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.
@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?
Reposted by Conrad
“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"
Lauren finally joined me! And naturally, because we are nothing if not a man and woman of the people, we went to the northernmost #McDonalds on Earth. I had the vegan Mac and half a box of snacks. The chili cheese nuggets here are no joke and they should sell them stateside.
July 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Lauren finally joined me! And naturally, because we are nothing if not a man and woman of the people, we went to the northernmost #McDonalds on Earth. I had the vegan Mac and half a box of snacks. The chili cheese nuggets here are no joke and they should sell them stateside.
Jacques Pépin is I think the nicest famous person I've met - super kind and unpretentious. We spoke when I applied for culinary school (didn't go). And that was 22 years ago! This sounds a little exhausting, even if he isn't going to all the parties, but good for him. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/d...
No One Parties Like Jacques Pépin, Even at 90
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Jacques Pépin is I think the nicest famous person I've met - super kind and unpretentious. We spoke when I applied for culinary school (didn't go). And that was 22 years ago! This sounds a little exhausting, even if he isn't going to all the parties, but good for him. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/d...
This is the face of an idiot who just spent $22 on an open faced shrimp sandwich at the airport that any idiot could've made for $3. Once I get on this plane in Oslo, it'll be leg 5 of 5 to get to the northernmost city on Earth.
July 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This is the face of an idiot who just spent $22 on an open faced shrimp sandwich at the airport that any idiot could've made for $3. Once I get on this plane in Oslo, it'll be leg 5 of 5 to get to the northernmost city on Earth.
Some pictures of #Copenhagen, including the small street that I used to live on near Nordhavn Stn. Not pictured: the Brugsen where I bought lakrids og rom kugler so I can be a bad diabetic
July 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Some pictures of #Copenhagen, including the small street that I used to live on near Nordhavn Stn. Not pictured: the Brugsen where I bought lakrids og rom kugler so I can be a bad diabetic
I went to school here 34 years ago. Now it's owned by the Catholic Church, but I loved my school when I was a kid, and walking toward this mural made me so happy. #copenhagen
July 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I went to school here 34 years ago. Now it's owned by the Catholic Church, but I loved my school when I was a kid, and walking toward this mural made me so happy. #copenhagen
Leg 1 of 4, GRR>DET, is done. Now for DET-AMS, then AMS-CPH, a 24 layover in my favorite city on Earth (so far), then CPH-TOS. My pilot @lumminous.bsky.social is still recovering from a possible COVID infection in GRR, so unfortunately, I'm on my own for the first couple of days.
July 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Leg 1 of 4, GRR>DET, is done. Now for DET-AMS, then AMS-CPH, a 24 layover in my favorite city on Earth (so far), then CPH-TOS. My pilot @lumminous.bsky.social is still recovering from a possible COVID infection in GRR, so unfortunately, I'm on my own for the first couple of days.
At GRR, starting the first leg of a very, very long trip. If I'm lucky, I'll be looking out over the Barents Sea inside of 96 hours.
July 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
At GRR, starting the first leg of a very, very long trip. If I'm lucky, I'll be looking out over the Barents Sea inside of 96 hours.