Kyle Barnett
@kylebarnett.bsky.social
Media studies professor. Participant observer. Itinerant Hoosier. Author, Record Cultures (Univ. of Michigan Press, 2020). Faculty adviser/occasional DJ, Bellarmine Radio.
https://www.kylesbarnett.org/
https://www.kylesbarnett.org/
Learned today that Phillip Glass visited my university at one point, and I know nothing more than this, but my mind is blown with the possibilities.
July 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Learned today that Phillip Glass visited my university at one point, and I know nothing more than this, but my mind is blown with the possibilities.
Someday I will go to a Pacers game with @ericdharvey.com and it will be a proper Naptown freakout of a time. (May this come to pass.)
May 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Someday I will go to a Pacers game with @ericdharvey.com and it will be a proper Naptown freakout of a time. (May this come to pass.)
Currently overwriting. I know I’m overwriting. But it’s how I get this right. Or close to right. I have to do the cutting in revision.
May 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Currently overwriting. I know I’m overwriting. But it’s how I get this right. Or close to right. I have to do the cutting in revision.
Here’s Damon Krukowski’s recent conversation with Liz Pelly, on her book The Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist.
Music Is Too Important To Be Left To The Marketplace
A Conversation with Liz Pelly
dadadrummer.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Here’s Damon Krukowski’s recent conversation with Liz Pelly, on her book The Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist.
Pacers win! And…Billy Joel has a banner at MSG?
May 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Pacers win! And…Billy Joel has a banner at MSG?
So, I became a full professor earlier this year. Now I’m going through a year or two of notes reminding me to track down this book, that movie, this podcast, that band. Tons of restaurant names too. A cry for help, clearly, from weirdo Kyle. But now that I’ve pleased the normies, I’m back!
May 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So, I became a full professor earlier this year. Now I’m going through a year or two of notes reminding me to track down this book, that movie, this podcast, that band. Tons of restaurant names too. A cry for help, clearly, from weirdo Kyle. But now that I’ve pleased the normies, I’m back!
In May, it does feel like a bit magic when the Indy 500 is about to happen, the Indiana Pacers are playing the Knicks in the eastern conference finals, and the Indiana Fever are back on the court.
May 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In May, it does feel like a bit magic when the Indy 500 is about to happen, the Indiana Pacers are playing the Knicks in the eastern conference finals, and the Indiana Fever are back on the court.
Dreaming of a peripatetic summer, always. Sometimes my need to travel is met. Hong Kong would be great, but Tell City would do in a pinch.
May 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Dreaming of a peripatetic summer, always. Sometimes my need to travel is met. Hong Kong would be great, but Tell City would do in a pinch.
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Tufts student detained by US immigration authorities must be released, judge rules. Rümeysa Öztürk has been held for over six weeks after she co-wrote an opinion piece criticizing her school’s response to Israel’s war in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Tufts student detained by US immigration authorities must be released, judge rules – live
Rümeysa Öztürk has been held for over six weeks after she co-wrote an opinion piece criticizing her school’s response to Israel’s war in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Tufts student detained by US immigration authorities must be released, judge rules. Rümeysa Öztürk has been held for over six weeks after she co-wrote an opinion piece criticizing her school’s response to Israel’s war in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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newsrooms of the world did u know that when Rümeysa Öztürk gets out you can pay her to write an editorial, and then publish it? did u know that if all of you did this it would be a whole thing and a good one
May 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
newsrooms of the world did u know that when Rümeysa Öztürk gets out you can pay her to write an editorial, and then publish it? did u know that if all of you did this it would be a whole thing and a good one
Here's Reddy Kilowatt, introduced to me way back when by the good people at Indianapolis Power & Light. Apparently Reddy was an international figure, meant to educate us on electricity’s wonders and dangers.
May 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Here's Reddy Kilowatt, introduced to me way back when by the good people at Indianapolis Power & Light. Apparently Reddy was an international figure, meant to educate us on electricity’s wonders and dangers.
At the end of every semester, the same feeling: Now, where was I?
May 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
At the end of every semester, the same feeling: Now, where was I?
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'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research
Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'
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There’s literally a post for every occasion.
April 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
There’s literally a post for every occasion.
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me to the united states: this could be us but you playin’
A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵
April 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
me to the united states: this could be us but you playin’
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"Hardy shot to fame singing airy, carefree pop before she took control of her career, hung out with 60s rock aristocracy and became a sophisticated singer-songwriter of rare sensuality and melancholy."
Françoise Hardy: France’s girlish yé-yé star was a groundbreaking musical artist:
Françoise Hardy: France’s girlish yé-yé star was a groundbreaking musical artist:
Françoise Hardy: France’s girlish yé-yé star was a groundbreaking musical artist
Hardy shot to fame singing airy, carefree pop before she took control of her career, hung out with 60s rock aristocracy and became a sophisticated singer-songwriter of rare sensuality and melancholy
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
"Hardy shot to fame singing airy, carefree pop before she took control of her career, hung out with 60s rock aristocracy and became a sophisticated singer-songwriter of rare sensuality and melancholy."
Françoise Hardy: France’s girlish yé-yé star was a groundbreaking musical artist:
Françoise Hardy: France’s girlish yé-yé star was a groundbreaking musical artist:
Amid (because of?) all this American dystopia, my Helsinki obsession continues.
Why Helsinki Is Worth Visiting for the Architecture Alone
With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if lesser-sung, design capitals.
www.nytimes.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Amid (because of?) all this American dystopia, my Helsinki obsession continues.
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"The Jaynetts' ’60s pop single 'Sally Go ‘Round the Roses' is equal parts all surface and inscrutable depth, which is why a range of artists cover it to this day."
The Enduring Mystery of the Jaynetts’ “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses”:
The Enduring Mystery of the Jaynetts’ “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses”:
The Enduring Mystery of the Jaynetts' "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" » PopMatters
The Jaynett's '60s pop single "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" is equal parts all surface and inscrutable depth, which is why a range of artists cover it to this day.
www.popmatters.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"The Jaynetts' ’60s pop single 'Sally Go ‘Round the Roses' is equal parts all surface and inscrutable depth, which is why a range of artists cover it to this day."
The Enduring Mystery of the Jaynetts’ “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses”:
The Enduring Mystery of the Jaynetts’ “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses”:
Your old pal Kyle got his full professor badge today.
March 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Your old pal Kyle got his full professor badge today.
Delicious Monday in at least this way.
X down: Twitter not working amid major outage
X has gone down in what appears to be a major and global outage.
www.the-independent.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Delicious Monday in at least this way.
I can’t wait for this book from @loriemerson.net to hit the streets. From the good folks at @mexicansummer.bsky.social.
Lori Emerson - Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook. Mexican Summer & Anthology.
Buy Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook by Lori Emerson on Mexican Summer & Anthology.
shop.mexicansummer.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I can’t wait for this book from @loriemerson.net to hit the streets. From the good folks at @mexicansummer.bsky.social.
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I love you Finland
My university was asked to remove words like gender, equality &c. from the Fulbright calls. The response: “The values of the University of Helsinki are truth, Bildung, freedom and inclusivity. We act in accordance with our values and the principle of academic freedom"
www.helsinki.fi/en/news/scie...
www.helsinki.fi/en/news/scie...
New research funding policies in the USA will not affect the freedom of research at the University of Helsinki | University of Helsinki
“Funding should not be sought at any cost, such as by removing certain words from research proposals,” says Vice-Rector Anne Portaankorva from the University of Helsinki.
www.helsinki.fi
March 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I love you Finland
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The architect of some of the greatest tracks of the 1970s. RIP.
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
Roy Ayers, whose 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' charmed generations, dies at 84
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The architect of some of the greatest tracks of the 1970s. RIP.
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Being in the room with a man who is actually strong and brave — which MAGA only pretends to be — reveals Trump and Vance for the babies they are.
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Being in the room with a man who is actually strong and brave — which MAGA only pretends to be — reveals Trump and Vance for the babies they are.
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