Laura Bird

publishing editor @wsj.com Books, music, tech, cul-cha, iggies + all canines, your consumer behavior. ✌️

[Laura Bird @LauraBird03]

@dieworkwear what an excellent post

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WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Freed From Russian Prison: A Timeline https://t.co/leQAQYJsCp

[Laura Bird @LauraBird03]

In addition to WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, those released in the complex prisoner swap range from human rights activists to hit men, hackers and spies. See who Russia freed and who they recovered. https://t.co/BuJE6bgNGs via @WSJ

[Laura Bird @LauraBird03]

All things #evan here https://t.co/n95kkX3vJ7

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Live coverage from WSJ on the release of Evan and his return to the U.S. https://t.co/OI0QzNqSTU

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Authoritarian states around the world are arbitrarily imprisoning foreign citizens, using them as bargaining chips to achieve geopolitical goals https://t.co/IuL1jC119N via @WSJ

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For Putin, the release of a Russian hit man is meant to send a dual message: The Kremlin will hunt down its enemies and won’t abandon those who remain loyal https://t.co/3zEReZoyzu via @WSJ

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how it all went down! we are kvelling! https://t.co/9CR4Y7QXpU

[Laura Bird @LauraBird03]

WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Freed From Russian Prison: A Timeline https://t.co/leQAQYIUMR

[Laura Bird @LauraBird03]

Evan’s trial began today with a hearing in Yekaterinburg. Evan is a staff reporter of The Wall Street Journal. we must not let anyone, or any government, suggest otherwise. #JournalismIsNotACrime #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan

https://t.co/n95kkX3vJ7

[Laura Bird @LauraBird03]

@violincase @osesp @thierryfischer_ @TanglewoodMA @BostonSymphony @andris_nelsons @BravoVail @nyphil @KDSchmid Best wishes for a full recovery! 🌻🌹🌷🌼🌸🪷🪻

[Laura Bird @LauraBird03]

At 46, Gwendolyn Bounds began competing in grueling obstacle-course races and discovered the key to fighting midlife blues: Master something hard. https://t.co/bgk4h99wAL

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Russia arrested a French employee of a peace-building organization on an allegation of gathering information about its armed forces, the latest case of a foreign national detained by Moscow https://t.co/vQHgy54JRg

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Erm…. I think Mel Brooks and Madeline Kahn did it better! #TCMParty

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Death of the Hiker https://t.co/go0JV4v4PM

[jeremydenk @jeremydenk]

there’s a lot of reverent writing on Beethoven 9 now and so here’s my take

1st mvmt: slightly too austere
2nd: amazing 120-proof old style ludwig
3rd: 20 minutes???
4th: an absolute hot mess but beyond delightful, perhaps the first canonic example of jumping the shark

[Laura Bird @LauraBird03]

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince MBS plans to build a futuristic city featuring twin "skyscrapers" that would stretch through the desert for 105 miles. It's costing way more than expected https://t.co/fEcjmgsNVQ

[Laura Bird @LauraBird03]

@SketchesbyBoze I would add From Here to Eternity by James Jones.

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The last moments of the World Central Kitchen aid workers who died earlier this week https://t.co/zsatNedo3q