Major media seem flummoxed about what to do when Trump shares a fake video of Obama getting arrested. Maybe they think the options are A) take the bait, or B) ignore it. But there's a 3rd option: Gather all the crazy examples and write big, loud stories about how the president is mentally unhinged.

I think LLMs are appealing to a certain set of people who think they're entitled to be good at something without wanting to actually put in any work mostly, it seems people who think the disciplines of the Humanites aren't "real" and so just any rube can do it. Chris Arnade, basically

[AI guy watching the animatronic band at Chuck E. Cheese wiggle around while “Octopus’s Garden” plays over the speakers on stage] Fascinating... outstanding… this raises the question: how long before human bands are replaced entirely by this technology? Are we already there? We just may be.

A very blessed Rama Navami to you all. Today the lord was born in the form of the ideal man, and freedom humanity from the oppressive clutches of an ego driven dictator who used an army of demons to take whatever he wanted. May Shri Ram guide us to liberation and justice. Jay Shri Ram!

Very excited for these upcoming events with @friedlind.bsky.social !

Cold out, cozy in A hushed eve before the morn Quiet before joy

We have lost a one-in-a-century artist. Zakir Hussain was the only musician I know who was celebrated and beloved by Hindustani master artists and broad audiences alike. He was one of my first musical heroes. No one did more to expand the possibilities of tabla as a global instrument. Rest in taal.

It's that time of year.

Universities do not exist to 'train', produce 'skills' or generate 'impact'. They exist to create new knowledge and teach about it. Any assertion to the contrary is in error, and is destroying everything it touches.

You're not going to be able to develop a highly informed, nuanced take on every conflict in the world, but I'll give you a good heuristic Always, in every circumstance, be opposed to the wanton slaughter of civilians, no matter what elaborate excuses folks throw up about why this time is different

Terry Pratchett, Jingo #GNUTerryPratchett , #SpeakHisName , #Discworld

Being a parent is 10% teaching, 10% learning and 80% the ability to watch the same goddamn song over and over again till your brain pours out your nose and you keel over

The struggle is real, y'all.

To sing is to be One with the poet, the song, And the humming air

A haiku a day? Don't know if I can commit ...but with a blue sky....

As much of an insufferable Tolkien nerd as I am, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea is actually my favorite fantasy series. It's just not as meme-able as nine dudes on a road trip to destroy jewelry.

kind of telling that a registered republican tries to assassinate the republican nominee for president who tried to murder his own republican vice president and the republican response is that democrats should calm the fuck down. 🤷🏻‍♂️

GOP candidates must negotiate a thicket of tricky gotcha questions like "what was the cause of the civil war?" but also "who won the 2020 Presidential election" and "do you denounce the teachings of Hitler?"

Stuck this to the window and now the world makes a LITTLE more sense...

Historical musicology colleagues - come work with us at UNT!

Music studies friends - looking for recommendations as I update my Global Pop syllabus. Particularly in search of accessible stuff to assign to non-major undergrads (prioritizing potential to generate in-class discussion > detail and rigor), e.g. podcast eps and news articles. Any ideas?