I just love Patti Smith singing Nirvana. Do you?
youtu.be/CoNeYFtbOTQ?...
I just love Patti Smith singing Nirvana. Do you?
youtu.be/CoNeYFtbOTQ?...
Purim/iftar crossover spotted!!
As Sara Ahmed writes in Complaint! "Although complaint can be a shattering ... to make a complaint is often to fight for something. To refuse what has come to be is to fight to be."
Help me celebrate! My 81yo father successfully saw and then responded to a text message. #proudson
This is in Oakwood (just next door).
www.swoonbooksandwine.com
Ribbon cuttings are fun! But not as fun as a new romance novel bookstore that’s also a wine bar!
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
Reached that moment where I THINK I finished drafting a book chapter and now have to print it out and write all over it with pen to see if any of it makes any sense whatsoever.
Ring Ends Deal to Link Neighborhood Cameras After Super Bowl Ad Backlash www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
Love it!!!!
It's the listicle you've all been waiting for: @carolinefrmus.bsky.social ranks (almost) every piece by Darius Milhaud: van-magazine.com/mag/every-pi...
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH A HISTORY MAJOR
that Ring Camera find-your-dog with AI thing is the biggest expansion of domestic surveillance since the Patriot Act
Awwww. Hang in there!
We need the humanities and we need food — both are critical for a thriving democracy. Join us in Dayton next week to explore stories, food, history, culture, ideas, faith and even some opera!
www.wyso.org/news/2026-01...
Sometimes, all you can do is care about people out loud. Check in on them. Share things that make them smile.
It's easy to feel disconnected, even when we're not. In times of darkness, love harder and care more.
It matters.
A brown cassette case ajar exposing mix tapes with diligen handwritten descriptions my viola teacher in highschool sent me of classical music he taped off public radio.
Just brought these babies in for @sndorf.bsky.social 's students, who were tasked with listening solely via walkman.
Thanks to the reporting of @rooster.info … now I’m imagining an avian alliance between the duck and the rooster!
i have 20,000 new followers and dammit I'm going to make you all read musicology (from @pch9857.bsky.social) www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/21/o...
SUNDAY from 5-7 it's my radio show ITS HER FACTORY on Inhailer.com. Come for new and old indie hits, stay for music writing & journalism recs from me. This week I rec a documentary about one of the most venerable (& dirtiest) independent music venues in the US.
I LOVED teaching this class in 2025! It was a great opportunity to develop a new high-enrollment music course that drew upon the University of Dayton's commitments to community, experiential learning, and the Dayton region. I can't wait to teach it again in Fall 2026!
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More than 280 people in central Ohio were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in one week last month, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/i...
A suspect is charged with arson in a fire that burned through a synagogue in Mississippi. Flames and smoke destroyed its library, housing Torahs. n.pr/4qiAnuk
I curate the history series at public media's trade journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR, PBS and its affiliates, with some space to imagine public media's future. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate!