Draft of conference talk is complete. Might be too long. How long is too long? Wrong answers only.

I am increasingly seeing academics use AI-generated images to illustrate presentation slides and social media posts about their work. Gotta say, I find this creepy af.

I think I’m going to listen to Tim Maia all morning

Falei com o jornal britânico The Telegraph sobre o fenômeno Pablo Marçal.

someone—not a friend—asked if I’d write something for an anthology I asked them to justify why they’d chosen that particular topic they went silent I’m not institutional—I don’t have publishing requirements (I write when friends ask—they don’t ask for bullshit)

Coisa insana ver Iracema, Uma Transa Amazônica em um 4K saído do forno —o restauro terminou esse mês. Filme que ficou anos com lançamento suspenso no país, perseguido na ditadura, tratado de marginal... e agora está aí, em cópia com imagem e som de outro planeta, pronta para ganhar o mundo de novo.

ok we’re watching Love is Blind Mexico now

Hot Seat: The Uses of a Chair in Contemporary Politics (Princeton University Press)

what www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/u...

Suspected Gunman Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, told The New York Times in 2023 that he had traveled to Ukraine and wanted to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight there.

well, yeah…