I hope the Yale Law School short circuits any deal with the Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...

First time academic book authors. Do your reviewers a favor and include a TOC with page numbers. #academicpublishing

I appreciate the @theguardian.com’s willingness to call this group what it is. Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of July www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Brilliance at the Barbie Pond on Ave Q in DC.

In working on my current book called, "Structural Adjustment: Mapping and the Visual Cultures of Blackness," I came across a graphic I made for the Boston Globe in 1985 for a story written by @markmuro1.bsky.social on maps and their biases.

David Hockney, revolutionary British artist, dies aged 88 www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

I'm thrilled to share that I have been appointed as the inaugural Executive Director of the Sam Gilliam Foundation, charged with advancing Sam’s legacy and fostering programs and initiatives that support emerging artists and thinkers in their work. samgilliamfoundation.org/news/dr-stev...

I have so much respect for Lonnie Bunch. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/a...

Colbert was unleashed by CBS, which could make him more influential than he already is. I hope he takes full advantage of his freedom.

Making false arrests can be a very expensive enterprise. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Free DC Primary Election Survey. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/free-d...

US District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that the mass termination by the National Endowment for the Humanities of more than 1,400 grants was “unlawful, unconstitutional, ultra vires, and without legal effect.” www.historians.org/news/federal...

Supreme Court deals a death blow to the Voting Rights Act www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

@georgetownlaw.bsky.social must be proud. 🤯

Hakan Topai’s points are relevant throughout the university. hyperallergic.com/the-death-of...

Maybe the Justice Department should have consulted the Merriam-Webster dictionary before indicting James Comey. www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/eig...

As a member of the Kress Foundation Board of Trustees, I’m thrilled to share that we have appointed Lisa Schermerhorn as our next Director. www.kressfoundation.org/news/l-w-sch...

Thrilled to share that I have been named Beinecke Fellow at the Clark Art Institute. I will be in residence in its Research and Academic Program for the fall 2026 semester. www.clarkart.edu/About/Press-...

Hi folks -- Next Monday (April 14) at 7pm, is the NYC launch of my new biography of Albert Barnes, at PowerHouse Arena in DUMBO. I'm especially pleased that the great Alexi Worth will be talking through the book with me! Come one come all! powerhouse-books.ticketleap.com/book-launch-...

@blakegopnik.bsky.social’s terrific essay on Marcel Duchamp. A retrospective of the artist’s work opens at @moma.bsky.social tomorrow. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/a...

If you're in NYC on Friday, come check out the Columbia Symposium, "Unsettled in Dakar" Architectural Modernity in 20th-Century Dakar." I'll be presenting with a host of others. The event is in-person only (and I don't know if it will be recorded). buellcenter.columbia.edu/programming/...

The cognitive dissonance is real.

GOP: the mail is secure enough to receive your photo ID, social security card, your debit and credit cards, your stimulus checks, and your tax returns Also GOP: the mail is not safe enough for voting

That feeling when someone who constantly insists that you get their name right constantly gets yours wrong.

True confession: I have watched every season of @netflix.com’s “Love Is Blind.” Having done so, I really enjoyed artist Paul Chan’s essay on the show in 4Columns. www.4columns.org/chan-paul/lo...

You were repeatedly warned. If you believed Trump’s promise that he wouldn’t drag us into endless wars, that’s on you. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

In 1973, a veto-proof majority of Congress took the position that POTUS’s constitutional powers to use military force are limited to: 1) declaration of war 2) specific statutory authorization 3) national emergency triggered by attack on U.S., its territories or possessions, or armed forces. 1/n

In closing its museum, which exhibited the work of scores of Chicago and underrepresented artist and stands as an important part of art and art historical training, DePaul University shows its lack of commitment to the full range of the arts. www.depaul.edu/news/dpam-20...

I'm giving a keynote lecture titled, "Why the Underground Railroad Matters," at the Barnes Foundation tonight. The event is in person and virtual. www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/tal...

Seeing a conference presenter who is using lots of air quotes. #caa2026

Unnecessary compliance. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Given our current political climate, I am deeply honored to be the recipient of the 2026 College Art Association Excellence in Diversity Award, which recognizes outstanding efforts in arts programming, projects, and/or scholarship to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

College Art Association Annual Conference reminder.

ACLS and several of our member societies signed on to a @penamerica.bsky.social letter to the Texas A&M Board of Regents defending academic freedom and urging them to rescind censorship policies: bit.ly/4bJ12fo

PSA

wins the internet

That way there is time enough for my question. Well…it’s more of a comment.

He also conducted a wedding, so yeah

See also: Your portion of the meeting agenda that said you only needed 10 minutes for.

Also applies to proposal defenses.

Yup.

I’m beginning every panel I chair for the rest of my career with this frontal attack…

Least you can do is have a walk-up song

And now for the most academic (and accurate) take on the Bad Bunny halftime show...

This is academic violence

If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

Bad Bunny did his homework. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

"we fired all of our Black and Brown journalists and media critics and for some reason are writing bad articles about the Bad Bunny halftime show"

Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.” This is why we need to be telling our stories.

"PBS will spotlight Sun Ra and his Philly musical collective on 'American Masters'---The episode on the experimental jazz musician, who led his namesake Arkestra, will premiere Friday, Feb. 20" www.pbs.org/wnet/america...