. Thanks!
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
@iancohen.bsky.social Inquiring minds want to know: Have you changed your mind on Everything Everything's first LP Man Alive since you panned it for Pitchfork? A lot of your criticisms land but I love it anyway, and I'm curious about how you think it (and that very odd band) have aged. Thanks!
Frankie the Chihuahua says good morning from #GrandRapids!
November 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Frankie the Chihuahua says good morning from #GrandRapids!
1/ I'm going to rant a little bit about the worst medical issue I've ever had, frozen shoulder, and how doctors deal with it.
If I could wave a magic wand and get rid of one ailment, it would be this one, way ahead of the type 1 diabetes, for a few reasons. Frozen shoulder is when the tissue...
If I could wave a magic wand and get rid of one ailment, it would be this one, way ahead of the type 1 diabetes, for a few reasons. Frozen shoulder is when the tissue...
November 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
1/ I'm going to rant a little bit about the worst medical issue I've ever had, frozen shoulder, and how doctors deal with it.
If I could wave a magic wand and get rid of one ailment, it would be this one, way ahead of the type 1 diabetes, for a few reasons. Frozen shoulder is when the tissue...
If I could wave a magic wand and get rid of one ailment, it would be this one, way ahead of the type 1 diabetes, for a few reasons. Frozen shoulder is when the tissue...
Pluribus: The most relatable TV show in years?
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Pluribus: The most relatable TV show in years?
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“Putin doesn’t want to sit behind the negotiating table, and he doesn’t want peace,” Estonian President Alar Karis told FP.
‘Putin Doesn’t Want Peace’
Estonia’s president on Russia, Ukraine, NATO, drones, and Trump.
foreignpolicy.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Putin doesn’t want to sit behind the negotiating table, and he doesn’t want peace,” Estonian President Alar Karis told FP.
The Problem in a nutshell.
One way that social media has driven people insane is by convincing them that political outcomes are shaped by the net allocation of care points and so politics consists in attempting to shape the amount of caring everyone dedicates to your pet issue.
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Problem in a nutshell.
Fuck. RIP. I fervently hoped D'Angelo had more records in him. I didn't really listen to him until Black Messiah came out, but it's one of the most essential records I own and easily in my top 3 of the decade it was released. share.google/UH9xxQ72pWH0...
D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51
Singer known for tracks such as Brown Sugar and Untitled (How Does It Feel) died at home from pancreatic cancer
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October 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Fuck. RIP. I fervently hoped D'Angelo had more records in him. I didn't really listen to him until Black Messiah came out, but it's one of the most essential records I own and easily in my top 3 of the decade it was released. share.google/UH9xxQ72pWH0...
Those of you who have never been to my beloved Grand Rapids, in case you assume I live in some dreary post-industrial hellhole where we all sit around cooking meth to bad Springsteen ripoff bands, this is my neighborhood
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Those of you who have never been to my beloved Grand Rapids, in case you assume I live in some dreary post-industrial hellhole where we all sit around cooking meth to bad Springsteen ripoff bands, this is my neighborhood
@lizloza.bsky.social Guessing you've never heard from as many angry people as you are today, but just in case, Ireland is definitely not in the UK, not even technically ❤️ Loved the podcast otherwise!
October 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
@lizloza.bsky.social Guessing you've never heard from as many angry people as you are today, but just in case, Ireland is definitely not in the UK, not even technically ❤️ Loved the podcast otherwise!
Good to see Bluesky go immediately to "Don't say this one thing, say this other thing"-type media criticism, like if you're right enough on the Internet often enough, there's some kind of political jackpot where bell hooks wakes up from her slumber and is named president for life
September 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Good to see Bluesky go immediately to "Don't say this one thing, say this other thing"-type media criticism, like if you're right enough on the Internet often enough, there's some kind of political jackpot where bell hooks wakes up from her slumber and is named president for life
Saturday mood: Listening to the album Heartbeat by Chris and Cosey and doing fantasy mock drafts so I don't embarrass myself in any of the four leagues I'm drafting in this week.
Heartbeat is this delightful blend of synth-y dance music, samples from radio, ominous noises, and horniness.
Heartbeat is this delightful blend of synth-y dance music, samples from radio, ominous noises, and horniness.
August 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Saturday mood: Listening to the album Heartbeat by Chris and Cosey and doing fantasy mock drafts so I don't embarrass myself in any of the four leagues I'm drafting in this week.
Heartbeat is this delightful blend of synth-y dance music, samples from radio, ominous noises, and horniness.
Heartbeat is this delightful blend of synth-y dance music, samples from radio, ominous noises, and horniness.
Both of our animals follow me around pretty much all day because I'm here all day. The hilarious thing about that is their abject loathing for each other. Today, Garbo has the lap for the first time in ages, and she's giving Frankie a look that says, "Warriors, come out and plaaay"
August 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Both of our animals follow me around pretty much all day because I'm here all day. The hilarious thing about that is their abject loathing for each other. Today, Garbo has the lap for the first time in ages, and she's giving Frankie a look that says, "Warriors, come out and plaaay"