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Just under a year ago, I wrote a piece for The New Yorker in which I imagined the cover letter George Santos might one day write while applying for a new job. The time has finally come for that letter to shine. George, have at it. The rest of you, enjoy an excerpt (below) and a peek behind the writing. You can read the full thing right here. Share it with your friends — one of them might be George Santos in disguise.

With this newsletter I continue my exploration of what I saw at the National Museums of African-American, American Indian, and American History Museums in Washington D.C. this summer, from the point of view of the continuing creativity and invention of Greek Mythology. Walk into the National Museum of American History with its open lobby and high ceilings, then make an immediate left turn. This is what you will see: We have a bare-chested George Washington, looking quite impressive and Zeus-like:

June 15 marks an important date on the recruiting calendar, as it is the first allowable date during which Division 1 college coaches can begin calling, texting, emailing, direct messaging, etc. with any student-athletes who have completed their sophomore year of high school. While college coaches are able to communicate with student-athletes’ coaches at any time, which is why you’ve seen the Hoyas offer 2025 kids already, June 15 marks a time when programs can significantly ramp up interest in their top priorities in the Class of 2025.

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In this interview of Tom Bonier (Political Strategist, Senior adviser at Target Smart and CEO of the Tara Group) from the February 2, 2024 Friday Power Lunch, Tom advised us to stop listening to early poll results and get off the “pollercoaster.” If you don’t recognize the name Tom Bonier, you know his work. Tom, along with Simon Rosenberg, were the lone political strategists in 2022 predicting there would be no midterm election Red Wave.

Embedded is your essential guide to what’s good on the internet, written by Kate Lindsay and edited by Nick Catucci. BRB, printing every issue of Embedded.—Kate I currently have 11,652 pictures on my phone. That number would be closer to a couple thousand, but I have a frantic need to take at least three versions of the same picture in quick succession so I can choose the best of them. For what? Who knows, because more often than not, I don’t do anything with them.

At the Lie-Nielsen Open House in 2017, Peter Galbert and I were talking amongst a bunch of woodworkers when the topic of his “archnemesis” came up. “Oh yeah,” Peter said, casually. “Everyone needs an archnemesis. You should get one.” The American Peasant is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free … ncG1vNJzZmibmKe2tMDOqZ%2BeqqOYtbit0bNlrK2SqMGir8pnmqilX6V8qLHTZrCoraKosq2yjJqlZpmimLWvscyeqqKr

When I’m writing – or preparing to write – it can be tricky setting aside time to actually write about the process (the bit that lots of you are interested in). So Lisa and I have hit on a solution that seems to work pretty well. She’s used to me talking to her about stories, whether it’s a plot point that isn’t quite working, a character that feels a bit thin, or as can sometimes happen, a search for the correct theme and subtext.