Rob Mitchum
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Science and music writer. EIC of
@kellogginsight.bsky
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Tune in for some live Phish talk! I might let slip what I'm planning to do with the newsletter over hiatus.
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Reprising my morbid role as the official Grateful Dead Death Correspondent of NES!
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5 days ago
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It’s a sign, Jerry is risen.
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6 days ago
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The taper ingenuity needed to capture and repair these recordings is astonishing.
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6 days ago
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Kellogg School of Management
9 days ago
Glow up or blow up? ✨ When consumers feel deeply connected to a brand, even small changes can spark big reactions. Don’t miss Tim Calkins’s
#KelloggInsight
interview for tips on how to protect your company from rebrand backlash. Read more:
kell.gg/979116
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Jeffrey Alexander
9 days ago
10 years ago I went to all 5 of the GD50 Fare Thee Well shows. After the 2 in Santa Clara I was quite disappointed with the lack of Donn,a so I printed up thousands of Let Donna Sing stickers + freely passed them out at the next 3 shows in Chicago. Dig my all-Donna radio show link
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Pome Pome Tones - originally aired on August 25, 2015
Listen to Pome Pome Tones - originally aired on August 25, 2015 by Pome Pome Tones
https://www.mixcloud.com/dwlvs/pome-pome-tones-originally-aired-on-august-25-2015/
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Is it “using AI” if I found out I like a Perfume Genius song from that ChatGPT commercial?
9 days ago
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Tyler Wilcox
9 days ago
one of my absolute fave Donna / Jerry moments — their 1976 cover of the Stones' "Moonlight Mile"
doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/1636774...
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https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/163677411872/moonlight-mile-the-jerry-garcia-band-moores
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RIP Donna
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Carter J Lowe
11 days ago
For the 6th year in a row, a player named Will Smith has won the World Series 2020 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers 2021 - Will Smith (RP), Braves 2022 - Will Smith (RP), Astros 2023 - Will Smith (RP), Rangers 2024 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers 2025 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
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You’ll have to trust me that the visuals at David Byrne were very cool, because all of my photos look like they’re in a Tim & Eric sketch.
11 days ago
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Joyce Carol Oates edition just dropped.
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12 days ago
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ctrl-F "cocaine"
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14 days ago
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sean kuhn
15 days ago
NBA media is not built to cover a gambling scandal, but Defector is:
defector.com/products
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Great piece from Marc, and so fun that he spoke to
@neddyo.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy
!
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16 days ago
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16 days ago
Gonna do a quick thread of Halloween-ish stories I’ve written for the Reader, beginning with my latest one:
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dylyricus
16 days ago
Everyone else: Is he just making sounds, what language is this? I can't make out any words?? Bob Dylan fans: This is literally the best moment of my entire life right now
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Apple Music algorithm successfully replicating a Zappa fan by recommending me 12 FZ albums after I listened to three of his songs this weekend.
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Rob Wesley
19 days ago
What if the Springsteen movie is secretly a Halloween movie? Like it turns out the reason making Nebraska is so hard is that the E-Street Band is being stalked by a murderous scarecrow?
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Fiery Furnaces at the Old Town School!
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The Fiery Furnaces | 2/22/2026 | Old Town School of Folk Music
The Fiery Furnaces is the long-running collaboration between siblings Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger. Renowned for their dense, allusive lyrics, formally inventive compositions, and unpredictable liv...
https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2026/02-22-2026-the-fiery-furnaces/
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I don't know if you can describe a 34-minute song as an earworm, but I would say "Perseverance Flow" is the most melodically appealing NIS jam yet:
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Perseverance Flow by Natural Information Society on Apple Music
https://music.apple.com/us/album/perseverance-flow/1833206495?i=1833206496
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Kellogg School of Management
about 1 month ago
When you think of gaming the system, it usually implies cheating with malicious intent. But when critical resources are scarce, even well-meaning people bend the rules. Research by Prof. James Schummer offers a strategy that can help.
#KelloggLeader
kell.gg/m4d2
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When People Game the System, It Helps to Shake It Up
Can introducing a lottery for organ transplants discourage line jumpers and give everyone a better chance?
https://kell.gg/m4d2
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Kellogg School of Management
about 1 month ago
Accessing medical devices in low-resource settings is an ongoing challenge. Kellogg's Rebeca Kirby and Kara Palamountain worked with UNICEF on target product profiles for newborn devices that could address gaps in healthcare and beyond.
#KelloggLeader
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How Durable Design Can Save Lives
Kellogg researchers partnered with UNICEF on target product profiles for newborn medical devices for low-resource settings.
https://kell.gg/f3gp
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From Wemby to illegal poker ring in under 12 hours, the NBA really is the best American sports league.
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22 days ago
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Kellogg School of Management
about 1 month ago
Companies can tackle social problems without sacrificing the bottom line. A recent case study from Kellogg's
@braydenking.bsky.social
looks at Italian energy firm E.ON Italia’s successful climate campaign—and how U.S. firms can hit a cultural reset.
#KelloggLeader
kell.gg/2jhf
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To Align Purpose and Profit, Company Culture Matters
An Italian energy firm’s climate campaign illustrates how to tackle social problems without sacrificing the bottom line.
https://kell.gg/2jhf
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Making sure that
@drewphish.bsky.social
is aware that there's some sick tuba jazz on the new Makaya McCraven EP collection:
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Techno Logic (featuring Theon Cross & Ben LaMar Gay), by Makaya McCraven
5 track album
https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/techno-logic-featuring-theon-cross-ben-lamar-gay
26 days ago
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Tyler Wilcox
26 days ago
Cover art for the upcoming Tonight's the Night 50th is ... atrocious?
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Found out today I can run 5k to Jeff Rosenstock’s Worry and the medley gets going right when I start to tire.
27 days ago
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I think I need to break up with one of my paid newsletters, and I'm torn over whether I should tell them why. Is it ever helpful or just salt in the wound?
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Kellogg School of Management
about 1 month ago
Big problems. No worries? According to research by Kellogg’s Lauren Eskreis-Winkler, people believe a problem is less serious after learning how widespread it is. Understand why—and potential benefits of this phenomenon—at Kellogg Insight.
#KelloggLeader
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Why Big Problems Can Feel Small
When people hear a problem is widespread, they are less likely to consider it serious—and less inclined to act.
https://kell.gg/0ftu
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That’s just the sign of Good Music.
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28 days ago
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Rainy October day...you know it's ECM time, baby.
28 days ago
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Kellogg School of Management
about 1 month ago
When a glow-up turns into a blow-up? In a Kellogg Insight Q&A, branding expert Tim Calkins explains what Cracker Barrel did right in their recent rebranding effort—and what they could have been more aware of.
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When a Rebrand Meets Backlash
Cracker Barrel’s attempt to modernize overlooked how the world of marketing has changed.
https://kell.gg/xzl3
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jesse jarnow
29 days ago
roll your own bliss with pro video/audio of last night's natural information society set (starting around 30:00 into the video), beginning with their droned-out version of "naima"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqES...
(another reason
@roulettenyc.bsky.social
is *thee* best)
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Philip Sherburne
29 days ago
I wrote about my Unsound 2025 highlights, including Jim O'Rourke & Eiko Ishibashi, Abdullah Miniawy, Kara-Lis Coverdale, and a Kyoto DJ named 1729 who played two of the best ambient sets I've ever heard
futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-139-wea...
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FR 139: Weaving Webs at Unsound 2025
Jim O’Rourke & Eiko Ishibashi, Kara-Lis Coverdale, 1729, and other highlights from the Kraków festival
https://futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-139-weaving-webs-at-unsound-2025
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Recliner Notes
about 1 month ago
The latest post in my Stephen Malkmus Series focuses on "Lariat" and considers the rhyme that should be in the Rhyming Hall of Fame, "the best decade ever," and the sense of play that Malkmus finds in his songwriting.
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Stephen Malkmus Series: “Lariat”
Many of Stephen Malkmus’s songwriting contemporaries and forebears invite grand metaphors when considering their work. On this site alone, I’ve written about the closing of the American West in Bil…
https://reclinernotes.com/2025/10/12/stephen-malkmus-series-lariat/
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Patrick Dubuque
about 1 month ago
Thanks to the folks at Defector for sharing my commentary/rant about the Google AI commercials, which are an insult to the viewer, to baseball, and to math itself.
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I respect the moxie of naming your band Pitchfork.
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Chuffed to find that we spoke to Philippe Aghion, one of today's new Economics Nobelists, back in 2022 about creative destruction, innovation, and a more equitable capitalist future.
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Where Does Capitalism Go Next?
A conversation on “creative destruction,” growth, and designing a more equitable capitalist future.
https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/creative-destruction-future-capitalism-post-covid
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Kellogg School of Management
about 1 month ago
Managing personal finances may feel like a chore, but everyday spending decisions can make a big difference on your future wealth. Kellogg faculty explain how—and what you need to know about credit, inflation, and 401(k)s at Kellogg Insight.
#KelloggLeader
kell.gg/78bc15
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Take 5: Personal Finance Isn’t Just Personal
Research and insights from Kellogg faculty show that our financial decisions can have ripple effects.
https://kell.gg/78bc15
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Mike Barthel
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Oh man thanks to Laura Snapes for the shoutout to my piece—it’s great to hear the band’s reactions! This made my day.
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Caryn Rose
about 1 month ago
finally finished writing about seeing Elvis Costello earlier this week & what it's like to witness our favorites aging in front of us, as we do the same:
jukeboxgraduate.com/elvis-costel...
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Elvis Costello & the Imposters featuring Charlie Sexton, Royal Oak Music Theatre, October 9, 2025
They leave him half way to paradise They leave you half way to bliss
https://jukeboxgraduate.com/elvis-costello-the-imposters-featuring-charlie-sexton-royal-oak-music-theatre-october-9-2025/
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Two great drones that drone great together.
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Tyler Wilcox
about 1 month ago
For all the "Hearts of Fire" sickos,
@raypadgett.bsky.social
is asking the important questions. Another great interview today:
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Another incredible interview by Ray!
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about 1 month ago
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This goes for any use of overrated or underrated, because the question is always "by who?" and the answer (if they even bother) never holds up to scrutiny.
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Yeah, this has been pretty obnoxious! Surprising reason in the thread though.
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Most of the Deliver Me From Nowhere commercials make it look like it's about how much Jon Landau wants to kiss Bruce Springsteen?
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I've been haunted by this Duke Ellington cover from James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg since I saw them perform it at Sound & Gravity. It's just fantastic.
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James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg - "Fleurette Africaine" (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Paradise of Bachelors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUAoOxnaRVw
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