Erik Steinskog
@eriksteinskog.bsky.social
Associate professor of musicology at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen. Former saxophone player, always philosophy reader, currently popular music fan (and more).
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Soul Zodiac (1972)
Introduction (Remastered)
YouTube video by Cannonball Adderley - Topic
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November 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Soul Zodiac (1972)
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Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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Sooo many folks I’m excited to work with on Mamdani’s technology transition committee. All hands on deck to bring the Affordability Agenda to life: childcare, housing, transportation.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Sooo many folks I’m excited to work with on Mamdani’s technology transition committee. All hands on deck to bring the Affordability Agenda to life: childcare, housing, transportation.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
While its easy to get swept up in personality, this is a group focused on peoples real needs. LETS KEEP THE FOCUS.
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If you missed last night’s stellar talk with @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social on Octavia E. Butler, you can watch the entire program for free on YouTube. Hear these acclaimed writers delve into the genius of the Xenogenesis Trilogy, and catch rare audio of Butler herself!
The Radical Imagination of Octavia E. Butler
YouTube video by Library of America
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If you missed last night’s stellar talk with @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social on Octavia E. Butler, you can watch the entire program for free on YouTube. Hear these acclaimed writers delve into the genius of the Xenogenesis Trilogy, and catch rare audio of Butler herself!
Today it is 393 years since Baruch Spinoza was born.
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today it is 393 years since Baruch Spinoza was born.
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Microsoft's latest warning has set off a familiar response from security-minded critics: Why is Big Tech so intent on pushing new features before their dangerous behaviors can be fully understood and contained?
Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data
Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long?
arstechnica.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Microsoft's latest warning has set off a familiar response from security-minded critics: Why is Big Tech so intent on pushing new features before their dangerous behaviors can be fully understood and contained?
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Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
Today's cover is Björk doing "I Love to Love" back in 1976 - that is she's 10 or 11 here. The original by Tina Charles from 1971.
I love to love - Bjork (1976)
YouTube video by yayeluz
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November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Today's cover is Björk doing "I Love to Love" back in 1976 - that is she's 10 or 11 here. The original by Tina Charles from 1971.
Today it is 25 years since the release of Erykah Badu's album Mama's Gun.
Penitentiary Philosophy
YouTube video by Erykah Badu - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today it is 25 years since the release of Erykah Badu's album Mama's Gun.
At that press meeting Trump treated Mamdani better than quite a few among the Democratic Party leadership…
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
At that press meeting Trump treated Mamdani better than quite a few among the Democratic Party leadership…
Today it is 45 years since the release of Steely Dan's album Gaucho.
Babylon Sisters
YouTube video by Steely Dan - Topic
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November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Today it is 45 years since the release of Steely Dan's album Gaucho.
If you have Gmail you clearly shouldn’t.
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If you have Gmail you clearly shouldn’t.
Some days I don't understand Americans...
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Some days I don't understand Americans...
My day tomorrow will include this PhD defense in my department.
The Fabric of Spectacle: Stagings of Triumph at the Court of Denmark-Norway, c. 1577-1634
Public defence of PhD thesis by Casper Thorhauge Briggs-Mønsted.
artsandculturalstudies.ku.dk
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My day tomorrow will include this PhD defense in my department.
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Henry H. Sapoznik talked with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about his new book, The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City. tinyurl.com/43c7pndn
#podcast #ReadUP #nyc #newyorkcity
#podcast #ReadUP #nyc #newyorkcity
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Henry H. Sapoznik talked with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about his new book, The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City. tinyurl.com/43c7pndn
#podcast #ReadUP #nyc #newyorkcity
#podcast #ReadUP #nyc #newyorkcity
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After reading this conversation, I still don't know what «post-AI art» might be, but I do know that its proponents have absolutely nothing to say about digital fascism, the environmental costs of data centers, economic bubbles, exploitative data work, or any of the real consequences of so-called AI
What Is Post-AI Art?
Avery Singer, Simon Denny, Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst and Jon Rafman discuss – with the help of a generated AI – what the future holds
artreview.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
After reading this conversation, I still don't know what «post-AI art» might be, but I do know that its proponents have absolutely nothing to say about digital fascism, the environmental costs of data centers, economic bubbles, exploitative data work, or any of the real consequences of so-called AI
Today it is 100 years since Zygmunt Bauman was born.
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Today it is 100 years since Zygmunt Bauman was born.
n April 2026, I will repeat my Beyoncé-class that I’ve given twice this fall. It is still at Copenhagen Folk University, but this time the 3 lectures will be at DTU in Kgs. Lyngby. Registration from December 1.
Beyoncé (1)
www.fukbh.dk
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
n April 2026, I will repeat my Beyoncé-class that I’ve given twice this fall. It is still at Copenhagen Folk University, but this time the 3 lectures will be at DTU in Kgs. Lyngby. Registration from December 1.
I'm lecturing about Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter tomorrow evening.
BEYONCÉ BOWL
YouTube video by Beyoncé
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I'm lecturing about Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter tomorrow evening.
Happy World Clarinet Day to all who celebrate!
Sub-Jump
YouTube video by Hamiet Bluiett - Topic
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November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Happy World Clarinet Day to all who celebrate!
I've not shared enough accordion yet here on bluesky. My late-night music is Buckwheat Zydeco. Here is "On a Night Like This." Good night.
Buckwheat Zydeco - On A Night Like This - Live -1989
YouTube video by Mark Sydow
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November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I've not shared enough accordion yet here on bluesky. My late-night music is Buckwheat Zydeco. Here is "On a Night Like This." Good night.
My plan for tomorrow is to lie on my sofa and read Karl Ove Knausgård’s latest novel Jeg var lenge død.
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My plan for tomorrow is to lie on my sofa and read Karl Ove Knausgård’s latest novel Jeg var lenge død.
It’s getting late here, and I’m heading for bed. Yesterday – that is, Sunday, November 9 – was Father’s Day in Norway. It’s not something I’ve ever really celebrated, but this time it’s the first Father’s Day since my father died. It is a different world now that he’s no longer in it…
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It’s getting late here, and I’m heading for bed. Yesterday – that is, Sunday, November 9 – was Father’s Day in Norway. It’s not something I’ve ever really celebrated, but this time it’s the first Father’s Day since my father died. It is a different world now that he’s no longer in it…
The evening and night November 9-10, 1938, the Kristallnacht took place. 256 synagogues were burned down and more damaged, over 7000 Jewish businesses destroyed, and at least 91 – most likely more – Jews were murdered. Here is John Zorn’s album Kristallnacht (recorded November 9 and 10, 1992).
Shtetl (Ghetto Life)
YouTube video by John Zorn - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The evening and night November 9-10, 1938, the Kristallnacht took place. 256 synagogues were burned down and more damaged, over 7000 Jewish businesses destroyed, and at least 91 – most likely more – Jews were murdered. Here is John Zorn’s album Kristallnacht (recorded November 9 and 10, 1992).