Karen M. Cook
@cooksterkc.bsky.social
Musician, Medievalist, Gamer, Historian, Skeptic, Lover of Pop Cultures Past & Present. Stayin' alive. She/Her. [All views my own; RT/♥ ≠ agreement.]
Hi all! Donation link is still open - help us help the homeless! #gaming #tabletop #charity #HeroQuest #Hartford #HartfordHasIt
Folks, it's that time of year again! Next weekend, I'll be gaming for a good cause - the South Park Inn homeless shelter here in Hartford, CT.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hi all! Donation link is still open - help us help the homeless! #gaming #tabletop #charity #HeroQuest #Hartford #HartfordHasIt
Yesterday, I got to meet my favorite vocalist/musician, the warm wonderful brilliant giving exquisite unparalleled @lisafischermusic.bsky.social , and SHE HUGGED ME, Y'ALL. And spent time with my kiddo, too. I'm going to be happy forever. #cloudnine #walkingonsunshine #bestdayever
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Yesterday, I got to meet my favorite vocalist/musician, the warm wonderful brilliant giving exquisite unparalleled @lisafischermusic.bsky.social , and SHE HUGGED ME, Y'ALL. And spent time with my kiddo, too. I'm going to be happy forever. #cloudnine #walkingonsunshine #bestdayever
Folks, it's that time of year again! Next weekend, I'll be gaming for a good cause - the South Park Inn homeless shelter here in Hartford, CT.
secure.givelively.org/donate/dunge...
secure.givelively.org/donate/dunge...
secure.givelively.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Folks, it's that time of year again! Next weekend, I'll be gaming for a good cause - the South Park Inn homeless shelter here in Hartford, CT.
secure.givelively.org/donate/dunge...
secure.givelively.org/donate/dunge...
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Stoppinge the uncritical acceptance of Gen AI ys a labor and social justice issue.
July 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Stoppinge the uncritical acceptance of Gen AI ys a labor and social justice issue.
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Join a whole gaggle of awesome people tonight on stream at twitch.tv/bardicknowledge where we will toast @cooksterkc.bsky.social and my brother Matt's birthdays with ice cream and play fun surprise games!
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
June 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Join a whole gaggle of awesome people tonight on stream at twitch.tv/bardicknowledge where we will toast @cooksterkc.bsky.social and my brother Matt's birthdays with ice cream and play fun surprise games!
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The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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If you think COVID vaccines should continue to be available to all: take 5 min and add your comments at the link below. (Advice for what to say in the linked thread.)
You do NOT have to accept this! Post on the public comments to pressure them to NOT do this! www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
If you think COVID vaccines should continue to be available to all: take 5 min and add your comments at the link below. (Advice for what to say in the linked thread.)
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Happy 75th Birthday, Stevie Wonder. 🎉
To celebrate, here is a list of the soul visionary's best 50 songs
To celebrate, here is a list of the soul visionary's best 50 songs
The 50 Best Stevie Wonder Songs
The 50 Best Stevie Wonder Songs
rollingstone.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Happy 75th Birthday, Stevie Wonder. 🎉
To celebrate, here is a list of the soul visionary's best 50 songs
To celebrate, here is a list of the soul visionary's best 50 songs
RIP to a legend.
Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame on the sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” has died at the age of 88.
Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Buzzi rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.”
nbcnews.to
May 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
RIP to a legend.
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Registration closes soon so check out the program and grab a spot in our 100% hybrid conference this weekend!
We have an amazing program lined up for this year's North American Conference on Video Game Music, taking place April 26–27 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio! Check it out, register for the conference (in person and virtual), and view travel details etc. at nacvgm.org
North American Conference on Video Game Music
nacvgm.org
April 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Registration closes soon so check out the program and grab a spot in our 100% hybrid conference this weekend!
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I was super delighted and honored to participate in the Sounds of America series to talk about @c418.org's original Minecraft soundtrack, alongside C418 himself as well as @keefstuart.bsky.social (whose personal anecdote really touched me!) The piece is replayable here: the1a.org/segments/the...
The Sounds of America: 'Minecraft - Volume Alpha'
Daniel Rosenfeld’s Minecraft theme has been picked this year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
the1a.org
April 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I was super delighted and honored to participate in the Sounds of America series to talk about @c418.org's original Minecraft soundtrack, alongside C418 himself as well as @keefstuart.bsky.social (whose personal anecdote really touched me!) The piece is replayable here: the1a.org/segments/the...
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It’s episode 300 of our Thursday show, team! Holy buckets.
Come join me, @musicologess.bsky.social @juliannegrasso.bsky.social @cooksterkc.bsky.social for the biggest moments of Dragon Quest III 2D-HD (w/ surprises!) at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific.
Twitch.tv/bardicknowledge
Come join me, @musicologess.bsky.social @juliannegrasso.bsky.social @cooksterkc.bsky.social for the biggest moments of Dragon Quest III 2D-HD (w/ surprises!) at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific.
Twitch.tv/bardicknowledge
BardicKnowledge - Twitch
Ludomusicologist at Michigan State University exploring public scholarship with amazing friends, focused on the relationships between gameplay and audio.
Twitch.tv
March 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It’s episode 300 of our Thursday show, team! Holy buckets.
Come join me, @musicologess.bsky.social @juliannegrasso.bsky.social @cooksterkc.bsky.social for the biggest moments of Dragon Quest III 2D-HD (w/ surprises!) at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific.
Twitch.tv/bardicknowledge
Come join me, @musicologess.bsky.social @juliannegrasso.bsky.social @cooksterkc.bsky.social for the biggest moments of Dragon Quest III 2D-HD (w/ surprises!) at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific.
Twitch.tv/bardicknowledge
Excited and humbled to announce that a recent article of mine won the 2024 SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group Publication Award, alongside the inimitable Frank Lehman!
MTO 29.3: Cook, 8-Bit Affordances
mtosmt.org
March 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Excited and humbled to announce that a recent article of mine won the 2024 SMT Film and Multimedia Interest Group Publication Award, alongside the inimitable Frank Lehman!
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There is NO LGB without the T.
a transgender flag with the words trans lives matter on it
ALT: a transgender flag with the words trans lives matter on it
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
There is NO LGB without the T.
Hey @asciipip.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy - you have my # and email, right? Drop me a msg however you're most comfy - not sure if my email for you is still the most current!
February 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hey @asciipip.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy - you have my # and email, right? Drop me a msg however you're most comfy - not sure if my email for you is still the most current!
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Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
Don't cut NPR and PBS funding!
Millions of Americans rely on public media for their news and educational programming. In many rural areas in our country, public broadcasting is their main avenue for receiving news, emer...
sign.moveon.org
January 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
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For universityes, do you knowe what faculty bring to the table? The table. Wythout them, nothinge.
January 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
For universityes, do you knowe what faculty bring to the table? The table. Wythout them, nothinge.
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And ye maye aske yowerself, 'How do Ich werke thys?'
And ye maye aske yowerself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my fayre castel!'
And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my swift goshawk!'
And ye maye aske yowerself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my fayre castel!'
And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my swift goshawk!'
January 23, 2025 at 4:56 AM
And ye maye aske yowerself, 'How do Ich werke thys?'
And ye maye aske yowerself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my fayre castel!'
And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my swift goshawk!'
And ye maye aske yowerself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my fayre castel!'
And ye maye tell yowerself, 'Thys nys nat my swift goshawk!'
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I want people to stop posting vague advice like “build community”
A lot of people don’t know how to start. Post practical things like “here’s a list of mutual aid groups to connect with” or something
A lot of people don’t know how to start. Post practical things like “here’s a list of mutual aid groups to connect with” or something
January 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I want people to stop posting vague advice like “build community”
A lot of people don’t know how to start. Post practical things like “here’s a list of mutual aid groups to connect with” or something
A lot of people don’t know how to start. Post practical things like “here’s a list of mutual aid groups to connect with” or something
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By the way, my take on this is that if you don’t know where to start, seek out local DSA, NAACP, and Black Lives Matter chapters. They might not be the right home for you, but they give you an opportunity to meet people and start figuring things out.
I want people to stop posting vague advice like “build community”
A lot of people don’t know how to start. Post practical things like “here’s a list of mutual aid groups to connect with” or something
A lot of people don’t know how to start. Post practical things like “here’s a list of mutual aid groups to connect with” or something
January 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
By the way, my take on this is that if you don’t know where to start, seek out local DSA, NAACP, and Black Lives Matter chapters. They might not be the right home for you, but they give you an opportunity to meet people and start figuring things out.
Thrilled to say that this wonderful new collection is almost out! #videogamemusic #gamesound #gametech #ludomusicology
In 2025's good news: coming soon, "Global Histories of Video Game Music Technology", that I had the chance to co-edit with marvelous musicologists William Gibbons and @cooksterkc.bsky.social ! 🎶
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January 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Thrilled to say that this wonderful new collection is almost out! #videogamemusic #gamesound #gametech #ludomusicology