I’d like to create a starter pack of folks here who have books coming out in October, November, and December of this year. Any genre. Any kind of publisher. Any kind of book. Is that you?
This is the Official Account Of The Johnny Cash Helicopter Story! You'll certainly hear variations of it over the next few hours. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZb4...
YouTube video by Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum
Rest in peace, Kris. You were a good man and a great songwriter. youtu.be/vbqGWTxwZEA?...
YouTube video by biggestkkfan
Shout out to the good folks at Blue Ridge Public Radio (based in Asheville, NC). They’ve battled power outages in the past 48hrs but have stayed on the air throughout most of the storm and flooding. If you live in western North Carolina, they’re a great resource for news and emergency info.
So did everyone but me already know there was a General Hospital rap in the top 40 this week in 1981? youtu.be/7egi_C71pNg?...
YouTube video by DJDiscoCat
Academic sky-friends, especially in humanities fields: please share job ads you've seen for eminent scholars and named professorships. (On a hiring committee for one). Thanks!
Abolish the death penalty
I didn't think there should be term limits in the Senate but they should write it into law if you die of old age while you are a senator you automatically go to hell
UP editors: submit relevant books from your 2024 list! Journal editors: submit relevant articles from your 2024 issues! Book editors: share with your contingent contributors or just submit things yourself! TT/tenured professors: share with the adjuncts in your department!
We're now collecting submissions for our yearly lists of books, articles, and chapters by contingent historians. Submit your own and share widely! Lists will be published in early December.
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has assembled lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in that calendar year, and we’re doing the same this year for 2024 publi...