Which had me look up that song in my Shazam history (yes I had to Shazam it), and sure enough it was there — the only time I’ve been able to pinpoint the exact moment a research idea took shape (1:38pm on 7/14/23)

While we might expect the singer-songwriters of the 1960s to be a high-water mark for narrativity, we find the opposite: narrativity has been steadily increasing, largely due to the rise of the strongly narrative genres of hip hop and rap.

And the Städel museum in Frankfurt is a new favorite

Flying back today from a circuit of some (not all!) of the great DH centers in Germany (Darmstadt, Bielefeld, Leipzig and Würzburg). Such great energy and amazing people moving the field forward at each one. I'm bringing back lots of ideas.

Go @naitian.org ! #chr2024

Go @kentkchang.bsky.social ! #CHR2024

I love concerts that are albums, *and* this particular album, but really did it have to be this one day?

So long Paris! #CHR2023 was a fantastic conference; great to catch up with so many colleagues and meet more all doing fascinating work. I’ll definitely be sending work there in the future. (And I’m bringing back a bag full of the souvenirs that matter.)

I think of these two as the “German Ted” and “American Fotis” — finally in the same room!