Benjamin Tausig
@burrata.bsky.social
Associate professor of music and sound in Asia/anthropology. Crossword puzzle editor; TNG watcher.
Author of “Bangkok after Dark” (Duke 2025) and “Bangkok Is Ringing” (Oxford 2019).
Author of “Bangkok after Dark” (Duke 2025) and “Bangkok Is Ringing” (Oxford 2019).
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Benjamin Tausig
@burrata.bsky.social
· Jan 7
www.dukeupress.edu
My new book, "Bangkok After Dark: Maurice Rocco, Transnational Nightlife, and the Making of Cold War Intimacies" is now available for pre-order!! It comes out in May.
You'll love reading it, I believe!
Use code E25TAUSG and it'll be about $21 + shipping.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
You'll love reading it, I believe!
Use code E25TAUSG and it'll be about $21 + shipping.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
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"seems like a marvel" haha yeah sure does
"It seems like a marvel of financial engineering: Meta is building a $27 billion data center in Louisiana, financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet."
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"seems like a marvel" haha yeah sure does
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Here’s the deal! Subscribe, renew, or buy a gift subscription from avxwords.com from now thru the end of the year, and get a new meta mini pack, free.
After subscribing, send a blank email to [email protected] with “mini meta” in the subject line, and we’ll send you the pack. Honor system!
After subscribing, send a blank email to [email protected] with “mini meta” in the subject line, and we’ll send you the pack. Honor system!
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here’s the deal! Subscribe, renew, or buy a gift subscription from avxwords.com from now thru the end of the year, and get a new meta mini pack, free.
After subscribing, send a blank email to [email protected] with “mini meta” in the subject line, and we’ll send you the pack. Honor system!
After subscribing, send a blank email to [email protected] with “mini meta” in the subject line, and we’ll send you the pack. Honor system!
The NY Post headline writers must be extremely confused about how to proceed right now
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The NY Post headline writers must be extremely confused about how to proceed right now
I can’t enjoy this without reservations (poor people will lose money). But inasmuch as crypto is an index of fascism and anarchocapitalism, you do love to see it.
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I can’t enjoy this without reservations (poor people will lose money). But inasmuch as crypto is an index of fascism and anarchocapitalism, you do love to see it.
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Come work with us! Indiana University's Jacob School of Music has an opening for a VAP in music theory. Best consideration date is Dec 17. Details are here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/31358
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Theory
The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music seeks candidates for a one-year full-time visiting position in music theory for the 2026-27 academic year. Expected start date: 08/01/2026.Responsibilitie...
indiana.peopleadmin.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Come work with us! Indiana University's Jacob School of Music has an opening for a VAP in music theory. Best consideration date is Dec 17. Details are here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/31358
Is anyone laying groundwork for some kind of eventual Trump museum? Like in the sense of the 9/11 memorial or various monuments to genocide. Seems like it would have eager supporters.
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Is anyone laying groundwork for some kind of eventual Trump museum? Like in the sense of the 9/11 memorial or various monuments to genocide. Seems like it would have eager supporters.
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Mike Johnson, later today:
‘No, I hadn’t heard that the President wants to build a skull tower out of the Democratic Party leadership, I’ve been very busy.’
‘No, I hadn’t heard that the President wants to build a skull tower out of the Democratic Party leadership, I’ve been very busy.’
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Mike Johnson, later today:
‘No, I hadn’t heard that the President wants to build a skull tower out of the Democratic Party leadership, I’ve been very busy.’
‘No, I hadn’t heard that the President wants to build a skull tower out of the Democratic Party leadership, I’ve been very busy.’
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If anyone is curious what 1988 looked and felt like, head down to your local CVS and pick up a print copy of TV Guide, which has not changed whatsoever since that year. It is genuinely Pompeii-esque.
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone is curious what 1988 looked and felt like, head down to your local CVS and pick up a print copy of TV Guide, which has not changed whatsoever since that year. It is genuinely Pompeii-esque.
If anyone is curious what 1988 looked and felt like, head down to your local CVS and pick up a print copy of TV Guide, which has not changed whatsoever since that year. It is genuinely Pompeii-esque.
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone is curious what 1988 looked and felt like, head down to your local CVS and pick up a print copy of TV Guide, which has not changed whatsoever since that year. It is genuinely Pompeii-esque.
“‘With banknotes damaged, banks gone, and no way to get dollars in or out, I can only do commerce and import necessities using cryptocurrencies,’ said Rafat Naim, a food merchant in Gaza.”
jewishcurrents.org/cryptocurren...
jewishcurrents.org/cryptocurren...
Cryptocurrency Comes to Gaza
With formal banking infrastructure in ruins, Palestinians in Gaza are forced to rely on unregulated digital currencies for survival.
jewishcurrents.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“‘With banknotes damaged, banks gone, and no way to get dollars in or out, I can only do commerce and import necessities using cryptocurrencies,’ said Rafat Naim, a food merchant in Gaza.”
jewishcurrents.org/cryptocurren...
jewishcurrents.org/cryptocurren...
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The work that public university centers are doing, having lost Title VI funding, is truly profound. They're holding communities of international students together on a shoestring under immense pressure right now. Saw it this week at Northern Illinois U. -- in awful times, this is worth honoring.
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The work that public university centers are doing, having lost Title VI funding, is truly profound. They're holding communities of international students together on a shoestring under immense pressure right now. Saw it this week at Northern Illinois U. -- in awful times, this is worth honoring.
My best skeet, bears reposting
My wife and I talk about this often, maybe monthly: once, at a puzzle tournament, I watched a human being get only the enumerations (3, 6, 2, 6, 5) for the title of a sports film, and announce, without pause or apparent conscience, answer “The Legend of Bagger Vance.” I’m still not over it.
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
My best skeet, bears reposting
The work that public university centers are doing, having lost Title VI funding, is truly profound. They're holding communities of international students together on a shoestring under immense pressure right now. Saw it this week at Northern Illinois U. -- in awful times, this is worth honoring.
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The work that public university centers are doing, having lost Title VI funding, is truly profound. They're holding communities of international students together on a shoestring under immense pressure right now. Saw it this week at Northern Illinois U. -- in awful times, this is worth honoring.
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This is like a three-million-alarm fire.
We can't be leaving the sex pests in the highest offices in the world and making it so profs can't freaking teach classes?!
We can't be leaving the sex pests in the highest offices in the world and making it so profs can't freaking teach classes?!
Not to mention that it all but forces educators to abandon all digital tools -- including those necessary for accessibility -- because of the footprint they create. I wouldn't dream of recording a lecture these days. I feel like I'm taking a risk by posting my slides.
November 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is like a three-million-alarm fire.
We can't be leaving the sex pests in the highest offices in the world and making it so profs can't freaking teach classes?!
We can't be leaving the sex pests in the highest offices in the world and making it so profs can't freaking teach classes?!
Among the myriad tragedies here, it's awful that it was a *student* who reported their own instructor in this case. That dynamic can't coexist with critical thinking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Among the myriad tragedies here, it's awful that it was a *student* who reported their own instructor in this case. That dynamic can't coexist with critical thinking.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
If you’re in DeKalb, Illinois, stop by tomorrow for a book talk at NIU! Really pumped for this one, which was arranged by my dear friend Kanjana Thepboriruk, whose research has been influential and important for me.
calendar.niu.edu/event/cseas-...
calendar.niu.edu/event/cseas-...
CSEAS Lecture Series: Benjamin Tausig
calendar.niu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
If you’re in DeKalb, Illinois, stop by tomorrow for a book talk at NIU! Really pumped for this one, which was arranged by my dear friend Kanjana Thepboriruk, whose research has been influential and important for me.
calendar.niu.edu/event/cseas-...
calendar.niu.edu/event/cseas-...
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"Bangkok after Dark" is reviewed in the latest issue of Perfect Beat. Appreciate it! James Mitchell is fiercely informed about Thai pop music, and I'm grateful to have his eyes on it -- this is the first academic journal review of the book as well.
journal.equinoxpub.com/PB/article/v...
journal.equinoxpub.com/PB/article/v...
View of Benjamin Tausig. 2025. Bangkok After Dark: Maurice Rocco, Transnational Nightlife, and the Making of Cold War Intimacies
journal.equinoxpub.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"Bangkok after Dark" is reviewed in the latest issue of Perfect Beat. Appreciate it! James Mitchell is fiercely informed about Thai pop music, and I'm grateful to have his eyes on it -- this is the first academic journal review of the book as well.
journal.equinoxpub.com/PB/article/v...
journal.equinoxpub.com/PB/article/v...
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"Bangkok after Dark" has been out for six months now. Having it loose in the world has been a consistent joy and I'm grateful to everyone who's read it and reached out.
You can of course still pick it up, as well as read the Intro free, below.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
You can of course still pick it up, as well as read the Intro free, below.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
Bangkok after Dark: Maurice Rocco, Transnational Nightlife, and the Making of Cold War Intimacies
www.dukeupress.edu
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Bangkok after Dark" has been out for six months now. Having it loose in the world has been a consistent joy and I'm grateful to everyone who's read it and reached out.
You can of course still pick it up, as well as read the Intro free, below.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
You can of course still pick it up, as well as read the Intro free, below.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
"Bangkok after Dark" has been out for six months now. Having it loose in the world has been a consistent joy and I'm grateful to everyone who's read it and reached out.
You can of course still pick it up, as well as read the Intro free, below.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
You can of course still pick it up, as well as read the Intro free, below.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
Bangkok after Dark: Maurice Rocco, Transnational Nightlife, and the Making of Cold War Intimacies
www.dukeupress.edu
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Bangkok after Dark" has been out for six months now. Having it loose in the world has been a consistent joy and I'm grateful to everyone who's read it and reached out.
You can of course still pick it up, as well as read the Intro free, below.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
You can of course still pick it up, as well as read the Intro free, below.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
"Bangkok after Dark" is reviewed in the latest issue of Perfect Beat. Appreciate it! James Mitchell is fiercely informed about Thai pop music, and I'm grateful to have his eyes on it -- this is the first academic journal review of the book as well.
journal.equinoxpub.com/PB/article/v...
journal.equinoxpub.com/PB/article/v...
View of Benjamin Tausig. 2025. Bangkok After Dark: Maurice Rocco, Transnational Nightlife, and the Making of Cold War Intimacies
journal.equinoxpub.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"Bangkok after Dark" is reviewed in the latest issue of Perfect Beat. Appreciate it! James Mitchell is fiercely informed about Thai pop music, and I'm grateful to have his eyes on it -- this is the first academic journal review of the book as well.
journal.equinoxpub.com/PB/article/v...
journal.equinoxpub.com/PB/article/v...
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Order by tomorrow to get “Bangkok after Dark” for just $15 with the code below.
Nice price! You should also buy lots of other Duke books, tho, as there are always some absolutely dreamy titles.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
Nice price! You should also buy lots of other Duke books, tho, as there are always some absolutely dreamy titles.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Order by tomorrow to get “Bangkok after Dark” for just $15 with the code below.
Nice price! You should also buy lots of other Duke books, tho, as there are always some absolutely dreamy titles.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
Nice price! You should also buy lots of other Duke books, tho, as there are always some absolutely dreamy titles.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
Order by tomorrow to get “Bangkok after Dark” for just $15 with the code below.
Nice price! You should also buy lots of other Duke books, tho, as there are always some absolutely dreamy titles.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
Nice price! You should also buy lots of other Duke books, tho, as there are always some absolutely dreamy titles.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Order by tomorrow to get “Bangkok after Dark” for just $15 with the code below.
Nice price! You should also buy lots of other Duke books, tho, as there are always some absolutely dreamy titles.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
Nice price! You should also buy lots of other Duke books, tho, as there are always some absolutely dreamy titles.
www.dukeupress.edu/bangkok-afte...
Just want to plug our local food pantry, Lion’s Share. We distribute big bags of healthy groceries, diapers etc to ~400 New Yorkers monthly. There’s extra pressure now with SNAP endangered. Please donate if you’re able! My kids and their friends are helping today.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-li...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-li...
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Just want to plug our local food pantry, Lion’s Share. We distribute big bags of healthy groceries, diapers etc to ~400 New Yorkers monthly. There’s extra pressure now with SNAP endangered. Please donate if you’re able! My kids and their friends are helping today.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-li...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-li...
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Hard to imagine anything topping the sandwich guy’s acquittal.
The left is on a roll!
The left is on a roll!
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hard to imagine anything topping the sandwich guy’s acquittal.
The left is on a roll!
The left is on a roll!
Hard to imagine anything topping the sandwich guy’s acquittal.
The left is on a roll!
The left is on a roll!
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hard to imagine anything topping the sandwich guy’s acquittal.
The left is on a roll!
The left is on a roll!